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TS256GSSD452K 256GB

TS256GSSD452K 256GB
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Effective Speed -18%Effective Speed -18%Average Score -25%Read 5%, Write -9%, 4K Read -3%, 4K Write -20%, Mixed -1%, 4K Mixed -5%, SusWrite -143%Peak Score -35%Read 1%, Write -20%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write -25%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -12%, SusWrite -173%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -41%DQ Read -42%, DQ Write -18%, DQ Mixed -193%, ADQ Read -31%, ADQ Write -5%, ADQ Mixed -153%, Age 142%, AS-SSD Total -27%

Average Bench: 83.3% (434^th of 1071)

Based on 11 user benchmarks. Model: TS256GSSD452K

Poor: 72%Average: 83.3% Great: 94%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Transcend TS256GSSD452K 256GB averaged just 16.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend TS256GSSD452K 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 42.9MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 33.4MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS256GSSD452K 256GB is 22.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Transcend TS256GSSD452K 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 122MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 355MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 11 samples)

Rank 43483.3%

Min	Avg	Max
335	Read 482	514
204	Write 373	403
73.6	Mixed 355	401
67.7	SusWrite 122	142
74.2% 333 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.3	4K Read 33.4	39.4
36.4	4K Write 72.9	97.5
30.4	4K Mixed 42.9	51.9
144% 49.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
182	DQ Read 250	259
90.9	DQ Write 275	303
40.4	DQ Mixed 103	113
121% 209 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

ZAF-User, 4 months ago.

68GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 02J0S7JA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 160 118 117 119 128 MB/s

96.5% Outstanding

Write 400

Mixed 401

SusWrite 135

81% 362 MB/s

4K Read 39.4

4K Write 97.5

4K Mixed 51.9

178% 62.9 MB/s

DQ Read 256

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 111

130% 223 MB/s

FRA-User, 6 months ago.

190GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 02J0S7JA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 128 116 116 116 119 MB/s

94.4% Outstanding

Write 400

Mixed 387

SusWrite 123

79% 355 MB/s

4K Read 38.4

4K Write 92.5

4K Mixed 51.5

173% 60.8 MB/s

DQ Read 259

DQ Write 303

DQ Mixed 107

129% 223 MB/s

FRA-User, 6 months ago.

195GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 02J0S7JA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 126 118 124 121 121 MB/s

92.7% Outstanding

Write 340

Mixed 395

SusWrite 134

77% 346 MB/s

4K Read 38.2

4K Write 85.5

4K Mixed 48.6

165% 57.4 MB/s

DQ Read 259

DQ Write 303

DQ Mixed 110

130% 224 MB/s

FRA-User, 6 months ago.

192GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 02J0S7JA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 151 119 120 121 121 MB/s

92% Outstanding

Write 403

Mixed 397

SusWrite 132

81% 361 MB/s

4K Read 37.5

4K Write 85.8

4K Mixed 48.1

164% 57.1 MB/s

DQ Read 257

DQ Write 301

DQ Mixed 110

130% 223 MB/s

ZAF-User, 4 months ago.

56GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 02J0S7JA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 132 118 120 120 119 MB/s

91.1% Outstanding

Write 394

Mixed 358

SusWrite 138

78% 351 MB/s

4K Read 38.5

4K Write 88.1

4K Mixed 44.2

162% 56.9 MB/s

DQ Read 256

DQ Write 300

DQ Mixed 110

130% 222 MB/s

FRA-User, 7 months ago.

148GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 02J0S7JA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 140 116 116 115 114 MB/s

83.9% Excellent

Write 382

Mixed 383

SusWrite 136

77% 346 MB/s

4K Read 33.5

4K Write 68.2

4K Mixed 42.2

141% 48 MB/s

DQ Read 258

DQ Write 298

DQ Mixed 110

129% 222 MB/s

CAN-User, 5 months ago.

30GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 02J0S7JA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 60 62 89 62 59 MB/s

50.8% Above average

Write 204

Mixed 73.6

SusWrite 67.7

37% 170 MB/s

4K Read 17.3

4K Write 36.4

4K Mixed 30.4

84% 28 MB/s

DQ Read 182

DQ Write 90.9

DQ Mixed 40.4

56% 104 MB/s

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Typical TS256GSSD452K 256GB Builds (Compare 2,091 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 39%

Jet ski

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V PRO - $400

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	829x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	556x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	316x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	140x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	138x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	125x

SSD
TS256GSSD452K 256GBTranscendBench 83%, 11 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	62x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	59x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	42x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $775

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	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 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
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

TS256GSSD452K 256GB

Average Bench: 83.3% (434^th of 1071)

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Very good average bench

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Good consistency

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V PRO - $400

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TS256GSSD452K 256GB

Average Bench: 83.3% (434th of 1071)

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Good consistency

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V PRO - $400

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