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TS256GMTE850 256GB

TS256GMTE850 256GB
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Effective Speed +42% Effective Speed 42%Average Score +56% Read 127%, Write 108%, 4K Read -11%, 4K Write 36%, Mixed 111%, 4K Mixed -0%, SusWrite 20%Peak Score +105% Read 265%, Write 117%, 4K Read -10%, 4K Write 47%, Mixed 206%, 4K Mixed 7%, SusWrite 105%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +36% DQ Read 2%, DQ Write 111%, DQ Mixed 27%, ADQ Read -10%, ADQ Write 80%, ADQ Mixed 8%, Age 19%, AS-SSD Total 55%

Average Bench: 140% (168^th of 1072)

Based on 71 user benchmarks. Model: TS256GMTE850

Poor: 73%Average: 140% Great: 187%

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Outstanding average bench

The Transcend TS256GMTE850 256GB averaged 39.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend TS256GMTE850 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 280MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 519MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS256GMTE850 256GB is 115%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Transcend TS256GMTE850 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 355MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 296MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 71 samples)

Rank 168140%

Min	Avg	Max
420	Read 1,037	1,849
247	Write 845	1,051
215	Mixed 758	1,293
144	SusWrite 355	793
167% 749 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
8.66	4K Read 30.9	39.2
11.7	4K Write 119	180
11.1	4K Mixed 45	62.2
167% 64.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
28.1	DQ Read 296	376
118	DQ Write 519	757
23.5	DQ Mixed 280	422
249% 365 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

ITA-User, 11 months ago.

200GB free

Firmware: C2.3.21

SusWrite @10s intervals: 992 1005 1012 758 227 226 MB/s

160% Outstanding

Write 976

Mixed 742

SusWrite 703

191% 849 MB/s

4K Read 33.8

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 49.6

172% 63.9 MB/s

DQ Read 366

DQ Write 742

DQ Mixed 414

354% 507 MB/s

UKR-User, 10 months ago.

82GB free

Firmware: C2.3.21A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1013 404 236 197 235 194 MB/s

155% Outstanding

Write 1,006

Mixed 782

SusWrite 380

176% 788 MB/s

4K Read 38.1

4K Write 164

4K Mixed 59.2

220% 87 MB/s

DQ Read 370

DQ Write 752

DQ Mixed 408

354% 510 MB/s

EST-User, 17 months ago.

57GB free (System drive)

Firmware: C2.3.21

SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 227 369 445 445 447 MB/s

151% Outstanding

Write 913

Mixed 769

SusWrite 380

171% 766 MB/s

4K Read 36.9

4K Write 144

4K Mixed 56.3

204% 79.1 MB/s

DQ Read 371

DQ Write 754

DQ Mixed 417

358% 514 MB/s

UKR-User, 10 months ago.

82GB free

Firmware: C2.3.21A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 230 232 233 399 453 MB/s

144% Outstanding

Write 971

Mixed 761

SusWrite 297

166% 741 MB/s

4K Read 36

4K Write 153

4K Mixed 56.6

208% 81.7 MB/s

DQ Read 371

DQ Write 751

DQ Mixed 418

358% 513 MB/s

SRB-User, 2 months ago.

98GB free (System drive)

Firmware: C2.3.21

SusWrite @10s intervals: 625 228 231 231 233 317 MB/s

130% Outstanding

Write 997

Mixed 761

SusWrite 311

170% 759 MB/s

4K Read 32.7

4K Write 93.1

4K Mixed 47.2

159% 57.7 MB/s

DQ Read 368

DQ Write 658

DQ Mixed 421

345% 482 MB/s

CZE-User, 8 months ago.

90GB free (System drive)

Firmware: C2.3.21A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 228 229 226 231 231 MB/s

111% Outstanding

Write 935

Mixed 689

SusWrite 266

148% 658 MB/s

4K Read 26.4

4K Write 82.9

4K Mixed 40.6

136% 50 MB/s

DQ Read 371

DQ Write 666

DQ Mixed 415

344% 484 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-16J9

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	2,445x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	1,293x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	2,228x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	1,010x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples	499x

SSD
TS256GMTE850 256GBTranscendBench 140%, 71 samples	1x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	758x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	304x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples	212x

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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 $177	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

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TS256GMTE850 256GB

Average Bench: 140% (168^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 140% (168th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 140% (168^th of 1072)