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TS128GMTS830S 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 87.8% (360th of 1072)

Based on 179 user benchmarks.  Model: TS128GMTS830S
Poor: 60%Average: 87.8% Great: 110%

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Very good average bench

The Transcend TS128GMTS830S 128GB averaged just 12.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend TS128GMTS830S 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 152MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 43MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS128GMTS830S 128GB is 50.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend TS128GMTS830S 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 211MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 340MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 179 samples)
Rank 36087.8%
Min Avg Max
366 Read 461 514
133 Write 340 432
188 Mixed 349 424
83.6 SusWrite 211 397
76.1% 340 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.2 4K Read 31.9 43.6
37.1 4K Write 81.4 116
19.7 4K Mixed 43 56.5
147% 52.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
141 DQ Read 241 291
118 DQ Write 251 328
90 DQ Mixed 152 222
140% 215 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427GN1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 393 397 402 404 231 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 487
Write 405
Mixed 408
SusWrite 369
94% 417 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 85.5
4K Mixed 46
158% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 185
148% 207 MB/s
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427GN1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 387 399 403 403 276 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 406
Mixed 407
SusWrite 376
95% 421 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 87.5
4K Mixed 44.7
155% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 231
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 187
148% 206 MB/s
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427GN1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 381 391 199 87 88 MB/s
92.3% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 403
Mixed 408
SusWrite 254
88% 391 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 84.5
4K Mixed 44.3
154% 54.5 MB/s
DQ Read 209
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 186
145% 198 MB/s
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0423A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 107 112 107 94 82 MB/s
74.5% Very good
Read 515
Write 119
Mixed 177
SusWrite 103
50% 228 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 66
4K Mixed 37.4
132% 45.4 MB/s
DQ Read 181
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 94.4
85% 131 MB/s
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427D16
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 135 100 80 124 84 MB/s
64.6% Good
Read 449
Write 137
Mixed 197
SusWrite 109
49% 223 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 74.3
4K Mixed 28.7
110% 41.9 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 126
98% 134 MB/s
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427GN1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 143 89 147 98 127 MB/s
58.9% Above average
Read 506
Write 147
Mixed 202
SusWrite 125
54% 245 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 23.2
4K Mixed 24
87% 25.4 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 44.3
DQ Mixed 124
84% 105 MB/s
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427D16
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 142 119 111 53 46 MB/s
51.9% Above average
Read 402
Write 144
Mixed 205
SusWrite 101
47% 213 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 17.7
4K Mixed 25.4
83% 23.3 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 31.6
DQ Mixed 87.9
64% 86.5 MB/s
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Typical TS128GMTS830S 128GB Builds (Compare 16,541 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $88

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples3,603x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples2,706x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $189Bench 74%, 142,983 samples1,088x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples1,290x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples986x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples985x
SSD
TS128GMTS830S 128GBTranscendBench 88%, 179 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples595x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $30Bench 84%, 287,720 samples426x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $407

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