Transcend TS240GSSD220S

SSD220 240GB

SSD220 240GB
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Effective Speed -38%Effective Speed -38%Average Score -39%Read -3%, Write -26%, 4K Read -33%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed -12%, 4K Mixed -55%, SusWrite -133%Peak Score -10%Read -1%, Write -8%, 4K Read -28%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -4%, 4K Mixed -19%, SusWrite -2%Value & Sentiment -402%User Rating -11%, Market Share -1,767%, Price 165%, Value 4%Nice To Haves -30%DQ Read -14%, DQ Write -5%, DQ Mixed -33%, ADQ Read -58%, ADQ Write -8%, ADQ Mixed -112%, Age -2%, AS-SSD Total -10%

Average Bench: 71.4% (646^th of 1072)

Based on 12,548 user benchmarks. Model: TS240GSSD220S

Poor: 40%Average: 71.4% Great: 93%

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Good average bench

The Transcend SSD220 240GB averaged 28.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 123MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 77.7MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend SSD220 240GB is 53.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend SSD220 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 127MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 321MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 12,548 samples)

Rank 64671.4%

Min	Avg	Max
323	Read 442	503
27	Write 322	448
72.9	Mixed 321	408
41.3	SusWrite 127	379
67.6% 303 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.7	4K Read 25.9	33.6
14.5	4K Write 77.7	116
5.78	4K Mixed 29	48.9
117% 44.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
82.6	DQ Read 206	321
46.2	DQ Write 268	342
15.5	DQ Mixed 123	249
124% 199 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

BGD-User, 6 days ago.

176GB free

Firmware: SBFR71.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 54 53 53 55 53 MB/s

70.7% Very good

Write 311

Mixed 328

SusWrite 83.5

65% 294 MB/s

4K Read 27.6

4K Write 69.9

4K Mixed 28.4

115% 42 MB/s

DQ Read 232

DQ Write 330

DQ Mixed 172

161% 245 MB/s

PHL-User, 6 days ago.

94GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1031B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 35 29 25 27 30 MB/s

54% Above average

Write 360

Mixed 107

SusWrite 55.9

54% 245 MB/s

4K Read 20.9

4K Write 87.8

4K Mixed 2.7

82% 37.1 MB/s

DQ Read 141

DQ Write 312

DQ Mixed 2.7

66% 152 MB/s

BGD-User, 8 days ago.

223GB free

Firmware: S1031B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 60 52 50 54 47 MB/s

50.4% Above average

Write 383

Mixed 361

SusWrite 91.4

74% 335 MB/s

4K Read 13.1

4K Write 17.6

4K Mixed 12.7

45% 14.5 MB/s

DQ Read 192

DQ Write 292

DQ Mixed 32.4

83% 172 MB/s

ZAF-User, 8 days ago.

29GB free

Firmware: R0510A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 65 110 64 55 83 MB/s

50.1% Above average

Write 274

Mixed 255

SusWrite 126

54% 239 MB/s

4K Read 12.9

4K Write 60.9

4K Mixed 10.9

66% 28.2 MB/s

DQ Read 203

DQ Write 299

DQ Mixed 41.4

90% 181 MB/s

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Typical SSD220 240GB Builds (Compare 3,741 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 70%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 64%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-K

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	876x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	748x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	208x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	319x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	295x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	274x

SSD
SSD220 240GBTranscend $35Bench 71%, 12,548 samples	1x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	141x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 52,667 samples	139x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	119x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $510

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Transcend TS240GSSD220S

SSD220 240GB

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SSD220 240GB

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