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TS120GMTS820 120GB

TS120GMTS820 120GB
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Effective Speed -7%Effective Speed -7%Average Score -18%Read 5%, Write -1%, 4K Read -0%, 4K Write -1%, Mixed 15%, 4K Mixed -11%, SusWrite -130%Peak Score -1%Read 2%, Write -8%, 4K Read 0%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed 14%, 4K Mixed -1%, SusWrite -12%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -30%DQ Read -15%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed -32%, ADQ Read -64%, ADQ Write -16%, ADQ Mixed -100%, Age 5%, AS-SSD Total -9%

Average Bench: 91.8% (307^th of 1072)

Based on 91 user benchmarks. Model: TS120GMTS820

Poor: 78%Average: 91.8% Great: 107%

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Excellent average bench

The Transcend TS120GMTS820 120GB averaged just 8.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend TS120GMTS820 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 130MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.7MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS120GMTS820 120GB is 29.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Transcend TS120GMTS820 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 129MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 199MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 91 samples)

Rank 30791.8%

Min	Avg	Max
394	Read 482	519
328	Write 400	447
334	Mixed 412	484
69.7	SusWrite 129	346
79.5% 356 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.6	4K Read 34.2	43
51.5	4K Write 86.4	117
20.9	4K Mixed 40.7	57.7
150% 53.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
29.5	DQ Read 199	318
71.4	DQ Write 250	334
21	DQ Mixed 130	251
124% 193 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

THA-User, 10 months ago.

61GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P0510G1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 94 64 59 66 61 MB/s

83.7% Excellent

Write 403

Mixed 365

SusWrite 95.5

75% 335 MB/s

4K Read 32.9

4K Write 65.8

4K Mixed 44.7

142% 47.8 MB/s

DQ Read 318

DQ Write 323

DQ Mixed 243

204% 295 MB/s

HKG-User, 24 months ago.

78GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P0510G1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 143 64 67 62 60 MB/s

81.5% Excellent

Write 378

Mixed 345

SusWrite 96.6

70% 316 MB/s

4K Read 30.8

4K Write 69.8

4K Mixed 43.8

140% 48.1 MB/s

DQ Read 318

DQ Write 306

DQ Mixed 247

203% 290 MB/s

TWN-User, 23 months ago.

21GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P0510E1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 91 61 43 57 63 MB/s

71.8% Very good

Write 310

Mixed 343

SusWrite 90.5

64% 285 MB/s

4K Read 29

4K Write 34.9

4K Mixed 41.4

116% 35.1 MB/s

DQ Read 306

DQ Write 299

DQ Mixed 137

148% 247 MB/s

TWN-User, 23 months ago.

21GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P0510E1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 135 64 64 66 58 MB/s

71.4% Very good

Write 325

Mixed 295

SusWrite 96.2

61% 274 MB/s

4K Read 34.2

4K Write 50.9

4K Mixed 32.2

120% 39.1 MB/s

DQ Read 312

DQ Write 300

DQ Mixed 250

203% 287 MB/s

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Acer Nitro AN515-51

CPU
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	2,227x
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,590x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	2,120x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	976x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples	719x

SSD
TS120GMTS820 120GBTranscendBench 92%, 91 samples	1x

RAM
AO1P21FC8T1-BSKS 1x8GBAdataBench 34%, 7,945 samples	416x
ACR26D4S9S8MH-8 1x8GBKingstonBench 40%, 4,593 samples	233x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	193x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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TS120GMTS820 120GB

Average Bench: 91.8% (307^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 91.8% (307th of 1072)

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