TEST: Gigabyte Aorus Gen5 14000 1TB M.2 SSD

Technical data
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Manufacturer	Gigabyte
Model number	AG514K1TB
Storage capacity	1024 GB (931 GiB)
pSLC-Cache	130 GB approx.
Read speed	13600 MB/s
Write speed	10200 MB/s
Interface	PCIe 5.0 x4
Connection	M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND)	TLC
DRAM Cache	✓ yes
Controller	Phison PS5026-E26
Price	ca. 415 USD (= 0,41 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

100 %

Write speed

100 %

*) Test result evaluated according to AS SSD Score within the same size.

This SSD is PS5 compatible. It can be used as expansion storage in a PlayStation 5 console.

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed using a 5 GB file. A total score of 11938 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	10392,80 MB/s	8537,83 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	66,62 MB/s	207,01 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	2982,02 MB/s	4804,43 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,017 ms	0,207 ms
Score	4088	5865
Total score	11938

Copy Performance Test

A common everyday situation is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

• ISO (folder with two large files)
• Program (folder with many small files)
• Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows Copy command (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of October 24, 2024 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD Copy-Benchmark	Transfer rate:	Duration:
ISO two large files	4436,21 MB/s	0,52 s
Program many small files	1443,36 MB/s	4,88 s
Game small and large files	2941,14 MB/s	2,35 s

Compression Performance Test

This measures the write and read speed of the the Gigabyte SSDSSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 13600MB/s and 10200MB/s respectively).

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Here, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed, similar to the ones performed on the AS SSD.

CDM	Read [MB/s]	Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M Q8T1	13626,30	10636,50
SEQ1M Q1T1	8306,58	8572,74
RND4K Q32T16	5326,73	3698,07
RND4K Q1T1	72,37	237,39

HD Tune Pro Endurance test

This is a long term test to make full use of the memory capacity. You can see when a cache is full and the writing performance decreases. A test file of 200 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 130 GB, the pSLC-Cache was full and the performance was throttled.
At least the test file could be read with an average write speed of 10348 MB/s and written with 4243 MB/s.

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the Gigabyte M.2 SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The determined access time and burst rate are also displayed.

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written several times to the Gigabyte M.2 SSD. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster they can be written and read.

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Gigabyte M.2 SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better. Unfortunately the tool does not work correctly above about 5,000 MB/s and no line (and sometimes wrong min and max data) is displayed.

The benchmark test was performed on October 24, 2024.
Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.
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