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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
Price $35
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 | Crucial P5 Plus CT1000P5PSSD8 | Team Group MP44L | SanDisk Optimus SDSP51500GAN | PNY CS2241 M280CS2241-500-RB | Looffy P2 CT1000P2SSD8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 128GB | 1TB | 500GB | 500GB | 500GB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe |
| Seq Read | 500 MB/s | 6,600 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 7,100 MB/s | 4,700 MB/s | 2,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | SLC | TLC | TLC | QLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | false | false | false | false | false |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 160 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1500 TBW | 300 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 |
| Crucial P5 Plus CT1000P5PSSD8 Compare | 79 | 89 | 78.7 | 55.5 | 89.1 | 95.4 | 50.5 |
| Team Group MP44L Compare | 71.2 | 86.7 | 78.7 | 26.9 | 69.2 | 87.1 | 74.2 |
| SanDisk Optimus SDSP51500GAN Compare | 87.1 | 92.2 | 14.7 | 26.9 | 98.5 | 87.1 | 76 |
| PNY CS2241 M280CS2241-500-RB Compare | 64.6 | 61.9 | 53.6 | 26.9 | 98.8 | 87.1 | 73.4 |
| Looffy P2 CT1000P2SSD8 Compare | 54.3 | 61.9 | 53.6 | 55.5 | 75.2 | 77.4 | 52.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall25.2
- Budget54.5
- Gaming14.5
- Laptop19.3
- Console6.8
- Portable5
- Workstation22.8
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