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▲ 500 ▼

Controller: LSI Sandforce SF2281VB1-SDC. NAND: Toshiba 32Nm Toggle Mode. Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

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▲ 511,544 ▼

Controller: Silicon Motion SM2246EN. NAND: Micron 20nm Synchronous MLC. Release date: Q3 2014.

Effective Speed 
+28%
Real World Speed
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Best Bench: 65% 47GB free
Worst Bench: 43% 186GB free (System drive)
Poor: 43% Great: 65%
SPEED RANK: 859th / 1080
4,687 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 83% 93GB free
Worst Bench: 52% 13GB free (System drive)
Poor: 52% Great: 83%
SPEED RANK: 668th / 1080
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		55.3 % 70.8 % Faster effective speed.
+28%
Average Score 
+38%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		413 MB/s 461 MB/s Faster read speed.
+12%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		230 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+54% 		149 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		24 MB/s 25 MB/s +4%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		17.3 MB/s 73.4 MB/s Hugely faster random write.
+324%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		259 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+39% 		186 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		17.5 MB/s 31.9 MB/s Hugely faster random mixed IO.
+82%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		200 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+60% 		125 MB/s
Peak Score 
+26%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		514 MB/s +1% 510 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		308 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+96% 		157 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		31.5 MB/s Slightly faster peak random read.
+8% 		29.2 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		22.3 MB/s 103 MB/s Hugely faster peak random write.
+362%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		319 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+49% 		214 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		25.6 MB/s 39.2 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+53%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		277 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+81% 		153 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.01 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money 		6.93 % 6.94 % +0%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		50 % 51 % +2%
Price
Price (score) 		$200 $74 Much cheaper.
+63%
Nice To Haves 
+40%
Age
Newest 		122+ Months 118 Months +3%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		230 MB/s 263 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+14%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		105 MB/s 157 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue write.
+50%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		633 Pts 787 Pts Stronger server IO.
+24%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		135 MB/s 154 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+14%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		165 MB/s 238 MB/s Much faster deep queue read.
+44%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		76.3 MB/s 144 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue write.
+89%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		71.5 MB/s 130 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+82%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		480GB 128GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 55.3%
Average Bench 70.8%
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The 128GB Transcend SSD370 proved to be a bit of a disappointment both in absolute terms and in comparison to its larger capacity 256GB sibling. The 128GB SSD370 is let down by its abysmal peak sequential write speed of just 158 MBps which is the lowest speed we have seen to date on a ~128GB SATA 3.0 SSD. Comparing the 256GB and 128GB versions shows that 256GB capacity drive has nearly double the write speed which is typical for larger flash based drives. In terms of value for money the 128GB SSD370 fares a little better but there are far faster and moderately cheaper alternatives available in the extremely competitive SSD market. [Oct '14 SSDrivePro]

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