Transcend TS256GSSD720

SD720 256GB

SD720 256GB
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Effective Speed -33%Effective Speed -33%Average Score -41%Read -15%, Write -85%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed -41%, 4K Mixed -51%, SusWrite -66%Peak Score -37%Read -1%, Write -88%, 4K Read -17%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -44%, 4K Mixed -23%, SusWrite -83%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -43%DQ Read -22%, DQ Write -52%, DQ Mixed -41%, ADQ Read -37%, ADQ Write -55%, ADQ Mixed -82%, Age -25%, AS-SSD Total -29%

Average Bench: 74.2% (591^st of 1072)

Based on 312 user benchmarks. Models: TS256GSS TS256GSSD720, TS256GSSD720, TS256GSS D720

Poor: 52%Average: 74.2% Great: 92%

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Good average bench

The Transcend SD720 256GB averaged 25.8% 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 Mixed IO Speed 143MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.2MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend SD720 256GB is 39.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend SD720 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 179MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 219MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 312 samples)

Rank 59174.2%

Min	Avg	Max
309	Read 398	500
138	Write 219	258
196	Mixed 255	293
129	SusWrite 179	212
58.5% 263 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.5	4K Read 29.2	36.8
22.1	4K Write 77.2	115
11.8	4K Mixed 29.9	47.4
123% 45.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
30.7	DQ Read 238	301
61.1	DQ Write 186	236
13	DQ Mixed 143	235
126% 189 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

ZAF-User, 5 months ago.

75GB free

Firmware: 5.2.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 182 162 188 184 187 MB/s

84.3% Excellent

Write 218

Mixed 271

SusWrite 180

60% 272 MB/s

4K Read 33.4

4K Write 82.5

4K Mixed 43.9

150% 53.3 MB/s

DQ Read 242

DQ Write 193

DQ Mixed 206

157% 213 MB/s

ZAF-User, 6 months ago.

117GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5.0.4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 151 174 173 171 180 MB/s

83.5% Excellent

Write 248

Mixed 251

SusWrite 176

61% 273 MB/s

4K Read 33.3

4K Write 82.9

4K Mixed 39.9

146% 52 MB/s

DQ Read 291

DQ Write 215

DQ Mixed 157

143% 221 MB/s

ZAF-User, 5 months ago.

103GB free

Firmware: 5.2.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 190 192 190 190 188 MB/s

82.7% Excellent

Write 237

Mixed 258

SusWrite 191

60% 267 MB/s

4K Read 32.6

4K Write 90.8

4K Mixed 37.2

145% 53.5 MB/s

DQ Read 274

DQ Write 243

DQ Mixed 223

177% 247 MB/s

DEU-User, 7 months ago.

160GB free

Firmware: 5.0.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 195 194 189 189 192 MB/s

81.9% Excellent

Write 246

Mixed 269

SusWrite 186

61% 274 MB/s

4K Read 30.6

4K Write 91.6

4K Mixed 35.4

140% 52.5 MB/s

DQ Read 303

DQ Write 234

DQ Mixed 223

179% 253 MB/s

RUS-User, 6 months ago.

20GB free

Firmware: 5.6.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 119 124 107 121 102 MB/s

71.2% Very good

Write 208

Mixed 243

SusWrite 114

51% 231 MB/s

4K Read 25.9

4K Write 69.3

4K Mixed 39.4

126% 44.9 MB/s

DQ Read 257

DQ Write 202

DQ Mixed 199

157% 219 MB/s

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Gaming 87%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 UD - $180

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,797x
Core i7-9700KIntel $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,411x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,480x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	995x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	818x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	599x

SSD
SD720 256GBTranscendBench 74%, 312 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	485x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	480x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	227x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $651

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Transcend TS256GSSD720

SD720 256GB

Average Bench: 74.2% (591^st of 1072)

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SD720 256GB

Average Bench: 74.2% (591st of 1072)

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