Transcend TS256GSSD370S

SSD370S 256GB

SSD370S 256GB
BENCHMARKS (11,742)
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Effective Speed -10%Effective Speed -10%Average Score -13%Read 2%, Write -13%, 4K Read -19%, 4K Write -15%, Mixed -27%, 4K Mixed -17%, SusWrite 1%Peak Score -4%Read 1%, Write -5%, 4K Read -13%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -11%, SusWrite 15%Value & Sentiment -445%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,667%, Price -23%, Value -77%Nice To Haves -23%DQ Read -25%, DQ Write -12%, DQ Mixed -26%, ADQ Read -26%, ADQ Write -15%, ADQ Mixed -47%, Age -15%, AS-SSD Total -16%

Average Bench: 89.4% (338^th of 1072)

Based on 11,742 user benchmarks. Models: TS256GSSD370S, TS256GSS D370S

Poor: 62%Average: 89.4% Great: 114%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Transcend SSD370S 256GB averaged just 10.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend SSD370S 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 177MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 38.4MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend SSD370S 256GB is 51.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend SSD370S 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 283MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 298MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 11,742 samples)

Rank 33889.4%

Min	Avg	Max
357	Read 467	513
264	Write 358	460
81.8	Mixed 283	382
145	SusWrite 298	446
78.7% 352 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.7	4K Read 28.9	38.2
26.1	4K Write 76.1	114
22.8	4K Mixed 38.4	52.3
133% 47.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
183	DQ Read 260	294
60.8	DQ Write 252	321
55.5	DQ Mixed 177	262
155% 230 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

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Deep queue 4k

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

BGD-User, 10 days ago.

129GB free

Firmware: Q0926B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 418 436 449 422 440 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 452

Mixed 408

SusWrite 416

100% 442 MB/s

4K Read 28.8

4K Write 81.2

4K Mixed 41.6

140% 50.5 MB/s

DQ Read 293

DQ Write 326

DQ Mixed 251

205% 290 MB/s

TUR-User, 10 days ago.

238GB free

Firmware: N1114H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 293 293 293 292 292 MB/s

100% Outstanding

Write 294

Mixed 292

SusWrite 293

77% 348 MB/s

4K Read 29.3

4K Write 119

4K Mixed 43

162% 63.7 MB/s

DQ Read 268

DQ Write 278

DQ Mixed 179

161% 242 MB/s

BGD-User, 10 days ago.

129GB free

Firmware: Q0926B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 378 420 442 440 443 MB/s

98.9% Outstanding

Write 446

Mixed 404

SusWrite 395

98% 433 MB/s

4K Read 28.3

4K Write 76.3

4K Mixed 39

133% 47.9 MB/s

DQ Read 294

DQ Write 327

DQ Mixed 219

190% 280 MB/s

SWE-User, 5 days ago.

137GB free

Firmware: Q1018C4N

SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 280 240 223 242 259 MB/s

98.8% Outstanding

Write 464

Mixed 425

SusWrite 252

93% 413 MB/s

4K Read 30.3

4K Write 92.7

4K Mixed 45

153% 56 MB/s

DQ Read 357

DQ Write 338

DQ Mixed 293

235% 329 MB/s

GBR-User, 8 days ago.

163GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O0919A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 305 367 343 363 361 MB/s

77.9% Very good

Write 363

Mixed 291

SusWrite 322

78% 348 MB/s

4K Read 21.6

4K Write 47.3

4K Mixed 32.4

99% 33.8 MB/s

DQ Read 250

DQ Write 212

DQ Mixed 193

155% 218 MB/s

FRA-User, 1 day ago.

118GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N1114H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 196 284 287 202 284 MB/s

72.6% Very good

Write 148

Mixed 273

SusWrite 255

64% 287 MB/s

4K Read 25.6

4K Write 53.7

4K Mixed 30.1

106% 36.5 MB/s

DQ Read 184

DQ Write 58.8

DQ Mixed 85.1

72% 109 MB/s

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Typical SSD370S 256GB Builds (Compare 3,161 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) - $350

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,112x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	717x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	433x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	366x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	267x

SSD
SSD370S 256GBTranscend $115Bench 89%, 11,742 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	101x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	89x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	75x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $823

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Transcend TS256GSSD370S

SSD370S 256GB

Average Bench: 89.4% (338^th of 1072)

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SSD370S 256GB

Average Bench: 89.4% (338th of 1072)

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