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TS128GSSD420I 128GB

TS128GSSD420I 128GB
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Effective Speed -38%Effective Speed -38%Average Score -56%Read -3%, Write -129%, 4K Read -42%, 4K Write -31%, Mixed -70%, 4K Mixed -45%, SusWrite -73%Peak Score -52%Read -1%, Write -124%, 4K Read -31%, 4K Write -28%, Mixed -59%, 4K Mixed -37%, SusWrite -81%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -54%DQ Read -32%, DQ Write -68%, DQ Mixed -87%, ADQ Read -52%, ADQ Write -69%, ADQ Mixed -103%, Age 18%, AS-SSD Total -42%

Average Bench: 71.2% (648^th of 1072)

Based on 15 user benchmarks. Model: TS128GSSD420I

Poor: 53%Average: 71.2% Great: 89%

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Good average bench

The Transcend TS128GSSD420I 128GB averaged 28.8% 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 128MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 31.1MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS128GSSD420I 128GB is 35.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend TS128GSSD420I 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 171MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 177MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 15 samples)

Rank 64871.2%

Min	Avg	Max
352	Read 446	502
127	Write 177	216
25.4	Mixed 211	266
115	SusWrite 171	214
55.5% 251 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.5	4K Read 24.1	32.8
31.7	4K Write 66.8	95.9
12.2	4K Mixed 31.1	42.4
112% 40.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.3	DQ Read 214	278
91.6	DQ Write 171	213
16.8	DQ Mixed 128	177
113% 171 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

ROU-User, 20 months ago.

86GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1225G

SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 183 193 195 195 194 MB/s

84.6% Excellent

Write 197

Mixed 240

SusWrite 186

60% 270 MB/s

4K Read 28.8

4K Write 85.4

4K Mixed 42.2

143% 52.1 MB/s

DQ Read 275

DQ Write 198

DQ Mixed 175

148% 216 MB/s

POL-User, 2 years ago.

76GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P1225CH1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 209 212 203 212 212 MB/s

84.3% Excellent

Write 212

Mixed 257

SusWrite 209

65% 292 MB/s

4K Read 28.6

4K Write 73.3

4K Mixed 38.9

132% 46.9 MB/s

DQ Read 275

DQ Write 213

DQ Mixed 177

150% 222 MB/s

POL-User, 21 months ago.

59GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P1225CH1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 155 149 147 161 199 MB/s

72.7% Very good

Write 127

Mixed 164

SusWrite 168

51% 233 MB/s

4K Read 26.1

4K Write 48.9

4K Mixed 30.7

105% 35.2 MB/s

DQ Read 278

DQ Write 213

DQ Mixed 113

120% 201 MB/s

MEX-User, 8 months ago.

87GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P1225CH1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 187 200 208 209 211 MB/s

71.7% Very good

Write 209

Mixed 243

SusWrite 201

61% 273 MB/s

4K Read 23.3

4K Write 54.1

4K Mixed 29.6

102% 35.7 MB/s

DQ Read 253

DQ Write 209

DQ Mixed 166

142% 209 MB/s

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 63%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 9010

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,834x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	769x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples	672x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	468x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	359x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	359x

SSD
TS128GSSD420I 128GBTranscendBench 71%, 15 samples	1x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	95x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	88x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	71x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $297

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TS128GSSD420I 128GB

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