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TS4TSSD230S 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

Average Bench: 106% (230th of 1072)

Based on 38 user benchmarks.  Model: TS4TSSD230S
Poor: 79%Average: 106% Great: 121%

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Outstanding average bench

The Transcend TS4TSSD230S 4TB averaged 5.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend TS4TSSD230S 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 46.9MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 110MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS4TSSD230S 4TB is 41.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend TS4TSSD230S 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 375MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 384MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 38 samples)
Rank 230106%
Min Avg Max
325 Read 477 520
307 Write 406 468
265 Mixed 375 415
186 SusWrite 384 454
92.2% 410 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.7 4K Read 33.3 40.8
42.9 4K Write 89.6 132
24.7 4K Mixed 46.9 59.1
158% 56.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
206 DQ Read 328 353
135 DQ Write 292 344
67.5 DQ Mixed 110 137
137% 243 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: 22Z4W14B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 449 417 380 382 380 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 435
Mixed 384
SusWrite 410
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 56.4
195% 72.6 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 106
143% 259 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 22Z4W14B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 443 406 385 386 386 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 453
Mixed 380
SusWrite 406
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 51
180% 67.3 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 297
DQ Mixed 105
127% 221 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: 22Z4V55Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 427 405 425 429 437 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 433
Mixed 390
SusWrite 419
98% 436 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 80.4
4K Mixed 45.1
150% 52.7 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 131
151% 261 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 22Z4W14B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 409 362 385 382 373 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 397
Mixed 390
SusWrite 386
94% 417 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 81.9
4K Mixed 47.6
157% 54.8 MB/s
DQ Read 214
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 103
102% 164 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: 22Z4V55Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 377 410 403 389 410 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 378
Write 327
Mixed 275
SusWrite 398
78% 345 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 42.9
148% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 136
156% 268 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,802,563 SSDs tested

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Typical TS4TSSD230S 4TB Builds (Compare 949 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus H97-PRO GAMER - $193

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples223x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples213x
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples121x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples156x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples65x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples61x
SSD
TS4TSSD230S 4TBTranscendBench 106%, 38 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples56x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples33x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples20x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $528

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