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TS256GMTS800S 256GB

TS256GMTS800S 256GB
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Effective Speed +0%Effective Speed 0%Average Score +0%Read 5%, Write -1%, 4K Read -23%, 4K Write 1%, Mixed 6%, 4K Mixed -14%, SusWrite 29%Peak Score -3%Read 3%, Write -3%, 4K Read -31%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed 17%, 4K Mixed -18%, SusWrite 21%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -10%DQ Read -24%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -23%, ADQ Read -21%, ADQ Write 1%, ADQ Mixed -19%, Age 24%, AS-SSD Total -14%

Average Bench: 98.5% (261^st of 1072)

Based on 58 user benchmarks. Model: TS256GMTS800S

Poor: 82%Average: 98.5% Great: 113%

Popular builds with this SSD

Excellent average bench

The Transcend TS256GMTS800S 256GB averaged just 1.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend TS256GMTS800S 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 218MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 39.4MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS256GMTS800S 256GB is 30.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Transcend TS256GMTS800S 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 382MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 383MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 58 samples)

Rank 26198.5%

Min	Avg	Max
398	Read 481	520
294	Write 401	472
276	Mixed 382	495
177	SusWrite 383	468
92.5% 412 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.9	4K Read 27.8	32.7
58.8	4K Write 88.8	111
15.1	4K Mixed 39.4	49.2
140% 52 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
209	DQ Read 270	296
174	DQ Write 293	344
43.2	DQ Mixed 218	270
182% 261 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

RUS-User, 8 months ago.

39GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Q0926B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 430 441 464 457 461 MB/s

107% Outstanding

Write 454

Mixed 425

SusWrite 446

102% 451 MB/s

4K Read 29.1

4K Write 94.5

4K Mixed 43.8

150% 55.8 MB/s

DQ Read 292

DQ Write 314

DQ Mixed 260

207% 288 MB/s

CZE-User, 1 month ago.

78GB free

Firmware: P1225CH1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 324 324 325 325 322 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 325

Mixed 304

SusWrite 324

82% 368 MB/s

4K Read 29.3

4K Write 107

4K Mixed 42.4

155% 59.6 MB/s

DQ Read 283

DQ Write 298

DQ Mixed 188

170% 256 MB/s

UKR-User, 6 months ago.

141GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P1225CH1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 252 246 257 259 260 MB/s

97.7% Outstanding

Write 320

Mixed 293

SusWrite 264

77% 347 MB/s

4K Read 29.5

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 42.6

157% 60.3 MB/s

DQ Read 283

DQ Write 294

DQ Mixed 188

169% 255 MB/s

TWN-User, 4 days ago.

53GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Q0926B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 431 428 438 413 310 MB/s

96.8% Outstanding

Write 444

Mixed 412

SusWrite 407

99% 439 MB/s

4K Read 26.9

4K Write 66.6

4K Mixed 37.3

124% 43.6 MB/s

DQ Read 292

DQ Write 322

DQ Mixed 263

210% 293 MB/s

UKR-User, 4 months ago.

137GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P1225CH1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 302 313 320 318 320 MB/s

91% Outstanding

Write 317

Mixed 292

SusWrite 311

75% 335 MB/s

4K Read 27.5

4K Write 105

4K Mixed 33.2

140% 55.2 MB/s

DQ Read 284

DQ Write 295

DQ Mixed 188

169% 255 MB/s

UKR-User, 5 months ago.

55GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P1225CH1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 173 153 131 141 134 MB/s

90.8% Outstanding

Write 324

Mixed 293

SusWrite 164

72% 322 MB/s

4K Read 29.4

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 42.3

155% 59.3 MB/s

DQ Read 276

DQ Write 293

DQ Mixed 186

167% 252 MB/s

CZE-User, 9 months ago.

114GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P1225CH1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 251 256 196 228 230 MB/s

84.1% Excellent

Write 322

Mixed 296

SusWrite 244

75% 335 MB/s

4K Read 25.2

4K Write 69.9

4K Mixed 34.5

119% 43.2 MB/s

DQ Read 283

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 187

170% 257 MB/s

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Typical TS256GMTS800S 256GB Builds (Compare 623 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 45%

Speed boat

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 38%

Jet ski

System: Acer Aspire GX-785

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	444x
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	170x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	4x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	204x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	78x
GTX 1050Nvidia $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples	57x

SSD
TS256GMTS800S 256GBTranscendBench 98%, 58 samples	1x

RAM
ACR24D4U7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 72%, 1,454 samples	82x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G3B1 2x8GBMicronBench 73%, 7,552 samples	46x
ACR26D4U9D8MH-16 1x16GBKingstonBench 44%, 528 samples	32x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $286

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Transcend

TS256GMTS800S 256GB

Average Bench: 98.5% (261^st of 1072)

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Above average consistency

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System: Acer Aspire GX-785

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TS256GMTS800S 256GB

Average Bench: 98.5% (261st of 1072)

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Average Bench: 98.5% (261^st of 1072)