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TS120GMTS820S 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 62.6% (773rd of 1072)

Based on 2,081 user benchmarks.  Model: TS120GMTS820S
Poor: 45%Average: 62.6% Great: 79%

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Above average average bench

The Transcend TS120GMTS820S 120GB averaged 37.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 265MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 74.1MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS120GMTS820S 120GB is 34%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Transcend TS120GMTS820S 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 122MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 30.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,081 samples)
Rank 77362.6%
Min Avg Max
341 Read 447 507
14.9 Write 300 413
15.9 Mixed 301 390
49.2 SusWrite 122 251
65.1% 293 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.8 4K Read 22.2 34.7
22.6 4K Write 74.1 110
1.9 4K Mixed 18.1 27
96.1% 38.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
73.4 DQ Read 138 189
103 DQ Write 265 327
0.38 DQ Mixed 30.4 44
71.6% 144 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0628A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 83 39 21 30 32 MB/s
60.3% Good
Read 490
Write 367
Mixed 354
SusWrite 74.3
72% 321 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 53.3
4K Mixed 20.3
84% 31.1 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 35.4
85% 171 MB/s
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0628A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 27 51 63 42 38 MB/s
58.7% Above average
Read 462
Write 380
Mixed 346
SusWrite 85.6
71% 318 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 68.4
4K Mixed 20.2
93% 36.3 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 35.2
62% 119 MB/s
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0628A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 39 56 32 46 33 MB/s
52.4% Above average
Read 394
Write 295
Mixed 297
SusWrite 57.9
58% 261 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 46.9
4K Mixed 15.6
78% 28 MB/s
DQ Read 169
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 30.4
79% 162 MB/s
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0628A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 78 31 22 39 29 MB/s
50.7% Above average
Read 420
Write 173
Mixed 334
SusWrite 61.9
55% 247 MB/s
4K Read 15.9
4K Write 43.7
4K Mixed 15.8
68% 25.1 MB/s
DQ Read 131
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 35
80% 158 MB/s
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0628A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 127 36 26 31 32 MB/s
41.7% Average
Read 335
Write 214
Mixed 243
SusWrite 78
48% 218 MB/s
4K Read 13.9
4K Write 32
4K Mixed 10.8
52% 18.9 MB/s
DQ Read 150
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 29.5
65% 131 MB/s
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Typical TS120GMTS820S 120GB Builds (Compare 2,275 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H410M H V2

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples648x
Core i3-10100FIntel  $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples374x
Core i5-10400Intel  $130Bench 84%, 71,804 samples318x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples274x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples151x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples136x
SSD
TS120GMTS820S 120GBTranscendBench 63%, 2,081 samples1x
RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples51x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples48x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples39x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $98

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