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TS256GSSD420I 256GB

TS256GSSD420I 256GB
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Effective Speed -10%Effective Speed -10%Average Score -13%Read 3%, Write -19%, 4K Read -25%, 4K Write -19%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -25%, SusWrite 12%Peak Score -13%Read 2%, Write -21%, 4K Read -22%, 4K Write -11%, Mixed -26%, 4K Mixed -18%, SusWrite 4%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -28%DQ Read -27%, DQ Write -12%, DQ Mixed -68%, ADQ Read -35%, ADQ Write -12%, ADQ Mixed -55%, Age 3%, AS-SSD Total -19%

Average Bench: 89.4% (338^th of 1072)

Based on 9 user benchmarks. Model: TS256GSSD420I

Poor: 63%Average: 89.4% Great: 112%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Transcend TS256GSSD420I 256GB averaged just 10.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend TS256GSSD420I 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 168MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS256GSSD420I 256GB is 49.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend TS256GSSD420I 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 301MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 332MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 9 samples)

Rank 33889.4%

Min	Avg	Max
373	Read 470	517
287	Write 342	401
267	Mixed 301	337
228	SusWrite 332	402
80.9% 361 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.8	4K Read 27.4	35.1
30.7	4K Write 73.4	110
22.2	4K Mixed 36	49.3
127% 45.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
137	DQ Read 241	288
122	DQ Write 259	320
80.4	DQ Mixed 168	197
149% 223 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

CAN-User, 2 years ago.

212GB free

Firmware: P1225CH1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 398 401 383 403 402 MB/s

112% Outstanding

Write 393

Mixed 337

SusWrite 385

91% 408 MB/s

4K Read 35.1

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 49.3

174% 64.8 MB/s

DQ Read 288

DQ Write 320

DQ Mixed 197

178% 268 MB/s

IDN-User, 2 years ago.

207GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O0918B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 274 286 289 291 291 MB/s

96.5% Outstanding

Write 287

Mixed 270

SusWrite 279

74% 335 MB/s

4K Read 29

4K Write 103

4K Mixed 41.6

152% 57.9 MB/s

DQ Read 278

DQ Write 285

DQ Mixed 181

164% 248 MB/s

LVA-User, 13 months ago.

121GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O0918B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 183 263 228 230 250 MB/s

80% Excellent

Write 289

Mixed 267

SusWrite 228

69% 308 MB/s

4K Read 24.6

4K Write 71.6

4K Mixed 32.5

117% 42.9 MB/s

DQ Read 266

DQ Write 279

DQ Mixed 178

160% 241 MB/s

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Typical TS256GSSD420I 256GB Builds (Compare 43 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus H110T

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	8x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	4x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	4x

GPU
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples	29x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	10x
HD 610 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 3%, 14,881 samples	3x

SSD
TS256GSSD420I 256GBTranscendBench 89%, 9 samples	1x

RAM
FL2400D4S17-4G 2x4GBKingmaxBench 57%, 3 samples	3x
CT8G4SFS824A.C8FDD1 1x8GBCrucialBench 40%, 761 samples	2x
HyperX DDR4 2133 C13 2x16GBKingstonBench 77%, 941 samples	2x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $167

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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

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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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TS256GSSD420I 256GB

Average Bench: 89.4% (338^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus H110T

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TS256GSSD420I 256GB

Average Bench: 89.4% (338th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus H110T

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Average Bench: 89.4% (338^th of 1072)