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TS128GSSD230S 128GB

TS128GSSD230S 128GB
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Effective Speed -19%Effective Speed -19%Average Score -17%Read 1%, Write -26%, 4K Read -17%, 4K Write -11%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -15%, SusWrite -39%Peak Score -4%Read 2%, Write -11%, 4K Read -7%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed 1%, 4K Mixed -9%, SusWrite 6%Value & Sentiment -851%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,689%Nice To Haves -35%DQ Read -27%, DQ Write -3%, DQ Mixed -49%, ADQ Read -84%, ADQ Write -29%, ADQ Mixed -86%, Age 9%, AS-SSD Total -13%

Average Bench: 82.6% (444^th of 1072)

Based on 2,263 user benchmarks. Model: TS128GSSD230S

Poor: 51%Average: 82.6% Great: 110%

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Very good average bench

The Transcend TS128GSSD230S 128GB averaged just 17.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend TS128GSSD230S 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 140MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 39MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS128GSSD230S 128GB is 59.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend TS128GSSD230S 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 214MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 177MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,263 samples)

Rank 44482.6%

Min	Avg	Max
359	Read 462	516
86.9	Write 321	438
110	Mixed 324	426
49.7	SusWrite 214	409
73.7% 330 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.5	4K Read 29.3	40.3
27.1	4K Write 78.7	114
19.2	4K Mixed 39	53.7
136% 49 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
76.8	DQ Read 177	290
36.9	DQ Write 224	347
39.3	DQ Mixed 140	222
123% 180 MB/s

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

MNG-User, 20 days ago.

72GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0427GN1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 358 370 373 367 368 MB/s

83.3% Excellent

Write 389

Mixed 392

SusWrite 362

89% 397 MB/s

4K Read 24

4K Write 49.9

4K Mixed 31.1

103% 35 MB/s

DQ Read 229

DQ Write 284

DQ Mixed 204

168% 239 MB/s

BIH-User, 22 days ago.

29GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P1025F8

SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 56 46 40 49 48 MB/s

77.4% Very good

Write 429

Mixed 419

SusWrite 63.9

79% 355 MB/s

4K Read 31.5

4K Write 87.8

4K Mixed 43.4

150% 54.2 MB/s

DQ Read 130

DQ Write 164

DQ Mixed 46.1

63% 113 MB/s

HRV-User, 10 days ago.

37GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0427BNR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 137 137 137 138 MB/s

76.3% Very good

Write 139

Mixed 197

SusWrite 137

54% 244 MB/s

4K Read 28.8

4K Write 89

4K Mixed 35

136% 50.9 MB/s

DQ Read 142

DQ Write 138

DQ Mixed 124

97% 134 MB/s

CZE-User, 11 days ago.

59GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0427BNR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 140 140 141 141 MB/s

75.6% Very good

Write 140

Mixed 205

SusWrite 140

54% 248 MB/s

4K Read 25.7

4K Write 82.6

4K Mixed 36.7

130% 48.3 MB/s

DQ Read 159

DQ Write 140

DQ Mixed 123

100% 141 MB/s

ZAF-User, 17 days ago.

44GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0427GNR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 139 140 143 143 142 MB/s

70.1% Very good

Write 144

Mixed 202

SusWrite 141

54% 244 MB/s

4K Read 23.1

4K Write 75.3

4K Mixed 31.5

115% 43.3 MB/s

DQ Read 145

DQ Write 143

DQ Mixed 120

97% 136 MB/s

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 63%

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Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H - $80

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	871x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	596x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples	355x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	375x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	252x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	182x

SSD
TS128GSSD230S 128GBTranscendBench 83%, 2,263 samples	1x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	52x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	45x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	37x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $377

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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

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TS128GSSD230S 128GB

Average Bench: 82.6% (444^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 82.6% (444th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 82.6% (444^th of 1072)