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TS256GSSD360S 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 68.1% (704th of 1080)

Based on 563 user benchmarks.  Model: TS256GSSD360S
Poor: 49%Average: 68.1% Great: 82%

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Above average average bench

The Transcend TS256GSSD360S 256GB averaged 31.9% 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 Random Write Speed 74MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 248MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS256GSSD360S 256GB is 33%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Transcend TS256GSSD360S 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 11.9MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 140MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 563 samples)
Rank 70468.1%
Min Avg Max
334 Read 429 493
218 Write 297 380
172 Mixed 243 384
81.2 SusWrite 275 329
69.5% 311 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.8 4K Read 21.9 27.8
28.8 4K Write 74 113
3.82 4K Mixed 11.9 16.8
87.6% 35.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.9 DQ Read 140 193
81.3 DQ Write 248 312
4.32 DQ Mixed 62.8 86.4
84.7% 150 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0921A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 301 313 325 315 299 MB/s
80.4% Excellent
Read 474
Write 317
Mixed 205
SusWrite 307
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 94
4K Mixed 15.9
109% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 214
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 84.4
111% 198 MB/s
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0226A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 305 318 309 325 330 MB/s
77.5% Very good
Read 456
Write 332
Mixed 223
SusWrite 316
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 86.4
4K Mixed 15
103% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 58.8
94% 174 MB/s
188GB free
Firmware: P0921A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 313 318 325 324 324 MB/s
73.7% Very good
Read 455
Write 319
Mixed 234
SusWrite 320
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 70.6
4K Mixed 13.3
89% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 155
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 85.1
105% 180 MB/s
236GB free
Firmware: Q0707A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 274 276 272 275 272 MB/s
67.9% Good
Read 462
Write 272
Mixed 191
SusWrite 274
67% 300 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 66
4K Mixed 12.3
78% 32.2 MB/s
DQ Read 192
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 70.9
96% 173 MB/s
158GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0707A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 256 263 270 269 270 MB/s
66.1% Good
Read 449
Write 102
Mixed 210
SusWrite 264
57% 256 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 67.9
4K Mixed 11.1
82% 33.3 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 67.8
87% 152 MB/s
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20151027
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 263 282 259 267 267 MB/s
56.4% Above average
Read 378
Write 278
Mixed 204
SusWrite 266
63% 281 MB/s
4K Read 13.5
4K Write 44.6
4K Mixed 11
58% 23 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 84.6
89% 146 MB/s
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Typical TS256GSSD360S 256GB Builds (Compare 1,976 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 49%
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation 46%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B450M GAMING

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples344x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $120Bench 73%, 179,588 samples309x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $175Bench 74%, 142,983 samples119x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples146x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $234Bench 71%, 428,800 samples119x
RX 570AMD  $170Bench 45%, 473,685 samples98x
SSD
TS256GSSD360S 256GBTranscendBench 68%, 563 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples73x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples62x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 52,667 samples59x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $258

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