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Transcend TS128GSSD720

SSD720 128GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 67.2% (713th of 1072)

Based on 494 user benchmarks.  Models: TS128GSSD720, TS128GSS TS128GSSD720
Poor: 50%Average: 67.2% Great: 82%

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Above average average bench

The Transcend SSD720 128GB averaged 32.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 115MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.3MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend SSD720 128GB is 31.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Transcend SSD720 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 117MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 140MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 494 samples)
Rank 71367.2%
Min Avg Max
307 Read 392 493
109 Write 140 204
156 Mixed 188 224
89.7 SusWrite 117 135
46.1% 209 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.4 4K Read 28.3 36.2
34 4K Write 76.4 111
12.4 4K Mixed 30.7 41.6
123% 45.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.3 DQ Read 174 218
94.2 DQ Write 135 193
22.9 DQ Mixed 115 163
96.7% 141 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
63GB free
Firmware: 5.0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 125 127 126 126 123 MB/s
71.7% Very good
Read 365
Write 138
Mixed 192
SusWrite 124
45% 205 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 87.2
4K Mixed 34.5
136% 50.7 MB/s
DQ Read 215
DQ Write 141
DQ Mixed 162
125% 173 MB/s
56GB free
Firmware: 5.2.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 118 118 119 116 MB/s
68.8% Good
Read 380
Write 129
Mixed 182
SusWrite 118
45% 202 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 72.5
4K Mixed 35.1
126% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 207
DQ Write 133
DQ Mixed 139
112% 159 MB/s
39GB free
Firmware: 5.0.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 157 110 102 152 84 MB/s
63.8% Good
Read 386
Write 129
Mixed 129
SusWrite 119
42% 191 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 62.1
4K Mixed 27.2
109% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 141
DQ Mixed 154
121% 169 MB/s
119GB free
Firmware: 5.0.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 125 126 127 126 127 MB/s
59.2% Above average
Read 450
Write 148
Mixed 200
SusWrite 129
51% 232 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 30.8
4K Mixed 23.3
82% 26 MB/s
DQ Read 216
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 119
105% 158 MB/s
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.0.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 129 123 119 116 113 MB/s
56.1% Above average
Read 383
Write 141
Mixed 191
SusWrite 120
46% 209 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 40.2
4K Mixed 24.4
82% 28 MB/s
DQ Read 214
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 125
107% 159 MB/s
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Gaming 2%
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Desktop 48%
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Workstation 2%
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System: Notebook W650EH

CPU
Core i3-3110MIntel  $70Bench 48%, 34,445 samples7x
Core i5-2450MIntel  $225Bench 49%, 51,836 samples6x
Core i5-3230MIntel  $100Bench 49%, 61,311 samples5x
GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples13x
GeForce GT 740MNvidiaBench 6%, 15,605 samples12x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples6x
SSD
SSD720 128GBTranscendBench 67%, 494 samples5x
RAM
M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 51,191 samples3x
Team-Elite-1600 1x4GBTeamBench 27%, 1,500 samples2x
EBJ41UF8BCS0-DJ-F 2x4GBElpidaBench 45%, 3,512 samples2x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $70

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