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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
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Will It Run?
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Gigabyte

Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
| Merchant | Price | $/GB |
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| Availability |
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| Total |
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Newegg | $135 | $0.270 | In Stock | $135 | Buy |
About This Product
The Gigabyte Gen3 2500E is a 500GB M.2 NVMe SSD utilizing a PCIe 3.0 x4 interface. It offers sequential read speeds up to 2500 MB/s and write speeds up to 2000 MB/s, which is typical for entry-level PCIe Gen3 drives. This drive is suitable for general computing and light gaming, providing a noticeable upgrade over SATA SSDs but falling behind newer PCIe Gen4 and Gen5 options in raw throughput.
Verdict
βGood for budget builds or as a secondary drive where high-end performance isn't critical.β
Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
Sequential, random, and sustained speeds.
Sequential Read
2,300 MB/s
Sequential Write
1,500 MB/s
How long the drive lasts under sustained writes.
TBW (lifetime writes)
120 TB
Drive Writes/Day
0.22 DWPD
calculated from TBW
Warranty
3 years
Controller, NAND, and cache β what most retailers don't show you.
DRAM Cache
No
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