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GIGABYTE GP-ASM2 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 198% (99th of 1072)

Based on 167 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe GIGABYTE GP-ASM2
Poor: 135%Average: 198% Great: 267%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme GIGABYTE GP-ASM2 512GB averaged 98.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme GIGABYTE GP-ASM2 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 973MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 945MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme GIGABYTE GP-ASM2 512GB is 131%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme GIGABYTE GP-ASM2 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 632MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 39.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 167 samples)
Rank 99198%
Min Avg Max
649 Read 1,255 1,722
500 Write 1,601 2,259
391 Mixed 1,154 1,678
416 SusWrite 632 1,140
261% 1,161 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18 4K Read 39.7 52.4
81.6 4K Write 138 212
34.8 4K Mixed 59.7 80.4
210% 79.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
520 DQ Read 1,058 1,484
481 DQ Write 945 1,389
370 DQ Mixed 973 1,354
737% 992 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
277GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 990 543 557 563 566 560 MB/s
208% Outstanding
Read 1,486
Write 1,901
Mixed 1,478
SusWrite 630
309% 1,373 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 52.1
179% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 1,366
DQ Write 1,082
DQ Mixed 1,209
909% 1,219 MB/s
312GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 13.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 899 536 526 522 538 530 MB/s
188% Outstanding
Read 1,665
Write 2,174
Mixed 1,648
SusWrite 592
342% 1,520 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 93.5
4K Mixed 54.9
181% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 757
DQ Write 547
DQ Mixed 627
475% 644 MB/s
249GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 552 556 565 565 566 MB/s
174% Outstanding
Read 1,021
Write 690
Mixed 435
SusWrite 532
149% 670 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 97.9
4K Mixed 54.2
159% 59 MB/s
DQ Read 1,193
DQ Write 1,052
DQ Mixed 1,206
881% 1,150 MB/s
215GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 495 399 464 464 468 494 MB/s
159% Outstanding
Read 1,308
Write 1,618
Mixed 1043
SusWrite 464
249% 1,108 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 74.5
4K Mixed 47.5
156% 52.9 MB/s
DQ Read 825
DQ Write 494
DQ Mixed 624
474% 648 MB/s
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 557 394 208 330 377 363 MB/s
149% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 1,094
Mixed 875
SusWrite 372
161% 707 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 61.3
203% 73.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,234
DQ Write 705
DQ Mixed 365
433% 768 MB/s
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Gaming 152%
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Desktop 100%
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Workstation 150%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER - $380

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel  $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples4,868x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples1,610x
Core i9-9900KFIntel  $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples556x
GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples1,303x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples650x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples641x
SSD
GIGABYTE GP-ASM2 512GBNvmeBench 198%, 167 samples1x
RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples289x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples278x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples255x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $1,231

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