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TS256GMTS830S 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 90.1% (330th of 1072)

Based on 440 user benchmarks.  Model: TS256GMTS830S
Poor: 60%Average: 90.1% Great: 115%

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Excellent average bench

The Transcend TS256GMTS830S 256GB averaged just 9.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend TS256GMTS830S 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 155MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 41.9MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS256GMTS830S 256GB is 54.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend TS256GMTS830S 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 258MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 364MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 440 samples)
Rank 33090.1%
Min Avg Max
357 Read 462 516
195 Write 373 461
225 Mixed 364 428
110 SusWrite 258 445
81.7% 365 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.3 4K Read 30 39.7
39.2 4K Write 80.9 112
22.6 4K Mixed 41.9 55.8
142% 51 MB/s
Min Avg Max
141 DQ Read 248 366
130 DQ Write 274 340
93.9 DQ Mixed 155 247
146% 226 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2200S8LI
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 409 430 452 469 467 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 455
Write 429
Mixed 390
SusWrite 441
97% 429 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 80.7
4K Mixed 43
143% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 214
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 242
194% 266 MB/s
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02J0T3HB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 183 156 158 162 160 MB/s
86% Excellent
Read 476
Write 372
Mixed 368
SusWrite 171
78% 347 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 82.5
4K Mixed 43.4
146% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 205
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 96.7
115% 197 MB/s
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427GN1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 374 357 388 416 413 MB/s
77.8% Very good
Read 317
Write 288
Mixed 300
SusWrite 382
73% 322 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 57.8
4K Mixed 29.2
99% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 213
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 238
182% 244 MB/s
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427GN1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 283 330 315 339 337 MB/s
73.5% Very good
Read 411
Write 324
Mixed 326
SusWrite 318
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 45.7
4K Mixed 32.2
93% 32 MB/s
DQ Read 208
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 190
139% 183 MB/s
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22Z2UCFS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 302 204 133 162 163 MB/s
72.7% Very good
Read 291
Write 345
Mixed 332
SusWrite 205
66% 293 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 49.6
4K Mixed 36.2
114% 37.8 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 134
142% 234 MB/s
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02J0T3HB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 147 107 108 109 108 MB/s
67.9% Good
Read 433
Write 362
Mixed 342
SusWrite 131
71% 317 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 50.4
4K Mixed 32.3
103% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 98.1
111% 187 MB/s
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Typical TS256GMTS830S 256GB Builds (Compare 4,019 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 66%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
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System: Dell G3 3579

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples2,028x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 65%, 167,898 samples1,990x
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 45%, 1 sample1x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples2,092x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples1,068x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples665x
SSD
TS256GMTS830S 256GBTranscendBench 90%, 440 samples1x
RAM
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 1x8GBUnknownBench 41%, 10,071 samples585x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G6E1 1x8GBUnknownBench 41%, 5,658 samples183x
HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 1x16GBUnknownBench 44%, 3,713 samples171x
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