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TS512GMSA230S 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2023.

Average Bench: 78.1% (521st of 1072)

Based on 8 user benchmarks.  Model: TS512GMSA230S
Poor: 52%Average: 78.1% Great: 89%

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Good average bench

The Transcend TS512GMSA230S 512GB averaged 21.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend TS512GMSA230S 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 125MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.3MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS512GMSA230S 512GB is 36.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend TS512GMSA230S 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 200MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 342MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)
Rank 52178.1%
Min Avg Max
192 Read 342 412
328 Write 375 424
158 Mixed 333 392
95.3 SusWrite 200 241
70.4% 313 MB/s
Min Avg Max
3.6 4K Read 26.7 34.4
43.3 4K Write 65.4 87.5
32.9 4K Mixed 40.3 47.3
127% 44.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
204 DQ Read 250 262
201 DQ Write 306 332
89.7 DQ Mixed 125 134
137% 227 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
333GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22Z4W14K
SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 368 253 147 147 147 MB/s
86.4% Excellent
Read 412
Write 369
Mixed 354
SusWrite 241
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 79.6
4K Mixed 36.6
138% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 114
135% 230 MB/s
260GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22Z3V4EI
SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 292 145 146 148 147 MB/s
83.7% Excellent
Read 372
Write 401
Mixed 396
SusWrite 212
78% 345 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 64.2
4K Mixed 42.2
137% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 260
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 132
145% 241 MB/s
348GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22Z3V4EI
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 295 147 146 147 147 MB/s
77.1% Very good
Read 339
Write 363
Mixed 353
SusWrite 210
71% 316 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 62.8
4K Mixed 36.7
120% 42 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 134
146% 241 MB/s
425GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22Z3V4EI
SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 329 146 147 149 149 MB/s
68.8% Good
Read 325
Write 328
Mixed 308
SusWrite 209
66% 293 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 51
4K Mixed 32.9
104% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 134
126% 198 MB/s
255GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22Z3V4EI
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 120 196 106 49 31 MB/s
52.4% Above average
Read 192
Write 335
Mixed 158
SusWrite 95.3
44% 195 MB/s
4K Read 3.6
4K Write 43.3
4K Mixed 40.4
80% 29.1 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 89.7
114% 200 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,776,551 SSDs tested

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Typical TS512GMSA230S 512GB Builds (Compare 4 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk

System: HP ENVY 700 PC Series

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples2x
Core i7-4770Intel  $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples2x
GPU
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples2x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1x
GTX 750Nvidia  $120Bench 15%, 66,662 samples1x
SSD
TS512GMSA230S 512GBTranscendBench 78%, 8 samples4x
RAM
HX316C10FRK2/16 4x8GBKingstonBench 55%, 40 samples3x
F3-12800CL9-4GBXL Kingston HP698650-154-KEB 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 16GBUnknownBench 54%, 1 sample1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $348

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