Average Bench: 391% (14th of 1071)

Based on 43 user benchmarks.  Model: TS4TMTE250S

Outstanding average bench

The Transcend TS4TMTE250S 4TB averaged 290.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend TS4TMTE250S 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,382MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,639MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS4TMTE250S 4TB is 408%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Transcend TS4TMTE250S 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 50.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 77.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 43 samples)
Min Avg Max
670 Read 3,052 3986
561 Write 3,639 4,959
534 Mixed 2,314 2,957
629 SusWrite 1,943 4,368
616% 2,737 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.8 4K Read 50.1 62.4
60.8 4K Write 216 360
31.8 4K Mixed 77.6 103
290% 115 MB/s
Min Avg Max
495 DQ Read 1,548 2,700
202 DQ Write 1,202 2,279
315 DQ Mixed 1,382 2,497
1,032% 1,377 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: A228VCJL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3242 1299 1304 1303 1310 1314 MB/s
Read 2,954
Write 3,829
Mixed 2,197
SusWrite 1,628
597% 2,652 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 230
4K Mixed 58.6
251% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,500
DQ Write 1,183
DQ Mixed 1,324
996% 1,336 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: A227VCJB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3415 1385 1286 1287 1289 1289 MB/s
Read 3,120
Write 3,971
Mixed 2,649
SusWrite 1,658
642% 2,850 MB/s
4K Read 49.1
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 73.2
247% 90.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,220
DQ Write 946
DQ Mixed 1,078
808% 1,081 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: A228VCJL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3084 1438 1282 1290 1295 1287 MB/s
Read 2,752
Write 3719
Mixed 2,392
SusWrite 1,613
590% 2,619 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 227
4K Mixed 57.9
255% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,517
DQ Write 1,162
DQ Mixed 1,312
989% 1,330 MB/s
3.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: A227VCJB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1830 1956 1923 1501 1280 1291 MB/s
Read 2,567
Write 2,135
Mixed 1,743
SusWrite 1,630
452% 2,019 MB/s
4K Read 47.1
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 66.6
221% 78.4 MB/s
DQ Read 677
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 526
370% 479 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: A228VCJL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1942 1915 1908 2034 1573 1370 MB/s
Read 2,059
Write 2,119
Mixed 1655
SusWrite 1,790
429% 1,906 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 56.4
188% 68 MB/s
DQ Read 871
DQ Write 640
DQ Mixed 769
571% 760 MB/s
3.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: A227VCJB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1181 1509 1337 1260 1290 1293 MB/s
Read 2,554
Write 2,170
Mixed 1,775
SusWrite 1,311
437% 1,953 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 63.4
203% 70.6 MB/s
DQ Read 643
DQ Write 225
DQ Mixed 505
355% 458 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,848,751 SSDs tested

Typical TS4TMTE250S 4TB Builds (Compare 2,644 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 151%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 151%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z590 GAMING FORCE (MS-7D06)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $725

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