TEST: Gigabyte Gen3 2500E 1TB M.2 SSD

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test of the M.2 NVMe SSD Gen3 2500E with 1TB (G325E1TB) from Gigabyte.
Score
2275
Price/GB
0,07 €


Technical data
Image Gen3 2500E
Manufacturer Gigabyte
Model number G325E1TB
Storage capacity 1024 GB (932 GiB)
pSLC-Cache 250 GB approx.
Read speed 2400 MB/s
Write speed 1800 MB/s
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Connection M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) QLC
DRAM Cache no
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 240 Terabyte
Controller Phison PS5013-E13T
Price ca. 75 USD (= 0,07 $ / GB)
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Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
61 %
Write speed
55 %

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

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed using a 5 GB file. A total score of 2275 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: Gigabyte Gen3 2500E 1TB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
2018,85 MB/s
1778,64 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
38,88 MB/s
175,46 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
414,94 MB/s
930,27 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0,029 ms
0,180 ms
Score
656
1284
Total score
2275

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 March 27, 2025 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD TEST: Gigabyte Gen3 2500E 1TB
AS SSD Copy-Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
1790,36 MB/s
1,28 s
Program
many small files
1100,76 MB/s
6,39 s
Game
small and large files
1755,42 MB/s
3,94 s

Compression Performance Test

This measures the write and read speed of the Gigabyte SSD, depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 2400 MB/s and 1800 MB/s respectively ).

AS SSD TEST: Gigabyte Gen3 2500E 1TB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

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

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark TEST: Gigabyte Gen3 2500E 1TB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2254,27
1852,06
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1466,95
1848,93
RND4K
Q32T16
890,90
1117,75
RND4K
Q1T1
61,35
185,08

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2.149,80
1.766,30
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1.399,00
1.763,30
RND4K
Q32T16
217.505,00
272.889,00
RND4K
Q1T1
14.979,00
45.184,30

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3.717,51
4.520,00
SEQ1M
Q1T1
714,57
566,50
RND4K
Q32T16
2.350,39
1.874,61
RND4K
Q1T1
66,64
22,02

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 300 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 250 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 1477 MB/s and written with 372 MB/s.

HD Tune Endurance Test TEST: Gigabyte Gen3 2500E 1TB

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.

HD Tune TEST: Gigabyte Gen3 2500E 1TB

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 were written and read.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Gigabyte Gen3 2500E 1TB

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.

SSD-Z TEST: Gigabyte Gen3 2500E 1TB


Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.
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