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TS256GSSD25S-M 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 27.1% (1027th of 1072)

Based on 43 user benchmarks.  Model: TS256GSSD25S-M
Poor: 17%Average: 27.1% Great: 35%

Very poor average bench

The Transcend TS256GSSD25S-M 256GB averaged 72.8% 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. 4K Random Write Speed 31MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 188MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS256GSSD25S-M 256GB is just 17.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Transcend TS256GSSD25S-M 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 15.6MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 8.02MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 43 samples)
Rank 102727.1%
Min Avg Max
105 Read 188 232
25 Write 107 238
34.7 Mixed 134 208
47.9 SusWrite 126 180
31% 139 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.01 4K Read 8.47 11.8
7.4 4K Write 31 44.5
1.64 4K Mixed 7.36 12.4
38.7% 15.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.76 DQ Read 15.6 27.1
12.9 DQ Write 39.6 53.5
2.46 DQ Mixed 8.02 15.8
11.7% 21.1 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
127GB free
Firmware: 110512E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 139 143 93 195 144 MB/s
35.3% Below average
Read 203
Write 206
Mixed 132
SusWrite 149
39% 173 MB/s
4K Read 10.5
4K Write 43.3
4K Mixed 12.3
55% 22 MB/s
DQ Read 25.8
DQ Write 43.5
DQ Mixed 15.8
17% 28.4 MB/s
59GB free
Firmware: 110512E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 191 157 158 181 169 MB/s
33.6% Below average
Read 186
Write 81.2
Mixed 131
SusWrite 172
32% 143 MB/s
4K Read 9.9
4K Write 34.2
4K Mixed 10.5
47% 18.2 MB/s
DQ Read 24.5
DQ Write 46.1
DQ Mixed 12.7
16% 27.8 MB/s
238GB free
Firmware: 110512E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 165 120 2.6 107 MB/s
32% Below average
Read 210
Write 115
Mixed 124
SusWrite 95.1
30% 136 MB/s
4K Read 10.9
4K Write 41.2
4K Mixed 12.4
54% 21.5 MB/s
DQ Read 26.3
DQ Write 36.6
DQ Mixed 14.6
16% 25.8 MB/s
238GB free
Firmware: 110512E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 0.1 1 116 2.8 107 MB/s
28.2% Poor
Read 212
Write 115
Mixed 134
SusWrite 50
28% 128 MB/s
4K Read 9.6
4K Write 39.7
4K Mixed 11.1
50% 20.1 MB/s
DQ Read 26.1
DQ Write 49.3
DQ Mixed 16.2
18% 30.5 MB/s
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 110512E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 50 38 85 82 109 MB/s
22.6% Poor
Read 112
Write 99.9
Mixed 99.4
SusWrite 77.9
22% 97.4 MB/s
4K Read 8.5
4K Write 29.8
4K Mixed 9.3
41% 15.9 MB/s
DQ Read 10.4
DQ Write 39.2
DQ Mixed 12.4
13% 20.7 MB/s
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