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TS128GSSD230S 128GB

TS128GSSD230S 128GB
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Effective Speed -18%Effective Speed -18%Average Score -16%Read 0%, Write -25%, 4K Read -17%, 4K Write -12%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -17%, SusWrite -29%Peak Score -4%Read 2%, Write -10%, 4K Read -10%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed 0%, 4K Mixed -11%, SusWrite 10%Value & Sentiment -1,684%User Rating -13%, Market Share -3,356%Nice To Haves -37%DQ Read -41%, DQ Write -3%, DQ Mixed -49%, ADQ Read -98%, ADQ Write -22%, ADQ Mixed -82%, Age 18%, AS-SSD Total -18%

Average Bench: 83.7% (412^th of 1055)

Based on 1,734 user benchmarks. Model: TS128GSSD230S

Poor: 53%Average: 83.7% Great: 110%

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Very good average bench

The Transcend TS128GSSD230S 128GB averaged just 16.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend TS128GSSD230S 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 144MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 38.6MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS128GSSD230S 128GB is 57.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend TS128GSSD230S 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 235MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 163MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,734 samples)

Rank 41283.7%

Min	Avg	Max
361	Read 464	516
75.2	Write 327	440
76.9	Mixed 330	425
46.6	SusWrite 235	423
75.8% 339 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19	4K Read 29.4	39
30.7	4K Write 77.6	113
21.7	4K Mixed 38.6	52.1
135% 48.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
32.5	DQ Read 163	261
34.9	DQ Write 236	347
39.7	DQ Mixed 144	222
125% 181 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 18 hrs ago.

82GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P1025F8

SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 395 420 416 427 426 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 418

Mixed 404

SusWrite 413

98% 437 MB/s

4K Read 33.5

4K Write 94

4K Mixed 44.8

158% 57.4 MB/s

DQ Read 131

DQ Write 336

DQ Mixed 163

145% 210 MB/s

USA-User, 13 mins ago.

60GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0427BNR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 418 343 413 409 337 MB/s

96.1% Outstanding

Write 415

Mixed 399

SusWrite 389

94% 419 MB/s

4K Read 30

4K Write 66.3

4K Mixed 38.5

130% 44.9 MB/s

DQ Read 253

DQ Write 333

DQ Mixed 222

188% 269 MB/s

USA-User, 43 mins ago.

84GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0427GNR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 406 408 406 409 145 MB/s

94.2% Outstanding

Write 409

Mixed 408

SusWrite 354

93% 413 MB/s

4K Read 32

4K Write 71

4K Mixed 37

134% 46.7 MB/s

DQ Read 237

DQ Write 307

DQ Mixed 220

181% 255 MB/s

USA-User, 6 mins ago.

61GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0427BNR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 416 387 326 314 126 MB/s

93.1% Outstanding

Write 370

Mixed 386

SusWrite 331

87% 389 MB/s

4K Read 29

4K Write 69.2

4K Mixed 40.3

132% 46.2 MB/s

DQ Read 243

DQ Write 332

DQ Mixed 216

183% 264 MB/s

IDN-User, 16 hrs ago.

65GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0427GNR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 335 317 311 311 312 MB/s

72.8% Very good

Write 306

Mixed 328

SusWrite 320

73% 325 MB/s

4K Read 24.9

4K Write 61.4

4K Mixed 35.4

116% 40.6 MB/s

DQ Read 34.8

DQ Write 102

DQ Mixed 46.6

42% 61.3 MB/s

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Gaming 2%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 2%

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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 74%, 221,529 samples	1,996x
Core i7-2600Intel $199Bench 72%, 142,828 samples	1,712x
Core i5-2400Intel $150Bench 69%, 129,402 samples	1,194x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 103,178 samples	1,557x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $155Bench 31%, 727,464 samples	1,356x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 110,300 samples	908x

SSD
TS128GSSD230S 128GBTranscendBench 84%, 1,734 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 381,987 samples	1,217x
4x2GBUnknownBench 24%, 158,570 samples	794x
1x4GBUnknownBench 25%, 139,954 samples	473x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $297

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $224	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-10400F $148	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $320	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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TS128GSSD230S 128GB

Average Bench: 83.7% (412^th of 1055)

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Average Bench: 83.7% (412th of 1055)

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Average Bench: 83.7% (412^th of 1055)