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TS512GMTS830S 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 95.3% (277th of 1072)

Based on 265 user benchmarks.  Model: TS512GMTS830S
Poor: 70%Average: 95.3% Great: 116%

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Excellent average bench

The Transcend TS512GMTS830S 512GB averaged just 4.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend TS512GMTS830S 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 117MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 43.3MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS512GMTS830S 512GB is 45.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend TS512GMTS830S 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 295MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 374MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 265 samples)
Rank 27795.3%
Min Avg Max
375 Read 464 516
295 Write 400 468
288 Mixed 374 424
157 SusWrite 295 418
86% 383 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.1 4K Read 30.2 39.7
35.7 4K Write 81.5 114
26.4 4K Mixed 43.3 55.5
144% 51.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
220 DQ Read 324 381
92.5 DQ Write 289 350
78.2 DQ Mixed 117 248
140% 243 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
332GB free
Firmware: 02J0S86A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 266 219 218 218 218 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 472
Mixed 416
SusWrite 268
94% 416 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 78.5
4K Mixed 46.2
153% 53 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 363
DQ Mixed 109
151% 276 MB/s
418GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02K0S6OA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 324 217 225 224 223 MB/s
95.5% Outstanding
Read 479
Write 424
Mixed 375
SusWrite 245
85% 381 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 85.1
4K Mixed 45.4
150% 53.8 MB/s
DQ Read 343
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 103
138% 252 MB/s
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427GN1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 405 403 414 414 416 MB/s
93.5% Outstanding
Read 472
Write 422
Mixed 383
SusWrite 407
95% 421 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 58.3
4K Mixed 34.3
112% 39.1 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 267
218% 310 MB/s
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02J0T3HB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 292 281 248 159 138 MB/s
87.7% Excellent
Read 448
Write 402
Mixed 370
SusWrite 254
83% 368 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 76.1
4K Mixed 38.2
130% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 96.2
132% 241 MB/s
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02J0S86A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 276 211 218 220 220 MB/s
83.1% Excellent
Read 466
Write 419
Mixed 399
SusWrite 255
86% 385 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 58.8
4K Mixed 33
108% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 109
147% 266 MB/s
408GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22Z4W14J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 361 335 145 147 146 MB/s
74.4% Very good
Read 480
Write 401
Mixed 409
SusWrite 244
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 52.2
4K Mixed 30.1
112% 37.4 MB/s
DQ Read 171
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 81.6
75% 118 MB/s
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02J0TBD1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 198 150 150 150 151 MB/s
70.7% Very good
Read 434
Write 350
Mixed 241
SusWrite 163
66% 297 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 53.6
4K Mixed 29.6
101% 35.4 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 135
138% 224 MB/s
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Typical TS512GMTS830S 512GB Builds (Compare 3,117 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 - $169

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples1,217x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples633x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples396x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples479x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples200x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples198x
SSD
TS512GMTS830S 512GBTranscendBench 95%, 265 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples136x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples99x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples96x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $717

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