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Transcend TS256GSSD340

SSD340 256GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 78.5% (512th of 1072)

Based on 1,962 user benchmarks.  Models: TS256GSSD340, TS256GSS D340
Poor: 57%Average: 78.5% Great: 98%

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Good average bench

The Transcend SSD340 256GB averaged 21.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend SSD340 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 123MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 34.7MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend SSD340 256GB is 40.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend SSD340 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 218MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 222MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,962 samples)
Rank 51278.5%
Min Avg Max
324 Read 422 486
89.2 Write 234 306
132 Mixed 218 273
76.4 SusWrite 222 300
60.9% 274 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.5 4K Read 25.9 31
36.2 4K Write 72.5 106
22.5 4K Mixed 34.7 44.6
122% 44.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
148 DQ Read 240 313
85.2 DQ Write 226 313
82.6 DQ Mixed 123 151
122% 196 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN216
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 285 286 270 283 272 MB/s
99% Outstanding
Read 461
Write 309
Mixed 286
SusWrite 274
74% 333 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 96
4K Mixed 48.5
166% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 174
158% 240 MB/s
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN423b
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 291 299 301 303 226 MB/s
80% Very good
Read 419
Write 311
Mixed 254
SusWrite 267
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 56.7
4K Mixed 32.7
107% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 147
153% 250 MB/s
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN423b
SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 284 288 255 287 260 MB/s
79.3% Very good
Read 425
Write 293
Mixed 262
SusWrite 270
70% 312 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 55.8
4K Mixed 33
109% 37.8 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 251
DQ Mixed 146
142% 226 MB/s
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN423b
SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 288 38 0 0 276 MB/s
75.1% Very good
Read 433
Write 288
Mixed 243
SusWrite 148
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 63.1
4K Mixed 34.7
113% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 149
153% 249 MB/s
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN263
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 200 199 193 190 186 MB/s
68.2% Good
Read 456
Write 213
Mixed 197
SusWrite 195
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 45.7
4K Mixed 27.4
92% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 208
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 110
110% 175 MB/s
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Typical SSD340 256GB Builds (Compare 1,135 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 31%
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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 LE - $99

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples346x
Core i7-4820KIntel  $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples273x
Core i7-4930KIntel  $90Bench 77%, 22,204 samples202x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples79x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples72x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples54x
SSD
SSD340 256GBTranscend  $194Bench 79%, 1,962 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples35x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples26x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples21x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 33% - Below average Total price: $493

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