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Transcend TS256GMTE820

MTE820 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

MTE820 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
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Effective Speed -415%Effective Speed -415%Average Score -484%Read -494%, Write -486%, 4K Read -185%, 4K Write -114%, Mixed -434%, 4K Mixed -170%, SusWrite -1,508%Peak Score -705%Read -682%, Write -651%, 4K Read -487%, 4K Write -183%, Mixed -616%, 4K Mixed -348%, SusWrite -1,971%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -429%DQ Read -756%, DQ Write -188%, DQ Mixed -560%, ADQ Read -568%, ADQ Write -130%, ADQ Mixed -484%, Age -321%, AS-SSD Total -424%

Average Bench: 106% (238^th of 1080)

Based on 163 user benchmarks. Model: TS256GMTE820

Poor: 83%Average: 106% Great: 120%

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Outstanding average bench

The Transcend MTE820 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB averaged 5.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend MTE820 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 254MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 546MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend MTE820 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB is 37.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend MTE820 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 196MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 256MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 163 samples)

Rank 238106%

Min	Avg	Max
534	Read 706	758
676	Write 795	857
491	Mixed 605	652
169	SusWrite 196	221
129% 575 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.2	4K Read 31.2	32.7
62.8	4K Write 97.1	134
22.4	4K Mixed 40.9	48.8
151% 56.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
51.6	DQ Read 256	271
116	DQ Write 546	660
35.5	DQ Mixed 254	318
235% 352 MB/s

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

IDN-User, 10 months ago.

181GB free

Firmware: CB1.1.A Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 779 152 108 108 89 101 MB/s

121% Outstanding

Write 814

Mixed 642

SusWrite 223

135% 602 MB/s

4K Read 33

4K Write 141

4K Mixed 50.5

190% 74.9 MB/s

DQ Read 270

DQ Write 621

DQ Mixed 317

278% 403 MB/s

LVA-User, 3 months ago.

82GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CB1.1.A Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 108 258 188 124 61 MB/s

111% Outstanding

Write 839

Mixed 624

SusWrite 177

134% 597 MB/s

4K Read 31.1

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 46

161% 60.4 MB/s

DQ Read 270

DQ Write 650

DQ Mixed 314

281% 411 MB/s

MAR-User, 2 months ago.

198GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CB1.1.A Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 527 271 132 108 126 108 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 816

Mixed 600

SusWrite 212

130% 580 MB/s

4K Read 28.5

4K Write 81

4K Mixed 40.6

138% 50 MB/s

DQ Read 270

DQ Write 603

DQ Mixed 310

272% 394 MB/s

FRA-User, 11 months ago.

91GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CB1.1.A Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 745 184 108 125 63 108 MB/s

95.5% Outstanding

Write 860

Mixed 639

SusWrite 222

137% 612 MB/s

4K Read 27.8

4K Write 65.2

4K Mixed 37.1

124% 43.4 MB/s

DQ Read 268

DQ Write 372

DQ Mixed 312

238% 317 MB/s

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Typical MTE820 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB Builds (Compare 19 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Sabre 15WV8

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	13x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	6x

SSD
MTE820 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBTranscendBench 106%, 163 samples	8x

RAM
CBD24D4S7D8ME-16 1x16GBKingstonBench 42%, 149 samples	6x
CT16G4SFD8266.M16FJ 2x16GBCrucialBench 82%, 1,022 samples	3x
F4 DDR4 2400 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 77%, 3,102 samples	2x

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Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $345	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $218	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350

Transcend TS256GMTE820

MTE820 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

Average Bench: 106% (238^th of 1080)

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MTE820 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

Average Bench: 106% (238th of 1080)

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