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TS256GMTS400S 256GB

TS256GMTS400S 256GB
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Effective Speed -17%Effective Speed -17%Average User Bench -17%Read -1%, Write -10%, 4K Read -35%, 4K Write -42%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -39%, SusWrite 14%Peak Lab Bench -2%Read 2%, Write -6%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write -20%, Mixed 15%, 4K Mixed -10%, SusWrite 15%Value & Sentiment User Rating -44%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -22%DQ Read -29%, DQ Write -18%, DQ Mixed -57%, ADQ Read -49%, ADQ Write -30%, ADQ Mixed -83%, Age 107%, AS-SSD Total -20%

Average Bench: 85.1% (344^th of 1012)

Based on 144 user benchmarks. Model: TS256GMTS400S

Poor: 54%Average: 85.1% Great: 114%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Transcend TS256GMTS400S 256GB averaged just 14.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend TS256GMTS400S 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 139MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 32.8MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS256GMTS400S 256GB is 59.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend TS256GMTS400S 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 329MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 211MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 144 samples)

Rank 34485.1%

Min	Avg	Max
351	Read 457	514
271	Write 378	455
247	Mixed 329	477
163	SusWrite 342	447
84.5% 377 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
8.41	4K Read 25.2	38.3
22.9	4K Write 64.4	104
11.5	4K Mixed 32.8	51.9
114% 40.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.7	DQ Read 211	284
47	DQ Write 226	302
11	DQ Mixed 139	202
127% 192 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 18 days ago.

115GB free

Firmware: P1225CH1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 428 420 428 434 432 MB/s

112% Outstanding

Write 448

Mixed 338

SusWrite 427

97% 431 MB/s

4K Read 37.2

4K Write 91.4

4K Mixed 50.5

170% 59.7 MB/s

DQ Read 285

DQ Write 308

DQ Mixed 202

178% 265 MB/s

ISL-User, 4 days ago.

173GB free

Firmware: P1225CH4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 442 438 446 448 434 MB/s

112% Outstanding

Write 407

Mixed 312

SusWrite 441

91% 404 MB/s

4K Read 30.1

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 53

171% 64.1 MB/s

DQ Read 283

DQ Write 294

DQ Mixed 200

175% 259 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 day ago.

185GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P1225CH4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 416 418 438 264 436 MB/s

111% Outstanding

Write 430

Mixed 326

SusWrite 397

93% 413 MB/s

4K Read 38.2

4K Write 97.5

4K Mixed 51

175% 62.2 MB/s

DQ Read 282

DQ Write 291

DQ Mixed 201

175% 258 MB/s

DEU-User, 18 days ago.

102GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P1225CH4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 361 337 301 333 314 MB/s

77.2% Very good

Write 374

Mixed 291

SusWrite 331

80% 354 MB/s

4K Read 25.1

4K Write 43.8

4K Mixed 31.4

102% 33.4 MB/s

DQ Read 202

DQ Write 176

DQ Mixed 177

136% 185 MB/s

CZE-User, 14 days ago.

196GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P1225CH1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 286 289 284 288 287 MB/s

54.9% Above average

Write 274

Mixed 258

SusWrite 284

65% 290 MB/s

4K Read 11.1

4K Write 28.5

4K Mixed 12.9

48% 17.5 MB/s

DQ Read 124

DQ Write 279

DQ Mixed 148

128% 184 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 days ago.

41GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P1225CH1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 193 168 162 168 173 MB/s

49.8% Average

Write 282

Mixed 264

SusWrite 189

61% 273 MB/s

4K Read 9.5

4K Write 9.3

4K Mixed 23.7

50% 14.2 MB/s

DQ Read 189

DQ Write 133

DQ Mixed 129

105% 151 MB/s

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Typical TS256GMTS400S 256GB Builds (Compare 61 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 12%

Tree trunk

Desktop 30%

Sail boat

Workstation 19%

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System: Chuwi LapBook Air

CPU
Celeron N3450IntelBench 27%, 3,596 samples	61x

GPU
HD GraphicsIntelBench 2%, 10,863 samples	59x
HD Graphics 500IntelBench 2%, 207 samples	2x

SSD
TS256GMTS400S 256GBTranscendBench 85%, 144 samples	8x

RAM
123456789012345678 2x4GBABCDBench 25%, 114 samples	33x
123456789012345678 123456789012345678 8GBABCDBench 25%, 67 samples	28x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $148	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $270	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	AMD RX 590 $180	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $58
Intel Core i7-9700K $369	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $160	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $230

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24

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TS256GMTS400S 256GB

Average Bench: 85.1% (344^th of 1012)

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TS256GMTS400S 256GB

Average Bench: 85.1% (344th of 1012)

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Average Bench: 85.1% (344^th of 1012)