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Transcend TS128GSSD320

SSD320 128GB

SSD320 128GB
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Effective Speed -1,079%Effective Speed -1,079%Average Score -1,865%Read -2,506%, Write -3,952%, 4K Read -335%, 4K Write -228%, Mixed -2,348%, 4K Mixed -346%, SusWrite -3,341%Peak Score -2,144%Read -2,104%, Write -4,736%, 4K Read -583%, 4K Write -254%, Mixed -2,663%, 4K Mixed -529%, SusWrite -4,138%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%, Price 124%, Value -5,384%Nice To Haves -1,316%DQ Read -1,436%, DQ Write -1,362%, DQ Mixed -1,648%, ADQ Read -1,498%, ADQ Write -1,053%, ADQ Mixed -1,713%, Age -558%, AS-SSD Total -1,259%

Average Bench: 46.2% (915^th of 1080)

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

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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

Average Bench

(Based on 1,687 samples)

Rank 91546.2%

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

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

NLD-User, 3 months ago.

56GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5.0.4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 98 91 93 94 95 MB/s

57.6% Above average

Write 126

Mixed 118

SusWrite 95.1

28% 126 MB/s

4K Read 25.7

4K Write 85.8

4K Mixed 33.8

128% 48.4 MB/s

DQ Read 150

DQ Write 114

DQ Mixed 83.1

76% 116 MB/s

SWE-User, 2 months ago.

18GB free

Firmware: 5.6.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 64 63 50 51 46 MB/s

49.6% Average

Write 98.5

Mixed 114

SusWrite 55.8

25% 111 MB/s

4K Read 18.4

4K Write 76.2

4K Mixed 33.3

111% 42.6 MB/s

DQ Read 80.5

DQ Write 119

DQ Mixed 93.8

73% 97.8 MB/s

DEU-User, 3 months ago.

27GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5.2.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 82 77 74 70 71 MB/s

43.2% Average

Write 103

Mixed 111

SusWrite 76.4

24% 107 MB/s

4K Read 21.4

4K Write 48

4K Mixed 25.7

91% 31.7 MB/s

DQ Read 123

DQ Write 100

DQ Mixed 96.9

76% 107 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 months ago.

119GB free

Firmware: 5.2.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 68 69 64 64 66 MB/s

40.3% Average

Write 53.1

Mixed 102

SusWrite 69.7

19% 85.3 MB/s

4K Read 18.3

4K Write 56.8

4K Mixed 24.1

89% 33.1 MB/s

DQ Read 102

DQ Write 78

DQ Mixed 91.6

68% 90.4 MB/s

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Typical SSD320 128GB Builds (Compare 6,181 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

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Desktop 59%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Asus B85M-G - $70

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	1,005x
Core i7-4790Intel $104Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	829x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	557x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	497x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	418x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	385x

SSD
SSD320 128GBTranscend $92Bench 46%, 1,687 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	161x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	138x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	90x

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Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $371

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Transcend TS128GSSD320

SSD320 128GB

Average Bench: 46.2% (915^th of 1080)

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