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TS480GMTS820S 480GB

TS480GMTS820S 480GB
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Effective Speed -40%Effective Speed -40%Average Score -36%Read 1%, Write -15%, 4K Read -43%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed -9%, 4K Mixed -121%, SusWrite -50%Peak Score -20%Read 0%, Write -11%, 4K Read -26%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -8%, 4K Mixed -98%, SusWrite 8%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -191%DQ Read -56%, DQ Write -9%, DQ Mixed -631%, ADQ Read -122%, ADQ Write -9%, ADQ Mixed -706%, Age 32%, AS-SSD Total -26%

Average Bench: 70.2% (664^th of 1072)

Based on 531 user benchmarks. Model: TS480GMTS820S

Poor: 40%Average: 70.2% Great: 92%

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Good average bench

The Transcend TS480GMTS820S 480GB averaged 29.8% 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 77.6MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 264MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS480GMTS820S 480GB is 51.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend TS480GMTS820S 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 197MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 32.3MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 531 samples)

Rank 66470.2%

Min	Avg	Max
369	Read 463	509
19.4	Write 354	437
24.3	Mixed 328	393
53.8	SusWrite 197	419
74.9% 335 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13	4K Read 24	34.2
11.7	4K Write 77.6	116
1.62	4K Mixed 20.4	29.4
104% 40.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
69.7	DQ Read 147	235
26.8	DQ Write 264	330
9.98	DQ Mixed 32.3	45.3
73.5% 148 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

MYS-User, 1 month ago.

393GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1120A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 134 11 89 441 48 MB/s

80% Very good

Write 430

Mixed 368

SusWrite 190

83% 372 MB/s

4K Read 26

4K Write 101

4K Mixed 29.7

131% 52.2 MB/s

DQ Read 139

DQ Write 263

DQ Mixed 47.4

80% 150 MB/s

MYS-User, 2 months ago.

147GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T1125A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 419 419 421 217 376 MB/s

79.7% Very good

Write 376

Mixed 352

SusWrite 378

87% 385 MB/s

4K Read 26.9

4K Write 78.7

4K Mixed 15

102% 40.2 MB/s

DQ Read 116

DQ Write 330

DQ Mixed 26.9

77% 158 MB/s

CZE-User, 2 months ago.

122GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1120A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 10 12 24 369 12 MB/s

73.8% Very good

Write 425

Mixed 374

SusWrite 116

79% 353 MB/s

4K Read 26.6

4K Write 92.8

4K Mixed 28.5

126% 49.3 MB/s

DQ Read 133

DQ Write 269

DQ Mixed 45

79% 149 MB/s

ISR-User, 1 month ago.

140GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T1125A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 105 381 21 13 85 MB/s

66.4% Good

Write 405

Mixed 385

SusWrite 172

80% 360 MB/s

4K Read 21.5

4K Write 72.2

4K Mixed 17.2

93% 37 MB/s

DQ Read 103

DQ Write 323

DQ Mixed 25.9

74% 151 MB/s

PHL-User, 2 month ago.

215GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0327B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 100 149 2.8 2.5 13 MB/s

58.7% Above average

Write 338

Mixed 344

SusWrite 100

66% 295 MB/s

4K Read 19.8

4K Write 62.1

4K Mixed 20

88% 34 MB/s

DQ Read 133

DQ Write 318

DQ Mixed 33.1

80% 161 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 month ago.

334GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1120A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 35 8.9 9.4 345 217 MB/s

55.9% Above average

Write 373

Mixed 347

SusWrite 159

75% 334 MB/s

4K Read 18.7

4K Write 35.6

4K Mixed 19.3

72% 24.5 MB/s

DQ Read 105

DQ Write 155

DQ Mixed 44

57% 101 MB/s

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Gaming 112%

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Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X - $227

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,971x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,727x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,634x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	934x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	871x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	770x

SSD
TS480GMTS820S 480GBTranscendBench 70%, 531 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	481x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	400x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	337x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $729

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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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TS480GMTS820S 480GB

Average Bench: 70.2% (664^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 70.2% (664th of 1072)

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