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Transcend TS512GMTS600

MTS600 M.2 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 84% (421st of 1072)

Based on 134 user benchmarks.  Model: TS512GMTS600
Poor: 64%Average: 84% Great: 103%

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Very good average bench

The Transcend MTS600 M.2 512GB averaged just 15.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend MTS600 M.2 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 141MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 29.6MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend MTS600 M.2 512GB is 38.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend MTS600 M.2 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 208MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 339MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 134 samples)
Rank 42184%
Min Avg Max
389 Read 474 514
291 Write 391 436
259 Mixed 339 466
155 SusWrite 345 432
86.9% 387 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.3 4K Read 22.7 29.3
33.1 4K Write 68 108
14.4 4K Mixed 29.6 44.1
108% 40.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.9 DQ Read 208 277
71.4 DQ Write 229 299
15.3 DQ Mixed 141 208
127% 192 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
432GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1126KB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 407 417 437 436 434 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 408
Mixed 321
SusWrite 417
93% 413 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 44.4
166% 65.7 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 206
176% 257 MB/s
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1126I
SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 344 428 229 440 325 MB/s
87.6% Excellent
Read 475
Write 408
Mixed 296
SusWrite 331
85% 377 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 71.1
4K Mixed 35.1
114% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 206
176% 257 MB/s
471GB free
Firmware: 20140516
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 256 288 289 290 289 MB/s
85.8% Excellent
Read 498
Write 293
Mixed 289
SusWrite 273
75% 338 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 71.7
4K Mixed 32.3
118% 43.3 MB/s
DQ Read 291
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 190
170% 255 MB/s
260GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0918B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 361 206 386 404 405 MB/s
80.7% Excellent
Read 465
Write 419
Mixed 301
SusWrite 326
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 51.8
4K Mixed 28.4
95% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 193
170% 253 MB/s
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1126KB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 217 192 224 220 253 MB/s
68.9% Good
Read 470
Write 422
Mixed 304
SusWrite 219
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 38.6
4K Mixed 29.1
91% 29.9 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 92.6
DQ Mixed 134
111% 165 MB/s
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Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples1,305x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples870x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples833x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples570x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples515x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples403x
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MTS600 M.2 512GBTranscend  $889Bench 84%, 134 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples242x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples141x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples141x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 42% - Average Total price: $1,739

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