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TS256GMTS430S 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 77.2% (530th of 1072)

Based on 530 user benchmarks.  Model: TS256GMTS430S
Poor: 53%Average: 77.2% Great: 98%

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Good average bench

The Transcend TS256GMTS430S 256GB averaged 22.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend TS256GMTS430S 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 103MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.4MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS256GMTS430S 256GB is 45.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend TS256GMTS430S 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 167MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 335MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 530 samples)
Rank 53077.2%
Min Avg Max
334 Read 440 509
144 Write 349 444
160 Mixed 335 412
105 SusWrite 167 238
72.1% 323 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13 4K Read 27.1 36.9
34.6 4K Write 70.3 102
17.9 4K Mixed 36.4 49.7
125% 44.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
128 DQ Read 224 365
96 DQ Write 255 341
57.6 DQ Mixed 103 129
115% 194 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
238GB free
Firmware: S0423A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 217 215 217 217 216 MB/s
98.7% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 456
Mixed 406
SusWrite 240
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 77.7
4K Mixed 46.8
154% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 355
DQ Mixed 116
154% 279 MB/s
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0423A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 253 218 216 215 216 MB/s
89.2% Excellent
Read 478
Write 440
Mixed 408
SusWrite 233
87% 390 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 64.3
4K Mixed 39.5
131% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 112
146% 262 MB/s
236GB free
Firmware: R0906A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 143 145 142 146 147 MB/s
73.7% Very good
Read 480
Write 349
Mixed 353
SusWrite 152
74% 333 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 58.3
4K Mixed 34.2
114% 39.6 MB/s
DQ Read 182
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 87.9
102% 172 MB/s
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02J0S7JA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 99 98 96 97 97 MB/s
72.3% Very good
Read 466
Write 353
Mixed 348
SusWrite 104
71% 318 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 57.7
4K Mixed 36.8
119% 40.5 MB/s
DQ Read 214
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 112
116% 189 MB/s
36GB free
Firmware: 02J0T2DA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 65 147 300 352 351 MB/s
67.6% Good
Read 606
Write 26.7
Mixed 108
SusWrite 217
52% 239 MB/s
4K Read 13.4
4K Write 24
4K Mixed 31.2
73% 22.9 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 43.3
DQ Mixed 95.6
80% 120 MB/s
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02J0TBD1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 96 60 69 69 61 MB/s
65.5% Good
Read 400
Write 359
Mixed 341
SusWrite 95.2
67% 299 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 57.2
4K Mixed 31.6
107% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 223
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 98.8
111% 188 MB/s
138GB free
Firmware: 02J0T2DA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 158 112 109 108 106 MB/s
64.9% Good
Read 479
Write 377
Mixed 371
SusWrite 135
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 39.5
4K Mixed 28.4
96% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 198
DQ Write 141
DQ Mixed 94.6
91% 144 MB/s
217GB free
Firmware: 02J0T2DA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 113 113 114 114 114 MB/s
57.6% Above average
Read 404
Write 186
Mixed 162
SusWrite 115
48% 217 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 44.8
4K Mixed 25.5
88% 30.4 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 44.4
65% 121 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,658,926 SSDs tested

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Typical TS256GMTS430S 256GB Builds (Compare 31,990 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 113%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 104%
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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples8,104x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples7,832x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples3,797x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples2,415x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples2,135x
SSD
TS256GMTS430S 256GBTranscendBench 77%, 530 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples959x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $748

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