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GIGABYTE GP-ASM2 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 167% (135th of 1072)

Based on 136 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe GIGABYTE GP-ASM2
Poor: 119%Average: 167% Great: 210%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme GIGABYTE GP-ASM2 256GB averaged 67.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme GIGABYTE GP-ASM2 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 550MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 725MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme GIGABYTE GP-ASM2 256GB is 91.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme GIGABYTE GP-ASM2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 323MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 795MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 136 samples)
Rank 135167%
Min Avg Max
644 Read 1,351 1,820
475 Write 850 1,125
289 Mixed 795 1,135
199 SusWrite 323 467
184% 830 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.8 4K Read 43.3 51
55.5 4K Write 129 197
29.3 4K Mixed 54.3 73.3
204% 75.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
483 DQ Read 693 821
257 DQ Write 725 1,006
200 DQ Mixed 550 822
458% 656 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
140GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 197 276 252 234 256 MB/s
155% Outstanding
Read 1,445
Write 637
Mixed 61.8
SusWrite 249
130% 598 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 99
4K Mixed 54
180% 63.8 MB/s
DQ Read 710
DQ Write 463
DQ Mixed 247
276% 473 MB/s
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 789 398 304 302 301 302 MB/s
155% Outstanding
Read 1,384
Write 1,005
Mixed 1,085
SusWrite 399
216% 968 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 87.1
4K Mixed 47.4
164% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 716
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 564
412% 546 MB/s
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 264 263 260 259 262 MB/s
128% Outstanding
Read 666
Write 683
Mixed 866
SusWrite 264
140% 620 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 55.9
191% 68.4 MB/s
DQ Read 715
DQ Write 455
DQ Mixed 290
296% 487 MB/s
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 264 263 266 274 260 MB/s
124% Outstanding
Read 648
Write 734
Mixed 572
SusWrite 273
125% 557 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 42.4
168% 61.4 MB/s
DQ Read 708
DQ Write 647
DQ Mixed 247
303% 534 MB/s
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 261 250 231 253 212 MB/s
122% Outstanding
Read 1,241
Write 1,173
Mixed 744
SusWrite 244
190% 851 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 96.3
4K Mixed 32.6
146% 54.7 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 255
DQ Mixed 295
223% 301 MB/s
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Gaming 151%
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Desktop
Desktop 99%
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Workstation
Workstation 150%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER - $380

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel  $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples4,869x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples1,610x
Core i9-9900KFIntel  $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples557x
GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples1,304x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples650x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples641x
SSD
GIGABYTE GP-ASM2 256GBNvmeBench 167%, 136 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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