Transcend TS256GMSA370

MSA370 mSATA 256GB

MSA370 mSATA 256GB
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Effective Speed -29%Effective Speed -29%Average Score -33%Read 3%, Write -38%, 4K Read -50%, 4K Write -41%, Mixed -22%, 4K Mixed -64%, SusWrite -20%Peak Score -26%Read 1%, Write -34%, 4K Read -53%, 4K Write -25%, Mixed -12%, 4K Mixed -52%, SusWrite -8%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%, Price -97%, Value -200%Nice To Haves -48%DQ Read -27%, DQ Write -22%, DQ Mixed -73%, ADQ Read -52%, ADQ Write -26%, ADQ Mixed -139%, Age -20%, AS-SSD Total -26%

Average Bench: 76.2% (549^th of 1072)

Based on 211 user benchmarks. Model: TS256GMSA370

Poor: 58%Average: 76.2% Great: 91%

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Good average bench

The Transcend MSA370 mSATA 256GB averaged 23.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend MSA370 mSATA 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 109MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 27.5MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend MSA370 mSATA 256GB is 33.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Transcend MSA370 mSATA 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 247MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 294MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 211 samples)

Rank 54976.2%

Min	Avg	Max
382	Read 471	510
262	Write 294	362
73	Mixed 295	377
116	SusWrite 247	359
72.9% 327 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.6	4K Read 22.9	28
16.5	4K Write 62.3	97.5
13.8	4K Mixed 27.5	38.4
103% 37.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.4	DQ Read 215	289
61.9	DQ Write 230	294
13.3	DQ Mixed 109	192
113% 184 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 5 months ago.

136GB free

Firmware: N0815B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 283 285 284 287 286 MB/s

95.1% Outstanding

Write 272

Mixed 274

SusWrite 284

74% 330 MB/s

4K Read 28.2

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 40

148% 56.9 MB/s

DQ Read 284

DQ Write 279

DQ Mixed 186

166% 250 MB/s

LBN-User, 4 months ago.

203GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 20140516

SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 286 292 292 297 297 MB/s

76.1% Very good

Write 279

Mixed 270

SusWrite 291

72% 320 MB/s

4K Read 21.9

4K Write 44.3

4K Mixed 27.5

92% 31.2 MB/s

DQ Read 260

DQ Write 283

DQ Mixed 190

166% 244 MB/s

DEU-User, 3 days ago.

231GB free

Firmware: N1114H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 291 289 290 290 291 MB/s

73.7% Very good

Write 292

Mixed 258

SusWrite 290

70% 314 MB/s

4K Read 19.4

4K Write 51.1

4K Mixed 24.9

88% 31.8 MB/s

DQ Read 270

DQ Write 271

DQ Mixed 170

156% 237 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

139GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N1114H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 273 293 293 296 294 MB/s

73.1% Very good

Write 296

Mixed 282

SusWrite 277

75% 338 MB/s

4K Read 24.8

4K Write 49.3

4K Mixed 28.1

100% 34.1 MB/s

DQ Read 187

DQ Write 59.6

DQ Mixed 84.8

73% 110 MB/s

IND-User, 4 months ago.

168GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P1225CH1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 312 292 249 311 312 MB/s

68% Good

Write 314

Mixed 266

SusWrite 296

72% 319 MB/s

4K Read 23.4

4K Write 51.3

4K Mixed 29.3

100% 34.7 MB/s

DQ Read 28.3

DQ Write 93.5

DQ Mixed 40.1

37% 54 MB/s

CAN-User, 4 months ago.

197GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P1225CH1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 261 240 255 261 251 MB/s

67.8% Good

Write 278

Mixed 262

SusWrite 253

66% 293 MB/s

4K Read 19.3

4K Write 43.4

4K Mixed 26

86% 29.6 MB/s

DQ Read 271

DQ Write 198

DQ Mixed 182

150% 217 MB/s

ITA-User, 4 months ago.

215GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O0918B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 240 240 239 231 227 MB/s

48% Average

Write 212

Mixed 200

SusWrite 234

52% 233 MB/s

4K Read 12.1

4K Write 26

4K Mixed 15.9

52% 18 MB/s

DQ Read 141

DQ Write 124

DQ Mixed 122

94% 129 MB/s

LTU-User, 5 months ago.

26GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N1126KB

SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 116 81 66 53 37 MB/s

47.4% Average

Write 250

Mixed 110

SusWrite 87.9

41% 185 MB/s

4K Read 18.6

4K Write 32.8

4K Mixed 21.7

73% 24.4 MB/s

DQ Read 258

DQ Write 76.6

DQ Mixed 120

101% 152 MB/s

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Typical MSA370 mSATA 256GB Builds (Compare 4 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 9%

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Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-AF191

CPU
Core i7-4870HQIntelBench 66%, 3,774 samples	3x
Core i7-4720HQIntelBench 58%, 80,960 samples	1x

GPU
Iris Pro HD 5200 (V2 Mobile 1.2 GHz)IntelBench 6%, 5,483 samples	2x
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	1x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	1x

SSD
MSA370 mSATA 256GBTranscend $189Bench 76%, 211 samples	3x

RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	3x
99U5428-078.A00LF 2x8GBKingstonBench 52%, 707 samples	1x

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Value: 6% - Terrible

Total price: $189

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Transcend TS256GMSA370

MSA370 mSATA 256GB

Average Bench: 76.2% (549^th of 1072)

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MSA370 mSATA 256GB

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