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TS256GSSD450K 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 78.6% (511th of 1074)

Based on 7 user benchmarks.  Model: TS256GSSD450K
Poor: 58%Average: 78.6% Great: 101%

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Good average bench

The Transcend TS256GSSD450K 256GB averaged 21.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend TS256GSSD450K 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37.1MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 96.5MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS256GSSD450K 256GB is 42.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend TS256GSSD450K 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 176MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 369MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)
Rank 51178.6%
Min Avg Max
292 Read 446 499
284 Write 405 455
257 Mixed 369 409
82.8 SusWrite 176 211
78.2% 349 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.6 4K Read 27.7 33.4
47.9 4K Write 66 115
32.1 4K Mixed 37.1 47.7
124% 43.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.3 DQ Read 250 354
85.8 DQ Write 254 349
48.5 DQ Mixed 96.5 107
115% 200 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0906A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 181 182 188 188 189 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 455
Mixed 409
SusWrite 203
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 47.7
172% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 106
142% 259 MB/s
214GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0906A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 93 86 175 183 MB/s
84.7% Excellent
Read 481
Write 432
Mixed 396
SusWrite 130
80% 360 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 70.6
4K Mixed 41.4
136% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 104
143% 261 MB/s
218GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0906A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 204 190 179 174 173 MB/s
81.4% Excellent
Read 476
Write 432
Mixed 389
SusWrite 201
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 67.9
4K Mixed 35.5
124% 43.7 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 253
DQ Mixed 104
122% 211 MB/s
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0906A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 209 183 185 185 185 MB/s
78.2% Very good
Read 459
Write 408
Mixed 379
SusWrite 195
81% 360 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 47.9
4K Mixed 32.9
105% 35.3 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 102
141% 258 MB/s
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q1214A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 186 188 179 188 189 MB/s
77.5% Very good
Read 432
Write 392
Mixed 358
SusWrite 211
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 51.6
4K Mixed 32.1
101% 35.1 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 107
147% 269 MB/s
190GB free
Firmware: R0906A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 189 188 186 187 187 MB/s
70% Good
Read 484
Write 428
Mixed 395
SusWrite 209
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 50.8
4K Mixed 32.6
110% 37 MB/s
DQ Read 27.3
DQ Write 127
DQ Mixed 104
72% 86.1 MB/s
181GB free
Firmware: R0906A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 85 84 85 84 80 MB/s
57.7% Above average
Read 292
Write 284
Mixed 257
SusWrite 82.8
51% 229 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 58.5
4K Mixed 37.4
122% 41.4 MB/s
DQ Read 36.9
DQ Write 85.8
DQ Mixed 48.5
41% 57.1 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,915,752 SSDs tested

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Typical TS256GSSD450K 256GB Builds (Compare 488 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 7720

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel  $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples303x
Core i7-3610QMIntel  $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples119x
Core i5-3210MIntel  $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples32x
GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples309x
GeForce GT 650MNvidiaBench 6%, 12,732 samples178x
Ivy 4PhdgdBench 4%, 153 samples1x
SSD
TS256GSSD450K 256GBTranscendBench 79%, 7 samples1x
RAM
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples79x
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GBNanyaBench 51%, 5,366 samples71x
M471B5273EB0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 51%, 5,979 samples31x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $420

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