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TS480GSSD220S 480GB

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Effective Speed -611%Effective Speed -611%Average Score -766%Read -824%, Write -1,213%, 4K Read -235%, 4K Write -164%, Mixed -853%, 4K Mixed -248%, SusWrite -1,822%Peak Score -797%Read -1,070%, Write -1,349%, 4K Read -483%, 4K Write -235%, Mixed -1,073%, 4K Mixed -351%, SusWrite -1,016%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -605%DQ Read -616%, DQ Write -459%, DQ Mixed -760%, ADQ Read -685%, ADQ Write -347%, ADQ Mixed -968%, Age -419%, AS-SSD Total -586%

Average Bench: 76.7% (549^th of 1080)

Based on 5,978 user benchmarks. Model: TS480GSSD220S

Poor: 48%Average: 76.7% Great: 95%

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Good average bench

The Transcend TS480GSSD220S 480GB averaged 23.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend TS480GSSD220S 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 139MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 281MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS480GSSD220S 480GB is 47.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend TS480GSSD220S 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 164MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 339MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 5,978 samples)

Rank 54976.7%

Min	Avg	Max
333	Read 454	507
77	Write 355	444
124	Mixed 339	398
69.6	SusWrite 164	410
73.3% 328 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15	4K Read 26.5	32.9
27.8	4K Write 78.5	113
12.3	4K Mixed 31.8	48.5
123% 45.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
89.5	DQ Read 218	324
83.8	DQ Write 281	340
22.9	DQ Mixed 139	244
136% 213 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

ISR-User, 2 days ago.

257GB free

Firmware: P0624AA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 147 78 78 79 78 MB/s

92.8% Outstanding

Write 433

Mixed 392

SusWrite 147

82% 366 MB/s

4K Read 32.2

4K Write 97

4K Mixed 46

159% 58.4 MB/s

DQ Read 326

DQ Write 332

DQ Mixed 244

207% 301 MB/s

USA-User, 12 days ago.

251GB free

Firmware: P0624AA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 261 73 73 73 74 MB/s

91.2% Outstanding

Write 330

Mixed 393

SusWrite 136

75% 336 MB/s

4K Read 32

4K Write 103

4K Mixed 45.5

161% 60.2 MB/s

DQ Read 324

DQ Write 286

DQ Mixed 245

200% 285 MB/s

FRA-User, 13 days ago.

142GB free

Firmware: S1120A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 452 12 13 121 439 MB/s

88.6% Excellent

Write 429

Mixed 379

SusWrite 250

87% 390 MB/s

4K Read 29.2

4K Write 116

4K Mixed 30.2

144% 58.3 MB/s

DQ Read 116

DQ Write 345

DQ Mixed 46.2

88% 169 MB/s

FRA-User, 10 days ago.

276GB free

Firmware: P0330AA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 202 111 72 73 72 MB/s

83.8% Excellent

Write 391

Mixed 373

SusWrite 135

75% 336 MB/s

4K Read 29

4K Write 80

4K Mixed 42.5

141% 50.5 MB/s

DQ Read 292

DQ Write 327

DQ Mixed 238

199% 286 MB/s

HRV-User, 15 days ago.

146GB free

Firmware: R0412A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 124 74 76 69 69 MB/s

65.9% Good

Write 426

Mixed 408

SusWrite 116

81% 362 MB/s

4K Read 22.7

4K Write 59.1

4K Mixed 22.4

94% 34.7 MB/s

DQ Read 148

DQ Write 321

DQ Mixed 40.2

86% 170 MB/s

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B450 AORUS ELITE

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Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,760x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $120Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,516x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $150Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	1,056x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	793x
RTX 3060Nvidia $254Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	587x
RX 580AMD $131Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	561x

SSD
TS480GSSD220S 480GBTranscendBench 77%, 5,978 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	665x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	574x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	454x

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Value: 143% - Outstanding

Total price: $268

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