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TS512GSJM500 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 49.9% (886th of 1072)

Based on 11 user benchmarks.  Model: TS512GSJM500
Poor: 42%Average: 49.9% Great: 59%

Below average average bench

The Transcend TS512GSJM500 512GB averaged 50.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 367MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 51.5MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS512GSJM500 512GB is just 16.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Transcend TS512GSJM500 512GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 23.6MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 104MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 11 samples)
Rank 88649.9%
Min Avg Max
325 Read 367 490
67.3 Write 276 320
13.3 Mixed 271 344
62.8 SusWrite 184 288
61.4% 274 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.4 4K Read 13.5 24.6
3.3 4K Write 23.6 52.2
5.3 4K Mixed 13.3 29.1
50.1% 16.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.8 DQ Read 104 190
54.2 DQ Write 100 148
5.64 DQ Mixed 51.5 136
52.6% 85.2 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
288GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0815B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 178 283 232 214 263 MB/s
71.5% Very good
Read 490
Write 291
Mixed 272
SusWrite 241
72% 324 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 52.2
4K Mixed 29.1
102% 35.3 MB/s
DQ Read 190
DQ Write 59.8
DQ Mixed 87.3
74% 112 MB/s
443GB free
Firmware: Q0926B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 294 289 287 288 278 MB/s
59% Above average
Read 325
Write 285
Mixed 259
SusWrite 288
65% 289 MB/s
4K Read 13.9
4K Write 35.5
4K Mixed 21.2
67% 23.5 MB/s
DQ Read 182
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 136
110% 156 MB/s
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0815B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
57.5% Above average
Read 363
Write 320
Mixed 344
76% 342 MB/s
4K Read 12.7
4K Write 21.5
4K Mixed 17.1
53% 17.1 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 70.8
75% 126 MB/s
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0815B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
56.2% Above average
Read 370
Write 315
Mixed 340
76% 342 MB/s
4K Read 12.7
4K Write 17.5
4K Mixed 16.6
50% 15.6 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 74
74% 122 MB/s
367GB free
Firmware: N1114H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
45.4% Average
Read 372
Write 299
Mixed 333
75% 335 MB/s
4K Read 12.2
4K Write 17.2
4K Mixed 6.81
36% 12.1 MB/s
DQ Read 11.3
DQ Write 59.5
DQ Mixed 59.4
39% 43.4 MB/s
260GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1114H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
44.6% Average
Read 366
Write 289
Mixed 326
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 12.6
4K Write 18.1
4K Mixed 5.46
36% 12.1 MB/s
DQ Read 11
DQ Write 80.5
DQ Mixed 5.64
16% 32.4 MB/s
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1114H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 282 162 60 50 51 MB/s
42.4% Average
Read 329
Write 283
Mixed 13.3
SusWrite 143
42% 192 MB/s
4K Read 12.7
4K Write 29.6
4K Mixed 15.9
55% 19.4 MB/s
DQ Read 95.9
DQ Write 54.2
DQ Mixed 7.2
24% 52.4 MB/s
144GB free
Firmware: R0810A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 70 69 70 70 29 MB/s
23.7% Poor
Read 325
Write 67.3
Mixed 113
SusWrite 62.8
31% 142 MB/s
4K Read 9.4
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 5.3
23% 6 MB/s
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