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GIGASTONE 128GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
Capacity 128GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 540 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 500 TBW
46 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong endurance (98th percentile) 98th
- 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 | 128 |
| 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 | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 500 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1500000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | GIGASTONE 128GB SSD | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital Black SN850X | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 | Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 | Crucial T500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 128GB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | 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 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 540 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | 500 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 4000 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIGASTONE 128GB SSD | 26 | 43.5 | 53.7 | 7.1 | 98 | 68.1 | 42 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.6 | 86 | 99.6 | 5.1 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.6 | 89.4 | 92.6 | 88.1 | 95.3 | 10.2 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 Compare | 99.5 | 99 | 90.9 | 92.6 | 93.6 | 87.1 | 6.3 |
| Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.1 | 99.2 | 89.4 | 92.6 | 86 | 77.3 | 11.3 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 94 | 96.9 | 98.9 | 78.5 | 83 | 95.3 | 19.6 |
Usage Scores
- Overall46.2
- Budget45
- Gaming26.7
- Laptop30.5
- Console12.1
- Portable8.9
- Workstation42.6
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