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TS512GSSD420KI 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 85% (403rd of 1072)

Based on 2 user benchmarks.  Model: TS512GSSD420KI
Poor: 68%Average: 85% Great: 102%

Very good average bench

The Transcend TS512GSSD420KI 512GB averaged just 14.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend TS512GSSD420KI 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 201MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 300MB/s

Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 294MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 360MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2 samples)
Rank 40385%
Min Avg Max
346 Read 414 483
329 Write 383 436
264 Mixed 294 325
308 SusWrite 360 412
81.6% 363 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.1 4K Read 21 26
35.4 4K Write 65.2 95
22.6 4K Mixed 32.3 42.1
108% 39.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
275 DQ Read 277 280
299 DQ Write 300 300
201 DQ Mixed 201 202
176% 260 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
241GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1225G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 416 429 441 442 354 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 436
Mixed 325
SusWrite 412
93% 414 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 95
4K Mixed 42.1
144% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 202
176% 260 MB/s
50GB free
Firmware: O1225G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 288 312 313 316 309 MB/s
68% Good
Read 346
Write 329
Mixed 264
SusWrite 308
70% 312 MB/s
4K Read 16.1
4K Write 35.4
4K Mixed 22.6
72% 24.7 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 201
175% 259 MB/s

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