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TS128GSSD420 128GB

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Effective Speed -707%Effective Speed -707%Average Score -1,219%Read -876%, Write -3,182%, 4K Read -293%, 4K Write -198%, Mixed -1,540%, 4K Mixed -277%, SusWrite -2,167%Peak Score -1,620%Read -1,056%, Write -4,104%, 4K Read -559%, 4K Write -264%, Mixed -1,930%, 4K Mixed -452%, SusWrite -2,972%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -882%DQ Read -792%, DQ Write -1,142%, DQ Mixed -1,289%, ADQ Read -634%, ADQ Write -773%, ADQ Mixed -1,137%, Age -404%, AS-SSD Total -888%

Average Bench: 67.6% (714^th of 1080)

Based on 25 user benchmarks. Model: TS128GSSD420

Poor: 53%Average: 67.6% Great: 79%

Popular builds with this SSD

Above average average bench

The Transcend TS128GSSD420 128GB averaged 32.4% 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 120MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 29.3MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS128GSSD420 128GB is 26.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Transcend TS128GSSD420 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 139MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 142MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)

Rank 71467.6%

Min	Avg	Max
308	Read 430	513
69	Write 142	153
151	Mixed 197	230
74.3	SusWrite 139	149
50% 227 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.7	4K Read 22.6	29.1
35.9	4K Write 69.6	104
13.8	4K Mixed 29.3	39.6
109% 40.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
27	DQ Read 233	260
97.6	DQ Write 144	153
17.2	DQ Mixed 120	151
108% 166 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

CHN-User, 7 months ago.

59GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N0815B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 145 147 148 148 148 MB/s

76.9% Very good

Write 148

Mixed 203

SusWrite 147

54% 248 MB/s

4K Read 26.6

4K Write 78

4K Mixed 35

126% 46.5 MB/s

DQ Read 258

DQ Write 149

DQ Mixed 149

125% 185 MB/s

USA-User, 13 months ago.

82GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N0815B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 148 151 152 152 MB/s

71.4% Very good

Write 150

Mixed 183

SusWrite 149

52% 235 MB/s

4K Read 24.6

4K Write 66.5

4K Mixed 31.6

113% 40.9 MB/s

DQ Read 260

DQ Write 152

DQ Mixed 151

127% 188 MB/s

USA-User, 13 months ago.

59GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N0815B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 145 146 143 151 152 MB/s

67.8% Good

Write 137

Mixed 203

SusWrite 147

52% 237 MB/s

4K Read 23.3

4K Write 56.9

4K Mixed 28.6

102% 36.3 MB/s

DQ Read 256

DQ Write 144

DQ Mixed 148

124% 183 MB/s

USA-User, 13 months ago.

75GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N0815B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 146 150 150 147 151 MB/s

65.7% Good

Write 134

Mixed 194

SusWrite 147

50% 226 MB/s

4K Read 19.8

4K Write 54.9

4K Mixed 29.6

97% 34.8 MB/s

DQ Read 256

DQ Write 153

DQ Mixed 148

126% 186 MB/s

USA-User, 13 months ago.

70GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N0815B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 146 149 151 152 152 MB/s

64.3% Good

Write 106

Mixed 155

SusWrite 150

43% 195 MB/s

4K Read 24.1

4K Write 51.7

4K Mixed 28.7

101% 34.8 MB/s

DQ Read 260

DQ Write 153

DQ Mixed 150

127% 187 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 month ago.

22GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N0815B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 130 102 93 98 MB/s

57.8% Above average

Write 152

Mixed 186

SusWrite 112

44% 201 MB/s

4K Read 18.9

4K Write 57.6

4K Mixed 25.9

92% 34.1 MB/s

DQ Read 221

DQ Write 149

DQ Mixed 130

112% 167 MB/s

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Typical TS128GSSD420 128GB Builds (Compare 12,121 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $69Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	4,084x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	3,713x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples	1,681x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,245x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	1,026x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	973x

SSD
TS128GSSD420 128GBTranscendBench 68%, 25 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	247x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	163x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	154x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $69

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Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $82
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $370

Transcend

TS128GSSD420 128GB

Average Bench: 67.6% (714^th of 1080)

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TS128GSSD420 128GB

Average Bench: 67.6% (714th of 1080)

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Above average average bench

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Good consistency

Weaknesses

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

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Average Bench: 67.6% (714^th of 1080)