Transcend TS256GMTS800

MTS800 M.2 256GB

MTS800 M.2 256GB
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Effective Speed -25%Effective Speed -25%Average Score -30%Read -0%, Write -35%, 4K Read -44%, 4K Write -29%, Mixed -40%, 4K Mixed -41%, SusWrite -23%Peak Score -24%Read -0%, Write -27%, 4K Read -41%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed -32%, 4K Mixed -37%, SusWrite -9%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%, Price -48%, Value -133%Nice To Haves -33%DQ Read -29%, DQ Write -17%, DQ Mixed -71%, ADQ Read -25%, ADQ Write -16%, ADQ Mixed -61%, Age -19%, AS-SSD Total -24%

Average Bench: 78.9% (501^st of 1072)

Based on 1,971 user benchmarks. Model: TS256GMTS800

Poor: 52%Average: 78.9% Great: 97%

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Good average bench

The Transcend MTS800 M.2 256GB averaged 21.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend MTS800 M.2 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 162MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 31.9MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend MTS800 M.2 256GB is 44.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend MTS800 M.2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 241MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 256MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,971 samples)

Rank 50178.9%

Min	Avg	Max
377	Read 457	506
241	Write 301	383
63.7	Mixed 256	320
115	SusWrite 241	355
69.9% 314 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.3	4K Read 23.8	30.5
17.6	4K Write 67.8	101
14.8	4K Mixed 31.9	42.5
113% 41.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
211	DQ Read 261	284
71.5	DQ Write 248	307
53.1	DQ Mixed 162	194
147% 224 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

NZL-User, 3 months ago.

54GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N1114H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 231 193 204 179 179 MB/s

87.8% Excellent

Write 281

Mixed 12

SusWrite 201

53% 240 MB/s

4K Read 26.6

4K Write 100

4K Mixed 40

144% 55.5 MB/s

DQ Read 269

DQ Write 280

DQ Mixed 178

160% 242 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

133GB free

Firmware: N1114H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 286 290 292 290 288 MB/s

82.6% Excellent

Write 291

Mixed 13.2

SusWrite 289

59% 265 MB/s

4K Read 21.7

4K Write 68.4

4K Mixed 31.8

110% 40.6 MB/s

DQ Read 261

DQ Write 284

DQ Mixed 176

159% 240 MB/s

THA-User, 2 months ago.

42GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1225G

SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 243 183 183 164 179 MB/s

81.4% Excellent

Write 352

Mixed 145

SusWrite 213

64% 290 MB/s

4K Read 26.8

4K Write 67.9

4K Mixed 35.7

122% 43.5 MB/s

DQ Read 277

DQ Write 283

DQ Mixed 81.3

116% 214 MB/s

THA-User, 2 months ago.

20GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O0918B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 170 118 113 97 102 MB/s

70.5% Very good

Write 301

Mixed 123

SusWrite 136

58% 264 MB/s

4K Read 25.2

4K Write 33.2

4K Mixed 33.4

99% 30.6 MB/s

DQ Read 271

DQ Write 231

DQ Mixed 101

116% 201 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

141GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N1114H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 271 188 278 283 212 MB/s

69.8% Good

Write 280

Mixed 248

SusWrite 249

66% 297 MB/s

4K Read 17.2

4K Write 47.3

4K Mixed 25.6

84% 30 MB/s

DQ Read 262

DQ Write 271

DQ Mixed 176

158% 237 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 months ago.

29GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N1114H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 199 288 217 171 165 MB/s

61.4% Good

Write 279

Mixed 259

SusWrite 219

64% 287 MB/s

4K Read 13.1

4K Write 43.4

4K Mixed 20.9

70% 25.8 MB/s

DQ Read 254

DQ Write 223

DQ Mixed 162

142% 213 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 month ago.

125GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O0918B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 255 256 242 225 203 MB/s

57.5% Above average

Write 292

Mixed 51.4

SusWrite 238

55% 247 MB/s

4K Read 13.1

4K Write 21.1

4K Mixed 13.7

49% 16 MB/s

DQ Read 261

DQ Write 267

DQ Mixed 177

157% 235 MB/s

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Typical MTS800 M.2 256GB Builds (Compare 77 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

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Desktop 59%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P57V7

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	77x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	35x
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	31x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	11x

SSD
MTS800 M.2 256GBTranscend $141Bench 79%, 1,971 samples	23x

RAM
CBD24D4S7D8MB-16 1x16GBKingstonBench 42%, 1,209 samples	19x
CT16G4SFD824A.C16FBR 1x16GBCrucialBench 41%, 690 samples	12x
CBD24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 72%, 375 samples	6x

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Value: 8% - Terrible

Total price: $141

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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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) $35	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 TS256GMTS800

MTS800 M.2 256GB

Average Bench: 78.9% (501^st of 1072)

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