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Transcend TS128GSSD320

SSD320 128GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 46.2% (907th of 1072)

Based on 1,687 user benchmarks.  Models: TS128GSSD320, TS128GSS D320
Poor: 28%Average: 46.2% Great: 62%

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Below average average bench

The Transcend SSD320 128GB averaged 53.7% 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 Mixed IO Speed 81.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 63.3MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend SSD320 128GB is 34.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Transcend SSD320 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 91.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 115MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,687 samples)
Rank 90746.2%
Min Avg Max
107 Read 161 269
78.5 Write 115 133
97.7 Mixed 132 169
66.7 SusWrite 91.6 108
28% 125 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10 4K Read 20.4 28.1
12.4 4K Write 63.3 107
11.9 4K Mixed 24.8 34.8
96.3% 36.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.6 DQ Read 107 151
65 DQ Write 109 130
26.6 DQ Mixed 81.9 120
68.8% 99.5 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.0.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 90 88 92 86 95 MB/s
60.3% Good
Read 164
Write 124
Mixed 102
SusWrite 91.3
27% 120 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 32
139% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 151
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 74.6
73% 117 MB/s
27GB free
Firmware: 5.0.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 101 95 106 130 136 MB/s
60.2% Good
Read 188
Write 128
Mixed 140
SusWrite 114
32% 143 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 91.5
4K Mixed 30.6
130% 50.1 MB/s
DQ Read 149
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 99
86% 127 MB/s
91GB free
Firmware: 5.0.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 104 102 103 104 102 MB/s
59.6% Above average
Read 195
Write 124
Mixed 155
SusWrite 105
32% 145 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 85.5
4K Mixed 33.2
127% 48.2 MB/s
DQ Read 149
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 88.2
81% 124 MB/s
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.0.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 87 100 97 100 99 MB/s
53.5% Above average
Read 159
Write 122
Mixed 140
SusWrite 97.5
29% 130 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 83.4
4K Mixed 29.3
115% 44.9 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 122
94% 129 MB/s
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.6.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 84 95 88 88 82 MB/s
41.6% Average
Read 192
Write 125
Mixed 148
SusWrite 88.9
31% 138 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 46.7
4K Mixed 24.3
83% 29.7 MB/s
DQ Read 26.5
DQ Write 89.3
DQ Mixed 35.1
34% 50.3 MB/s
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.0.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 69 68 73 67 67 MB/s
36.9% Below average
Read 125
Write 85.5
Mixed 140
SusWrite 71.5
24% 106 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 32.2
4K Mixed 22
72% 24 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 88.2
73% 104 MB/s
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.6.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 55 52 51 54 58 MB/s
25.8% Poor
Read 146
Write 96.8
Mixed 93.1
SusWrite 56.2
22% 98.2 MB/s
4K Read 11.5
4K Write 28.9
4K Mixed 12.3
48% 17.6 MB/s
DQ Read 25.2
DQ Write 53.2
DQ Mixed 18.3
20% 32.2 MB/s
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Gaming 7%
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Desktop 59%
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Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: Asus B85M-G - $80

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples965x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples788x
Core i5-4590Intel  $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples533x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples481x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples403x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples372x
SSD
SSD320 128GBTranscend  $92Bench 46%, 1,687 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples158x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples127x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples86x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 48% - Average Total price: $381

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