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GIGASTONE 128GB SSD SATA III M.2 2280
Capacity 128GB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 500 MB/s
NAND SLC
25 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (98th percentile) 98th
Cons
- Below average capacity (7th percentile)
- Below average speed (19th percentile)
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
- Below average social proof (24th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 128 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 500 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 500 |
Hardware
| NAND | SLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | GIGASTONE 128GB SSD | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE | Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G | Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 | Crucial T500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 128GB | 4TB | 8TB | 4TB | 4TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 500 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | SLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 4800 TBW | 4000 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIGASTONE 128GB SSD | 18.8 | 22.7 | 53.6 | 7.1 | 42.3 | 24 | 97.5 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.6 | 86 | 99.6 | 5.3 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE Compare | 88.9 | 96.4 | 94 | 98.1 | 88.2 | 95.4 | 3.9 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G Compare | 93.3 | 94.4 | 94 | 92.6 | 94.1 | 95.4 | 9.4 |
| Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.1 | 99.2 | 89.4 | 92.6 | 86 | 77.4 | 10.8 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 94 | 96.9 | 98.9 | 78.6 | 83 | 95.4 | 19.5 |
Usage Scores
- Overall25.2
- Budget54.5
- Gaming14.5
- Laptop19.3
- Console6.8
- Portable5
- Workstation22.8
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