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TS256ASTMM1600X 256GB

TS256ASTMM1600X 256GB
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Effective Speed -23%Effective Speed -23%Average Score -29%Read -0%, Write -43%, 4K Read -42%, 4K Write -24%, Mixed -40%, 4K Mixed -39%, SusWrite -19%Peak Score -34%Read 1%, Write -62%, 4K Read -49%, 4K Write -11%, Mixed -45%, 4K Mixed -41%, SusWrite -31%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -34%DQ Read -31%, DQ Write -25%, DQ Mixed -83%, ADQ Read -31%, ADQ Write -16%, ADQ Mixed -70%, Age 11%, AS-SSD Total -28%

Average Bench: 80.1% (485^th of 1072)

Based on 148 user benchmarks. Model: TS256ASTMM1600X

Poor: 51%Average: 80.1% Great: 96%

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Very good average bench

The Transcend TS256ASTMM1600X 256GB averaged just 19.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend TS256ASTMM1600X 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 153MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 32.4MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS256ASTMM1600X 256GB is 45.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend TS256ASTMM1600X 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 249MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 257MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 148 samples)

Rank 48580.1%

Min	Avg	Max
359	Read 457	510
223	Write 284	300
22	Mixed 257	292
113	SusWrite 249	296
69.5% 312 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16	4K Read 24.2	28.9
28.1	4K Write 70.7	110
13.5	4K Mixed 32.4	41.2
116% 42.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
28.6	DQ Read 250	281
93.5	DQ Write 250	286
32.8	DQ Mixed 153	181
142% 218 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

ZAF-User, 3 months ago.

186GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N1114A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 288 297 298 295 296 MB/s

95.4% Outstanding

Write 296

Mixed 277

SusWrite 295

77% 345 MB/s

4K Read 27.9

4K Write 92.1

4K Mixed 40.5

143% 53.5 MB/s

DQ Read 281

DQ Write 287

DQ Mixed 181

164% 250 MB/s

ZAF-User, 4 months ago.

55GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N1114A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 192 286 293 175 122 MB/s

74.3% Very good

Write 271

Mixed 254

SusWrite 216

64% 288 MB/s

4K Read 20.4

4K Write 64.1

4K Mixed 30.6

104% 38.4 MB/s

DQ Read 275

DQ Write 276

DQ Mixed 177

160% 243 MB/s

ZAF-User, 3 months ago.

77GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N1114A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 266 263 202 202 200 MB/s

65.4% Good

Write 160

Mixed 224

SusWrite 224

51% 227 MB/s

4K Read 19.8

4K Write 56.8

4K Mixed 29.4

98% 35.3 MB/s

DQ Read 224

DQ Write 190

DQ Mixed 159

132% 191 MB/s

NZL-User, 3 months ago.

29GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N1114A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 102 83 121 102 100 MB/s

54.8% Above average

Write 292

Mixed 281

SusWrite 130

66% 297 MB/s

4K Read 26.1

4K Write 1.5

4K Mixed 33.8

84% 20.5 MB/s

ZAF-User, 3 months ago.

53GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N1114A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 220 137 157 39 32 MB/s

41.7% Average

Write 248

Mixed 206

SusWrite 134

49% 219 MB/s

4K Read 10.1

4K Write 27.5

4K Mixed 13.2

47% 16.9 MB/s

DQ Read 165

DQ Write 177

DQ Mixed 11.5

53% 118 MB/s

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Gaming 2%

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 2%

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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	2,027x
Core i7-2600Intel $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,573x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	936x

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HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples	1,143x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1,044x

SSD
TS256ASTMM1600X 256GBTranscendBench 80%, 148 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	517x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	297x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $297

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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