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TS120GMTS820S 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 62.6% (781st of 1080)

Based on 2,081 user benchmarks.  Model: TS120GMTS820S
Poor: 45%Average: 62.6% Great: 79%

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Above average average bench

The Transcend TS120GMTS820S 120GB averaged 37.4% 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 Write Speed 265MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 74.1MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS120GMTS820S 120GB is 34%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Transcend TS120GMTS820S 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 122MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 30.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,081 samples)
Rank 78162.6%
Min Avg Max
341 Read 447 507
14.9 Write 300 413
15.9 Mixed 301 390
49.2 SusWrite 122 251
65.1% 293 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.8 4K Read 22.2 34.7
22.6 4K Write 74.1 110
1.9 4K Mixed 18.1 27
96.1% 38.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
73.4 DQ Read 138 189
103 DQ Write 265 327
0.38 DQ Mixed 30.4 44
71.6% 144 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0628A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 39 56 6.1 44 40 MB/s
67.2% Good
Read 462
Write 372
Mixed 361
SusWrite 66.6
70% 315 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 22.1
116% 48.7 MB/s
DQ Read 156
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 35.5
83% 167 MB/s
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0509A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 35 41 36 39 34 MB/s
66.6% Good
Read 477
Write 344
Mixed 363
SusWrite 47.6
68% 308 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 73
4K Mixed 26.3
120% 43.6 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 24.1
66% 138 MB/s
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U1001A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 36 38 40 40 23 MB/s
62.4% Good
Read 494
Write 413
Mixed 124
SusWrite 49.8
60% 270 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 1.6
116% 50.5 MB/s
DQ Read 96.9
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 25
66% 134 MB/s
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U1001A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 352 380 272 68 38 MB/s
60% Above average
Read 459
Write 375
Mixed 387
SusWrite 224
81% 361 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 51.2
4K Mixed 0.2
72% 27 MB/s
DQ Read 93.4
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 24.1
69% 140 MB/s
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0628A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 66 22 49 39 64 MB/s
45.8% Average
Read 465
Write 370
Mixed 359
SusWrite 78
71% 318 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 44.8
4K Mixed 16.6
68% 25.5 MB/s
DQ Read 15.6
DQ Write 67.3
DQ Mixed 17.7
20% 33.5 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 76,509,377 SSDs tested

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Typical TS120GMTS820S 120GB Builds (Compare 2,387 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 10%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H410M H V2

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel  $95Bench 85%, 153,026 samples685x
Core i3-10100FIntel  $69Bench 80%, 39,812 samples386x
Core i5-10400Intel  $124Bench 84%, 71,804 samples338x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples285x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples155x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $139Bench 71%, 428,800 samples144x
SSD
TS120GMTS820S 120GBTranscendBench 63%, 2,081 samples1x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples54x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples54x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples42x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $95

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