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Transcend TS256GSSD320

SSD320 256GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 74.9% (586th of 1080)

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

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 58674.9%
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
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
138GB free
Firmware: 5.0.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 206 207 202 213 212 MB/s
97% Outstanding
Read 407
Write 340
Mixed 284
SusWrite 211
70% 310 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 45.3
181% 68.3 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 196
172% 257 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 77,546,489 SSDs tested

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Gaming 24%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 20%
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Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD80 (MS-7672)

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel  $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples6x
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples4x
Core i7-2600Intel  $173Bench 67%, 185,630 samples4x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples3x
HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 2%, 6,831 samples2x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples2x
SSD
SSD320 256GBTranscend  $419Bench 75%, 137 samples3x
RAM
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples3x
CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 VS2GB1333D3 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 VS2GB1333D3 12GBCorsairBench 45%, 3 samples2x
CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 16GBCorsairBench 52%, 15 samples2x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 38% - Below average Total price: $797

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