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TS128GMSA230S 128GB

TS128GMSA230S 128GB
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Effective Speed -19%Effective Speed -19%Average Score -17%Read -1%, Write -11%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write -16%, Mixed -1%, 4K Mixed -8%, SusWrite -75%Peak Score -10%Read 1%, Write -19%, 4K Read -11%, 4K Write -18%, Mixed -4%, 4K Mixed -10%, SusWrite -9%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -32%DQ Read -45%, DQ Write -10%, DQ Mixed -52%, ADQ Read -44%, ADQ Write -24%, ADQ Mixed -103%, Age 49%, AS-SSD Total -24%

Average Bench: 82.7% (443^rd of 1072)

Based on 88 user benchmarks. Model: TS128GMSA230S

Poor: 60%Average: 82.7% Great: 98%

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Very good average bench

The Transcend TS128GMSA230S 128GB averaged just 17.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend TS128GMSA230S 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 128MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 41.7MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS128GMSA230S 128GB is 38%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend TS128GMSA230S 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 169MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 357MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 88 samples)

Rank 44382.7%

Min	Avg	Max
356	Read 454	511
191	Write 364	407
294	Mixed 357	408
106	SusWrite 169	356
75.2% 336 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.5	4K Read 31.5	38.6
37	4K Write 75.7	104
22.6	4K Mixed 41.7	53.2
141% 49.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
127	DQ Read 227	253
100	DQ Write 233	327
84.4	DQ Mixed 128	218
124% 196 MB/s

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ROU-User, 9 months ago.

69GB free (System drive)

Firmware: TBD1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 171 125 125 125 125 MB/s

86.8% Excellent

Write 399

Mixed 384

SusWrite 134

78% 348 MB/s

4K Read 35.3

4K Write 77.1

4K Mixed 45.4

152% 52.6 MB/s

DQ Read 251

DQ Write 292

DQ Mixed 107

126% 217 MB/s

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 5%

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System: Lenovo 4239CTO

CPU
Core i7-2760QMIntel $130Bench 60%, 10,423 samples	9x
Core i5-2520MIntel $34Bench 48%, 45,308 samples	7x
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	5x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	22x
NVS 4200MNvidiaBench 2%, 6,825 samples	12x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	6x

SSD
TS128GMSA230S 128GBTranscendBench 83%, 88 samples	6x

RAM
M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 41%, 10,285 samples	7x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	3x
M471B1G73EB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 52%, 10,651 samples	3x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $130

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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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Average Bench: 82.7% (443^rd of 1072)

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TS128GMSA230S 128GB

Average Bench: 82.7% (443rd of 1072)

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