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TS500GSSD220Q 500GB

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Effective Speed -640%Effective Speed -640%Average Score -701%Read -933%, Write -1,180%, 4K Read -276%, 4K Write -193%, Mixed -901%, 4K Mixed -327%, SusWrite -1,098%Peak Score -815%Read -1,076%, Write -1,365%, 4K Read -519%, 4K Write -241%, Mixed -1,119%, 4K Mixed -452%, SusWrite -933%Value & Sentiment -2,641%User Rating -37%, Market Share -5,244%Nice To Haves -716%DQ Read -959%, DQ Write -454%, DQ Mixed -876%, ADQ Read -1,186%, ADQ Write -350%, ADQ Mixed -1,042%, Age -157%, AS-SSD Total -701%

Average Bench: 73.7% (607^th of 1080)

Based on 575 user benchmarks. Model: TS500GSSD220Q

Poor: 40%Average: 73.7% Great: 98%

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Good average bench

The Transcend TS500GSSD220Q 500GB averaged 26.2% 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 130MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 279MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS500GSSD220Q 500GB is 58.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend TS500GSSD220Q 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 133MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 263MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 575 samples)

Rank 60773.7%

Min	Avg	Max
290	Read 406	504
203	Write 364	439
171	Mixed 323	383
72.9	SusWrite 263	443
76.2% 339 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
8.41	4K Read 23.6	31
23.6	4K Write 70.8	111
1.5	4K Mixed 25.9	39.6
106% 40.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
57.9	DQ Read 133	219
70.1	DQ Write 279	343
0.5	DQ Mixed 130	215
121% 181 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

BGR-User, 1 month ago.

396GB free

Firmware: VD0R0230

SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 438 436 437 438 436 MB/s

99.9% Outstanding

Write 438

Mixed 370

SusWrite 437

95% 420 MB/s

4K Read 29.5

4K Write 100

4K Mixed 38.5

147% 56.2 MB/s

DQ Read 140

DQ Write 339

DQ Mixed 208

168% 229 MB/s

CZE-User, 9 days ago.

97GB free

Firmware: VD0R0230

SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 418 419 420 207 104 MB/s

87.6% Excellent

Write 415

Mixed 348

SusWrite 327

84% 370 MB/s

4K Read 26.7

4K Write 86.8

4K Mixed 36.9

134% 50.1 MB/s

DQ Read 148

DQ Write 334

DQ Mixed 192

160% 224 MB/s

CZE-User, 30 days ago.

102GB free

Firmware: VD0R0230

SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 411 422 206 102 98 MB/s

82.9% Excellent

Write 402

Mixed 350

SusWrite 274

80% 357 MB/s

4K Read 27.8

4K Write 76.5

4K Mixed 35.4

128% 46.6 MB/s

DQ Read 137

DQ Write 334

DQ Mixed 199

162% 223 MB/s

ITA-User, 1 month ago.

262GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0910A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 12 131 68 19 83 MB/s

77% Very good

Write 399

Mixed 366

SusWrite 95.9

75% 338 MB/s

4K Read 31.3

4K Write 113

4K Mixed 27.6

143% 57.4 MB/s

DQ Read 105

DQ Write 305

DQ Mixed 41

79% 150 MB/s

IDN-User, 24 days ago.

61GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0910A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 193 0.2 1.1 228 MB/s

68.2% Good

Write 331

Mixed 361

SusWrite 142

72% 325 MB/s

4K Read 21.4

4K Write 86.1

4K Mixed 21.7

106% 43.1 MB/s

DQ Read 103

DQ Write 320

DQ Mixed 40.5

80% 155 MB/s

IRQ-User, 13 days ago.

418GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0910A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 342 348 322 319 316 MB/s

57.2% Above average

Write 321

Mixed 333

SusWrite 331

77% 344 MB/s

4K Read 11

4K Write 24.1

4K Mixed 10.7

43% 15.3 MB/s

DQ Read 108

DQ Write 264

DQ Mixed 39.8

72% 137 MB/s

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Typical TS500GSSD220Q 500GB Builds (Compare 765 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2PH

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	109x
Core i7-4790Intel $104Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	77x
Core i5-4440Intel $185Bench 61%, 81,111 samples	65x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	124x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	67x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples	38x

SSD
TS500GSSD220Q 500GBTranscendBench 74%, 575 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	20x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	16x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	11x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $209

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Average Bench: 73.7% (607th of 1080)

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