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TS256GMTE112S 256GB

TS256GMTE112S 256GB
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Effective Speed +59% Effective Speed 59%Average Score +73% Read 215%, Write 129%, 4K Read 30%, 4K Write 47%, Mixed 123%, 4K Mixed -74%, SusWrite 37%Peak Score +103% Read 227%, Write 152%, 4K Read 30%, 4K Write 63%, Mixed 144%, 4K Mixed -61%, SusWrite 166%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +115% DQ Read 144%, DQ Write 170%, DQ Mixed 66%, ADQ Read 73%, ADQ Write 96%, ADQ Mixed 41%, Age 187%, AS-SSD Total 140%

Average Bench: 156% (146^th of 1072)

Based on 25 user benchmarks. Model: TS256GMTE112S

Poor: 96%Average: 156% Great: 202%

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Outstanding average bench

The Transcend TS256GMTE112S 256GB averaged 56.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend TS256GMTE112S 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 368MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,442MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS256GMTE112S 256GB is 105%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Transcend TS256GMTE112S 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 406MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 25.9MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)

Rank 146156%

Min	Avg	Max
577	Read 1,442	1,657
188	Write 927	1224
45.3	Mixed 802	1,032
112	SusWrite 406	1,028
199% 894 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
25.2	4K Read 44.6	55.9
22.7	4K Write 129	200
13.9	4K Mixed 25.9	36.1
169% 66.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
52.5	DQ Read 563	896
25.5	DQ Write 566	968
32.3	DQ Mixed 368	551
330% 499 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

BGD-User, 8 months ago.

70GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0901A3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 507 276 107 140 178 176 MB/s

177% Outstanding

Write 1,104

Mixed 968

SusWrite 231

219% 987 MB/s

4K Read 54.9

4K Write 152

4K Mixed 32.5

205% 79.8 MB/s

DQ Read 886

DQ Write 816

DQ Mixed 523

482% 742 MB/s

BGD-User, 5 months ago.

73GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0901A3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 629 143 133 134 135 150 MB/s

168% Outstanding

Write 1,105

Mixed 993

SusWrite 221

219% 989 MB/s

4K Read 46.2

4K Write 136

4K Mixed 30.1

180% 70.7 MB/s

DQ Read 897

DQ Write 763

DQ Mixed 540

484% 733 MB/s

BGD-User, 7 months ago.

122GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T1103N0L

SusWrite @10s intervals: 628 449 465 338 370 392 MB/s

160% Outstanding

Write 815

Mixed 763

SusWrite 440

179% 806 MB/s

4K Read 46.5

4K Write 190

4K Mixed 23.8

202% 86.9 MB/s

DQ Read 368

DQ Write 890

DQ Mixed 319

332% 526 MB/s

BGD-User, 3 months ago.

83GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0901A3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 534 209 134 133 142 121 MB/s

135% Outstanding

Write 951

Mixed 871

SusWrite 212

187% 841 MB/s

4K Read 38.6

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 23.7

143% 54.7 MB/s

DQ Read 676

DQ Write 558

DQ Mixed 466

390% 567 MB/s

BGD-User, 8 months ago.

183GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T1103N0L

SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 571 562 394 490 317 MB/s

121% Outstanding

Write 811

Mixed 553

SusWrite 431

157% 706 MB/s

4K Read 37.8

4K Write 55.3

4K Mixed 15.3

106% 36.1 MB/s

DQ Read 365

DQ Write 682

DQ Mixed 317

299% 455 MB/s

TWN-User, 6 months ago.

137GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T1103N0L

SusWrite @10s intervals: 551 355 309 306 304 285 MB/s

65.3% Good

Write 544

Mixed 436

SusWrite 352

108% 482 MB/s

4K Read 10.3

4K Write 26.9

4K Mixed 8.4

41% 15.2 MB/s

DQ Read 324

DQ Write 32.8

DQ Mixed 10.1

50% 122 MB/s

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Gaming 88%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 80%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B560M DS3H

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	532x
Core i5-11400Intel $130Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	505x
Core i5-11400FIntel $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples	402x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	426x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	263x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	164x

SSD
TS256GMTE112S 256GBTranscendBench 156%, 25 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	163x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	108x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	107x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $393

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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

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TS256GMTE112S 256GB

Average Bench: 156% (146^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B560M DS3H

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TS256GMTE112S 256GB

Average Bench: 156% (146th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B560M DS3H

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Average Bench: 156% (146^th of 1072)