Gigastone

SS6200-256GB 256GB

SS6200-256GB 256GB
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Effective Speed -11%Effective Speed -11%Average Score -12%Read 7%, Write -21%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -25%, SusWrite -3%Peak Score -13%Read 3%, Write -32%, 4K Read -23%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -0%, 4K Mixed -22%, SusWrite -8%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -38%DQ Read -27%, DQ Write -14%, DQ Mixed -69%, ADQ Read -48%, ADQ Write -21%, ADQ Mixed -99%, Age -3%, AS-SSD Total -20%

Average Bench: 88.6% (352^nd of 1072)

Based on 338 user benchmarks. Model: Gigastone SS6200-256GB

Poor: 67%Average: 88.6% Great: 105%

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Very good average bench

The Gigastone SS6200-256GB 256GB averaged just 11.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Gigastone SS6200-256GB 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 131MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.1MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Gigastone SS6200-256GB 256GB is 38.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Gigastone SS6200-256GB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 288MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 327MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 338 samples)

Rank 35288.6%

Min	Avg	Max
398	Read 488	521
272	Write 335	366
172	Mixed 327	422
156	SusWrite 288	357
80.3% 359 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.8	4K Read 28.7	35
36.5	4K Write 77.7	114
17.9	4K Mixed 36.1	47.6
131% 47.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
27.6	DQ Read 220	288
74.1	DQ Write 239	313
19.4	DQ Mixed 131	196
126% 197 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

CAN-User, 4 months ago.

152GB free

Firmware: N0724B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 343 347 347 348 345 MB/s

93.9% Outstanding

Write 344

Mixed 299

SusWrite 346

80% 357 MB/s

4K Read 27.9

4K Write 80.5

4K Mixed 40.2

136% 49.5 MB/s

DQ Read 277

DQ Write 299

DQ Mixed 187

168% 254 MB/s

CAN-User, 5 months ago.

28GB free

Firmware: N0724B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 321 332 230 204 160 MB/s

89.1% Excellent

Write 323

Mixed 295

SusWrite 237

75% 335 MB/s

4K Read 27.2

4K Write 84.6

4K Mixed 39.3

136% 50.4 MB/s

DQ Read 275

DQ Write 304

DQ Mixed 185

168% 255 MB/s

CAN-User, 4 months ago.

111GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N0724B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 286 298 267 249 251 MB/s

69.3% Good

Write 341

Mixed 114

SusWrite 274

67% 302 MB/s

4K Read 23.4

4K Write 49.1

4K Mixed 30

100% 34.2 MB/s

DQ Read 27.2

DQ Write 69.9

DQ Mixed 37.2

32% 44.8 MB/s

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Typical SS6200-256GB 256GB Builds (Compare 1,213 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LX2

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	292x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	248x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	219x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	100x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	97x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	59x

SSD
SS6200-256GB 256GBGigastoneBench 89%, 338 samples	1x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	36x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	29x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	26x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $252

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Gigastone

SS6200-256GB 256GB

Average Bench: 88.6% (352^nd of 1072)

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SS6200-256GB 256GB

Average Bench: 88.6% (352nd of 1072)

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