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GIGASTONE 120GB SSD SATA III
Capacity 120GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 540 MB/s
NAND SLC
Endurance 500 TBW
49 Overall Score
Price €80
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong endurance (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong feature (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average capacity (7th percentile)
- Below average speed (26th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 120 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 540 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 510 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 95000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 90000 |
Hardware
| NAND | SLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 500 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1500000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | GIGASTONE 120GB SSD | Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO | Corsair MP700 Elite | Samsung 990 EVO | Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 120GB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 540 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 7,100 MB/s |
| Nand Type | SLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | false | false | false |
| Endurance | 500 TBW | 600 TBW | 3000 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIGASTONE 120GB SSD | 26 | 43.7 | 78.6 | 7.1 | 98 | 68.3 | 48.5 |
| Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 Compare | 91.3 | 96.7 | 98.9 | 55.5 | 83 | 95.4 | 52.2 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 94 | 81.1 | 94 | 55.5 | 98.8 | 95.4 | 43.8 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 95.1 | 97 | 85.8 | 55.5 | 87.4 | 95.4 | 43.8 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 72.6 | 90.5 | 78.6 | 78.6 | 83 | 95.4 | 55.3 |
| Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 Compare | 87.1 | 95.7 | 78.6 | 55.5 | 88.2 | 95.4 | 54.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall48.6
- Budget48.7
- Gaming28.7
- Laptop32
- Console13.2
- Portable9.5
- Workstation45.6
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