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TS256GSSD340K 256GB

TS256GSSD340K 256GB
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Effective Speed -20%Effective Speed -20%Average Score -24%Read -7%, Write -39%, 4K Read -32%, 4K Write -20%, Mixed -29%, 4K Mixed -36%, SusWrite -7%Peak Score -25%Read -4%, Write -56%, 4K Read -29%, 4K Write -17%, Mixed -14%, 4K Mixed -26%, SusWrite -25%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -43%DQ Read -27%, DQ Write -13%, DQ Mixed -89%, ADQ Read -49%, ADQ Write -14%, ADQ Mixed -119%, Age -11%, AS-SSD Total -22%

Average Bench: 81.7% (459^th of 1072)

Based on 220 user benchmarks. Model: TS256GSSD340K

Poor: 60%Average: 81.7% Great: 98%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Transcend TS256GSSD340K 256GB averaged just 18.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend TS256GSSD340K 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 119MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 33MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS256GSSD340K 256GB is 38.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend TS256GSSD340K 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 276MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 278MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 220 samples)

Rank 45981.7%

Min	Avg	Max
327	Read 429	489
225	Write 291	311
220	Mixed 278	370
203	SusWrite 276	309
71.2% 319 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.1	4K Read 26.1	33.2
33	4K Write 73	105
16.3	4K Mixed 33	46.1
120% 44 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
26	DQ Read 219	290
76.3	DQ Write 253	317
17	DQ Mixed 119	175
122% 197 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

ITA-User, 1 month ago.

238GB free

Firmware: SVN059

SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 298 298 299 301 300 MB/s

95.1% Outstanding

Write 301

Mixed 259

SusWrite 299

74% 330 MB/s

4K Read 29.3

4K Write 89.2

4K Mixed 41.7

145% 53.4 MB/s

DQ Read 285

DQ Write 320

DQ Mixed 153

157% 253 MB/s

TWN-User, 4 months ago.

96GB free

Firmware: SVN059

SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 305 298 301 304 299 MB/s

93.1% Outstanding

Write 304

Mixed 248

SusWrite 302

73% 327 MB/s

4K Read 29.3

4K Write 81.7

4K Mixed 41.2

140% 50.7 MB/s

DQ Read 266

DQ Write 310

DQ Mixed 152

152% 243 MB/s

DEU-User, 3 months ago.

163GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SVN059

SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 297 302 306 307 304 MB/s

81.6% Excellent

Write 306

Mixed 263

SusWrite 302

72% 323 MB/s

4K Read 25.3

4K Write 53.9

4K Mixed 32.9

109% 37.4 MB/s

DQ Read 279

DQ Write 272

DQ Mixed 146

145% 232 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 months ago.

23GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SVN216

SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 270 267 299 273 269 MB/s

78.5% Very good

Write 171

Mixed 258

SusWrite 276

63% 284 MB/s

4K Read 24.9

4K Write 57.8

4K Mixed 33.2

111% 38.6 MB/s

DQ Read 180

DQ Write 260

DQ Mixed 172

144% 204 MB/s

TWN-User, 1 month ago.

56GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SVN059

SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 281 285 253 292 291 MB/s

76.1% Very good

Write 263

Mixed 268

SusWrite 273

67% 300 MB/s

4K Read 20.1

4K Write 59.9

4K Mixed 29.1

100% 36.4 MB/s

DQ Read 287

DQ Write 285

DQ Mixed 152

151% 242 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 months ago.

23GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SVN216

SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 140 134 120 108 89 MB/s

69.4% Good

Write 208

Mixed 220

SusWrite 124

53% 241 MB/s

4K Read 27

4K Write 54.6

4K Mixed 38

118% 39.9 MB/s

DQ Read 216

DQ Write 145

DQ Mixed 153

122% 171 MB/s

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Gaming 88%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AX370-Gaming 5 - $246

CPU
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	100x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD $225Bench 71%, 66,470 samples	88x
Ryzen 7 1800XAMD $60Bench 72%, 30,050 samples	75x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	70x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	52x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
TS256GSSD340K 256GBTranscendBench 82%, 220 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	37x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	23x
Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GBG.SKILL $73Bench 98%, 54,616 samples	13x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $966

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CPU	GPU	SSD
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

HDD	RAM	USB
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

TS256GSSD340K 256GB

Average Bench: 81.7% (459^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AX370-Gaming 5 - $246

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TS256GSSD340K 256GB

Average Bench: 81.7% (459th of 1072)

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