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TS1TSSD420I 1TB

TS1TSSD420I 1TB
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Effective Speed -6%Effective Speed -6%Average Score -8%Read 4%, Write 1%, 4K Read -33%, 4K Write -14%, Mixed -15%, 4K Mixed -26%, SusWrite 27%Peak Score -9%Read 2%, Write -10%, 4K Read -38%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed 9%, 4K Mixed -32%, SusWrite 13%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -23%DQ Read -30%, DQ Write -17%, DQ Mixed -60%, ADQ Read -29%, ADQ Write -8%, ADQ Mixed -50%, Age 29%, AS-SSD Total -21%

Average Bench: 92.6% (298^th of 1071)

Based on 42 user benchmarks. Model: TS1TSSD420I

Poor: 73%Average: 92.6% Great: 107%

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Excellent average bench

The Transcend TS1TSSD420I 1TB averaged just 7.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend TS1TSSD420I 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 174MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 35.6MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS1TSSD420I 1TB is 33.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Transcend TS1TSSD420I 1TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 312MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 377MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 42 samples)

Rank 29892.6%

Min	Avg	Max
302	Read 475	517
216	Write 410	440
99	Mixed 312	463
136	SusWrite 377	436
88.3% 393 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.4	4K Read 25.9	31.1
31.9	4K Write 76.6	113
17.5	4K Mixed 35.6	44.2
126% 46.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
28.1	DQ Read 253	282
87.3	DQ Write 267	306
9.6	DQ Mixed 174	207
155% 231 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

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

USA-User, 5 months ago.

954GB free

Firmware: P1225CE

SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 434 434 434 433 434 MB/s

110% Outstanding

Write 418

Mixed 320

SusWrite 433

93% 416 MB/s

4K Read 31.2

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 47.2

165% 62.2 MB/s

DQ Read 282

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 205

178% 263 MB/s

SWE-User, 2 days ago.

336GB free

Firmware: N1114B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 420 420 423 432 430 MB/s

97.8% Outstanding

Write 406

Mixed 292

SusWrite 423

90% 400 MB/s

4K Read 25.7

4K Write 82.8

4K Mixed 36.7

130% 48.4 MB/s

DQ Read 273

DQ Write 292

DQ Mixed 198

172% 254 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 month ago.

377GB free

Firmware: N1114B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 385 369 380 413 193 MB/s

95.3% Outstanding

Write 430

Mixed 310

SusWrite 352

89% 396 MB/s

4K Read 27.4

4K Write 82

4K Mixed 38.2

134% 49.2 MB/s

DQ Read 277

DQ Write 295

DQ Mixed 198

173% 257 MB/s

GBR-User, 4 months ago.

109GB free

Firmware: N1114B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 389 391 401 403 402 MB/s

82.8% Excellent

Write 404

Mixed 297

SusWrite 395

87% 386 MB/s

4K Read 21.1

4K Write 45.9

4K Mixed 27.3

91% 31.4 MB/s

DQ Read 276

DQ Write 279

DQ Mixed 199

171% 252 MB/s

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: HP p6-2321eg

CPU
Core i3-3220Intel $79Bench 52%, 71,790 samples	2x
Core i5-2320Intel $165Bench 64%, 38,345 samples	1x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1x

GPU
GeForce GT 620NvidiaBench 2%, 17,163 samples	3x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	1x

SSD
TS1TSSD420I 1TBTranscendBench 93%, 42 samples	2x

RAM
RMR5040MM58F9F1600 Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 8GBRAMAXELBench 55%, 3 samples	1x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	1x
16JTF51264AZ-1G4D1 2x4GBMicronBench 47%, 1,539 samples	1x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $79

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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TS1TSSD420I 1TB

Average Bench: 92.6% (298^th of 1071)

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Average Bench: 92.6% (298th of 1071)

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Average Bench: 92.6% (298^th of 1071)