TSA

256GB 256GB

256GB 256GB
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Effective Speed -38%Effective Speed -38%Average Score -40%Read -3%, Write -27%, 4K Read -17%, 4K Write -36%, Mixed -40%, 4K Mixed -67%, SusWrite -88%Peak Score -10%Read 1%, Write -15%, 4K Read -12%, 4K Write -12%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed -17%, SusWrite 0%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -46%DQ Read -6%, DQ Write -10%, DQ Mixed -73%, ADQ Read -46%, ADQ Write -31%, ADQ Mixed -233%, Age 36%, AS-SSD Total -8%

Average Bench: 71.5% (640^th of 1072)

Based on 217 user benchmarks. Model: TSA 256GB

Poor: 39%Average: 71.5% Great: 97%

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Good average bench

The TSA 256GB 256GB averaged 28.5% 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 Read Speed 29.4MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 78.2MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the TSA 256GB 256GB is 57.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the TSA 256GB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 158MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 256MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 217 samples)

Rank 64071.5%

Min	Avg	Max
330	Read 445	510
139	Write 320	421
27.9	Mixed 256	374
66.6	SusWrite 158	388
65.6% 295 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.5	4K Read 29.4	38.3
15.4	4K Write 64.2	109
1.28	4K Mixed 27	49.6
113% 40.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
30.3	DQ Read 223	346
14.8	DQ Write 221	326
1.2	DQ Mixed 78.2	191
98.2% 174 MB/s

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

DEU-User, 4 months ago.

157GB free

Firmware: S0425A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 130 129 130 130 130 MB/s

92% Outstanding

Write 294

Mixed 294

SusWrite 152

68% 304 MB/s

4K Read 35.4

4K Write 87.9

4K Mixed 46.8

160% 56.7 MB/s

DQ Read 344

DQ Write 276

DQ Mixed 103

133% 241 MB/s

CAN-User, 3 months ago.

78GB free

Firmware: S0425A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 132 133 132 133 132 MB/s

89.3% Excellent

Write 302

Mixed 315

SusWrite 158

71% 317 MB/s

4K Read 34.9

4K Write 73.8

4K Mixed 43.7

148% 50.8 MB/s

DQ Read 348

DQ Write 273

DQ Mixed 105

134% 242 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

71GB free

Firmware: S0425A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 132 132 132 132 131 MB/s

86.2% Excellent

Write 302

Mixed 312

SusWrite 158

70% 315 MB/s

4K Read 33.3

4K Write 65.2

4K Mixed 41.6

138% 46.7 MB/s

DQ Read 351

DQ Write 275

DQ Mixed 105

135% 243 MB/s

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Desktop 59%

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Workstation 6%

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System: HP Compaq Elite 8300 SFF

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Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	2,465x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,464x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples	797x

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HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	1,922x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	725x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	488x

SSD
256GB 256GBTSABench 71%, 217 samples	1x

RAM
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples	64x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	56x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	52x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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