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TS128GSSD340K 128GB

TS128GSSD340K 128GB
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Effective Speed -36%Effective Speed -36%Average Score -62%Read -9%, Write -158%, 4K Read -33%, 4K Write -15%, Mixed -87%, 4K Mixed -35%, SusWrite -99%Peak Score -68%Read -4%, Write -168%, 4K Read -32%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed -92%, 4K Mixed -37%, SusWrite -129%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -72%DQ Read -35%, DQ Write -93%, DQ Mixed -142%, ADQ Read -41%, ADQ Write -81%, ADQ Mixed -132%, Age -10%, AS-SSD Total -47%

Average Bench: 72.2% (627^th of 1072)

Based on 245 user benchmarks. Model: TS128GSSD340K

Poor: 55%Average: 72.2% Great: 86%

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Good average bench

The Transcend TS128GSSD340K 128GB averaged 27.7% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 112MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 33.4MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS128GSSD340K 128GB is 31.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Transcend TS128GSSD340K 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 149MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 157MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 245 samples)

Rank 62772.2%

Min	Avg	Max
331	Read 419	489
137	Write 157	181
168	Mixed 192	221
128	SusWrite 149	169
50.5% 229 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.1	4K Read 25.8	32.6
38.8	4K Write 76.3	108
18.1	4K Mixed 33.4	42.5
122% 45.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
87.5	DQ Read 232	272
127	DQ Write 160	186
40.5	DQ Mixed 112	137
106% 168 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

FRA-User, 3 months ago.

53GB free

Firmware: SVN059

SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 157 157 156 158 140 MB/s

76% Very good

Write 158

Mixed 193

SusWrite 154

53% 240 MB/s

4K Read 26.8

4K Write 76

4K Mixed 34.8

125% 45.9 MB/s

DQ Read 268

DQ Write 161

DQ Mixed 117

113% 182 MB/s

TWN-User, 8 months ago.

53GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SVN059

SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 137 127 134 139 137 MB/s

66.4% Good

Write 158

Mixed 175

SusWrite 133

46% 208 MB/s

4K Read 23.7

4K Write 66.2

4K Mixed 33

113% 41 MB/s

DQ Read 267

DQ Write 110

DQ Mixed 109

102% 162 MB/s

KOR-User, 8 months ago.

23GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SVN059

SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 108 129 133 135 135 MB/s

65.5% Good

Write 139

Mixed 181

SusWrite 126

47% 214 MB/s

4K Read 26.7

4K Write 49.4

4K Mixed 29.6

104% 35.2 MB/s

DQ Read 261

DQ Write 142

DQ Mixed 107

105% 170 MB/s

TWN-User, 3 months ago.

101GB free

Firmware: SVN216

SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 31 31 30 31 29 MB/s

50.3% Above average

Write 152

Mixed 186

SusWrite 30.2

42% 194 MB/s

4K Read 19.1

4K Write 37.8

4K Mixed 22.4

78% 26.4 MB/s

DQ Read 208

DQ Write 151

DQ Mixed 108

100% 156 MB/s

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Typical TS128GSSD340K 128GB Builds (Compare 1,239 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3 - $100

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	179x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	143x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	122x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	125x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	76x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	70x

SSD
TS128GSSD340K 128GBTranscendBench 72%, 245 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	31x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	30x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	25x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $309

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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

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TS128GSSD340K 128GB

Average Bench: 72.2% (627^th of 1072)

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