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GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 163% (140th of 1072)

Based on 10,769 user benchmarks.  Model: GIGABYTE GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD
Poor: 88%Average: 163% Great: 226%

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Outstanding average bench

The Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD 256GB averaged 63.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 599MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 689MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD 256GB is 137%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 477MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 42.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10,769 samples)
Rank 140163%
Min Avg Max
572 Read 1,011 1,331
241 Write 1,018 1,594
308 Mixed 918 1,289
178 SusWrite 477 1,041
192% 856 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.5 4K Read 42.3 55.8
49.5 4K Write 134 237
25.1 4K Mixed 57.9 80.9
209% 78.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
313 DQ Read 626 964
182 DQ Write 689 1,183
225 DQ Mixed 599 953
467% 638 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDFM00.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 923 278 101 119 195 63 MB/s
165% Outstanding
Read 1,153
Write 1,038
Mixed 967
SusWrite 280
192% 860 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 62.2
205% 71.3 MB/s
DQ Read 956
DQ Write 771
DQ Mixed 856
643% 861 MB/s
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDFM00.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 263 187 197 130 187 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 1,065
Write 273
Mixed 333
SusWrite 200
102% 468 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 86.7
4K Mixed 34
138% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 449
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 21.8
101% 233 MB/s
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDFM20E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 96 214 203 64 55 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 240
Mixed 332
SusWrite 135
67% 301 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 39
196% 82.1 MB/s
DQ Read 430
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 301
232% 321 MB/s
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Typical GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD 256GB Builds (Compare 6,897 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H510M H

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel  $99Bench 85%, 153,026 samples1,314x
Core i5-11400FIntel  $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples1,130x
Core i3-10100FIntel  $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples834x
GPU
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples661x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples599x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples520x
SSD
GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD 256GBGigabyteBench 163%, 10,769 samples1x
RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples327x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples150x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples130x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $254

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