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TS256GMSA230S 256GB

TS256GMSA230S 256GB
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Effective Speed -29%Effective Speed -29%Average Score -26%Read -6%, Write -16%, 4K Read -27%, 4K Write -29%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -24%, SusWrite -71%Peak Score -13%Read -1%, Write -14%, 4K Read -19%, 4K Write -30%, Mixed -5%, 4K Mixed -21%, SusWrite -0%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -29%DQ Read -43%, DQ Write -8%, DQ Mixed -35%, ADQ Read -58%, ADQ Write -20%, ADQ Mixed -115%, Age 74%, AS-SSD Total -24%

Average Bench: 76.2% (550^th of 1072)

Based on 97 user benchmarks. Model: TS256GMSA230S

Poor: 58%Average: 76.2% Great: 95%

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Good average bench

The Transcend TS256GMSA230S 256GB averaged 23.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Transcend TS256GMSA230S 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 121MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.3MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Transcend TS256GMSA230S 256GB is 37.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Transcend TS256GMSA230S 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 173MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 207MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 97 samples)

Rank 55076.2%

Min	Avg	Max
314	Read 431	504
135	Write 348	425
158	Mixed 338	403
89.6	SusWrite 173	386
72.1% 323 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.8	4K Read 27	36.2
36.3	4K Write 67.8	93.9
20.5	4K Mixed 36.3	48.1
123% 43.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
135	DQ Read 207	256
87.5	DQ Write 241	333
86.3	DQ Mixed 121	245
120% 190 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

DEU-User, 26 days ago.

163GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0427GN1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 383 411 404 362 404 MB/s

85.7% Excellent

Write 405

Mixed 386

SusWrite 393

92% 410 MB/s

4K Read 23.2

4K Write 54.7

4K Mixed 32.6

106% 36.8 MB/s

DQ Read 239

DQ Write 230

DQ Mixed 240

179% 236 MB/s

DEU-User, 24 days ago.

158GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0427GN1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 383 372 389 397 398 MB/s

83% Excellent

Write 396

Mixed 382

SusWrite 386

91% 404 MB/s

4K Read 22.5

4K Write 50

4K Mixed 30

99% 34.2 MB/s

DQ Read 243

DQ Write 224

DQ Mixed 246

181% 238 MB/s

DEU-User, 7 days ago.

238GB free

Firmware: 22Z2UCFS

SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 350 351 352 238 168 MB/s

77.3% Very good

Write 373

Mixed 346

SusWrite 296

76% 338 MB/s

4K Read 25.2

4K Write 52.4

4K Mixed 32.1

107% 36.6 MB/s

DQ Read 269

DQ Write 290

DQ Mixed 136

142% 232 MB/s

DEU-User, 20 days ago.

170GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 02J0T4GB

SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 112 112 112 112 MB/s

60.3% Good

Write 128

Mixed 157

SusWrite 112

47% 215 MB/s

4K Read 17.9

4K Write 59.9

4K Mixed 27.2

94% 35 MB/s

DQ Read 154

DQ Write 110

DQ Mixed 119

92% 128 MB/s

IRQ-User, 4 months ago.

102GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0427GN1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 326 349 348 348 341 MB/s

60.1% Good

Write 238

Mixed 220

SusWrite 338

60% 266 MB/s

4K Read 12.2

4K Write 25

4K Mixed 22.6

61% 19.9 MB/s

DQ Read 213

DQ Write 199

DQ Mixed 178

142% 197 MB/s

UKR-User, 4 months ago.

182GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 02J0TBD1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 109 110 107 110 111 MB/s

56.3% Above average

Write 244

Mixed 304

SusWrite 118

58% 261 MB/s

4K Read 14.4

4K Write 47.5

4K Mixed 23.7

77% 28.5 MB/s

DQ Read 221

DQ Write 216

DQ Mixed 97.8

107% 178 MB/s

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Typical TS256GMSA230S 256GB Builds (Compare 233 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-16GC

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	150x
Core i5-4200MIntel $39Bench 50%, 33,019 samples	55x
Core i7-4800MQIntel $150Bench 63%, 22,632 samples	14x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	153x
GTX 765MNvidiaBench 13%, 7,023 samples	58x
GeForce GT 750MNvidiaBench 8%, 13,088 samples	19x

SSD
TS256GMSA230S 256GBTranscendBench 76%, 97 samples	1x

RAM
M2S8G64CC8HB5N-DI 1x8GBNanyaBench 29%, 1,618 samples	26x
M2S8G64CC8HB5N-DI 2x8GBNanyaBench 51%, 1,393 samples	16x
RB16D3LS1KBG/4G 2x4GBKingstonBench 48%, 276 samples	10x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $209

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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TS256GMSA230S 256GB

Average Bench: 76.2% (550^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 76.2% (550th of 1072)

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