Transcend TS256GSSD320

SSD320 256GB

SSD320 256GB
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Effective Speed -31%Effective Speed -31%Average Score -33%Read -43%, Write -43%, 4K Read -22%, 4K Write -11%, Mixed -33%, 4K Mixed -23%, SusWrite -56%Peak Score -25%Read -22%, Write -36%, 4K Read -10%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed -28%, 4K Mixed -24%, SusWrite -49%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%, Price -352%, Value -464%Nice To Haves -33%DQ Read -24%, DQ Write -23%, DQ Mixed -49%, ADQ Read -40%, ADQ Write -31%, ADQ Mixed -50%, Age -30%, AS-SSD Total -21%

Average Bench: 74.9% (577^th of 1072)

Based on 137 user benchmarks. Models: TS256GSSD320, TS256GSS D320

Poor: 56%Average: 74.9% Great: 92%

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Good average bench

The Transcend SSD320 256GB averaged 25.1% 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 174MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.6MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend SSD320 256GB is 35.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend SSD320 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 190MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 270MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 137 samples)

Rank 57774.9%

Min	Avg	Max
244	Read 319	415
194	Write 283	357
188	Mixed 270	331
101	SusWrite 190	260
59.6% 265 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.6	4K Read 28.1	39
35.4	4K Write 79.1	112
23.9	4K Mixed 36.6	46.9
131% 47.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
109	DQ Read 233	297
148	DQ Write 220	292
128	DQ Mixed 174	223
145% 209 MB/s

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

ITA-User, 2 months ago.

33GB free

Firmware: 5.0.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 235 238 236 209 244 MB/s

89.3% Excellent

Write 344

Mixed 310

SusWrite 237

63% 279 MB/s

4K Read 34.1

4K Write 120

4K Mixed 47.4

176% 67.1 MB/s

DQ Read 276

DQ Write 244

DQ Mixed 177

156% 233 MB/s

ITA-User, 2 months ago.

24GB free

Firmware: 5.0.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 299 201 167 159 151 MB/s

86.2% Excellent

Write 329

Mixed 271

SusWrite 206

64% 286 MB/s

4K Read 34.1

4K Write 85.2

4K Mixed 43.3

152% 54.2 MB/s

DQ Read 296

DQ Write 285

DQ Mixed 180

166% 254 MB/s

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Typical SSD320 256GB Builds (Compare 17 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 24%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 20%

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Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD80 (MS-7672)

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	6x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	4x
Core i7-2600Intel $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	4x

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GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	3x
HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)Intel $15Bench 2%, 6,831 samples	2x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	2x

SSD
SSD320 256GBTranscend $419Bench 75%, 137 samples	3x

RAM
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples	3x
CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 VS2GB1333D3 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 VS2GB1333D3 12GBCorsairBench 45%, 3 samples	2x
CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 16GBCorsairBench 52%, 15 samples	2x

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Value: 38% - Below average

Total price: $797

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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Transcend TS256GSSD320

SSD320 256GB

Average Bench: 74.9% (577^th of 1072)

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SSD320 256GB

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