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TS240GMTS420S 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 64.3% (749th of 1072)

Based on 851 user benchmarks.  Model: TS240GMTS420S
Poor: 35%Average: 64.3% Great: 88%

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Above average average bench

The Transcend TS240GMTS420S 240GB averaged 35.6% 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 249MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 66.7MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS240GMTS420S 240GB is 52.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend TS240GMTS420S 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 180MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 33.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 851 samples)
Rank 74964.3%
Min Avg Max
333 Read 439 505
51.6 Write 324 421
27.8 Mixed 311 384
39.3 SusWrite 180 400
70% 313 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.76 4K Read 22.1 31.5
15.3 4K Write 66.7 113
1.26 4K Mixed 17.7 27.6
91.5% 35.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
93.6 DQ Read 151 216
43.8 DQ Write 249 326
1.7 DQ Mixed 33.2 44.2
72.1% 144 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U1001A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 397 379 180 68 37 MB/s
78.9% Very good
Read 496
Write 364
Mixed 396
SusWrite 215
82% 367 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 84.8
4K Mixed 20.9
125% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 31.9
76% 153 MB/s
76GB free
Firmware: S1127B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 46 37 37 34 37 MB/s
58.9% Above average
Read 484
Write 393
Mixed 383
SusWrite 63.6
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 51.7
4K Mixed 21
88% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 183
DQ Write 217
DQ Mixed 39.1
74% 146 MB/s
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1127B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 30 14 19 21 19 MB/s
49.8% Average
Read 326
Write 357
Mixed 358
SusWrite 41.7
61% 271 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 60.6
4K Mixed 9.5
82% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 37.9
87% 177 MB/s
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: W0220A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 46 15 160 18 7.5 MB/s
47.3% Average
Read 320
Write 367
Mixed 364
SusWrite 81.9
64% 283 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 50.2
4K Mixed 16
74% 28.1 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 45
68% 125 MB/s
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0703A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 72 46 38 52 41 MB/s
39.9% Below average
Read 356
Write 258
Mixed 266
SusWrite 72.5
53% 238 MB/s
4K Read 13.1
4K Write 32.4
4K Mixed 10.7
51% 18.7 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 158
DQ Mixed 33.2
54% 103 MB/s
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1127B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 31 42 38 35 35 MB/s
35.4% Below average
Read 453
Write 88.8
Mixed 113
SusWrite 37.1
37% 173 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 17.9
4K Mixed 0.9
41% 13 MB/s
DQ Read 121
DQ Write 54.9
DQ Mixed 2
24% 59.3 MB/s
96GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1127B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 14 8.2 28 22 21 MB/s
20.3% Poor
Read 351
Write 43.1
Mixed 13.5
SusWrite 18.5
22% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 9
14% 3.53 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,721,376 SSDs tested

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Gaming 10%
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Desktop 60%
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Workstation 9%
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System: Lenovo 20217

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel  $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples996x
Core i5-4200MIntel  $39Bench 50%, 33,019 samples99x
Core i7-4702MQIntelBench 61%, 21,618 samples14x
GPU
GeForce GT 755MNvidiaBench 9%, 3,890 samples452x
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples449x
GeForce GT 750MNvidiaBench 8%, 13,088 samples218x
SSD
TS240GMTS420S 240GBTranscendBench 64%, 851 samples1x
RAM
RMT3170EB68F9W1600 2x4GBRamaxelBench 50%, 5,069 samples174x
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 52%, 22,647 samples71x
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 51%, 18,309 samples66x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $209

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