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JetDrive (ExtHD)

Transcend 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 76.8% (6th of 639)

Based on 5 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 174c PID 07d1 Model: JetDrive Transcend
Poor: 32%Average: 76.8% Great: 168%

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Good average bench

The JetDrive Transcend 240GB averaged 23.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the JetDrive Transcend 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 25.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 12.1MB/s

Unknown consistency

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

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 125MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 8.21MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5 samples)
Rank 676.8%
Min Avg Max
31.3 Read 125 258
23.6 Write 90.1 222
27.5 Mixed 103 238
131% 106 MB/s
Min Avg Max
3.43 4K Read 8.21 17.4
2.95 4K Write 12.1 25.3
1.75 4K Mixed 4.85 11
606% 8.38 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.33 DQ Read 13.6 19.9
25.3 DQ Write 25.6 25.9
3.29 DQ Mixed 7.32 11.4
1,172% 15.5 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
17GB free, PID 07d1
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
168% Outstanding
Read 258
Write 222
Mixed 238
304% 239 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 25.3
4K Mixed 11
1,298% 17.9 MB/s
DQ Read 19.9
DQ Write 25.9
DQ Mixed 11.4
1,342% 19.1 MB/s
147GB free (System drive), PID 07d1
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
105% Outstanding
Read 152
Write 113
Mixed 139
168% 135 MB/s
4K Read 6.1
4K Write 18.4
4K Mixed 3.66
773% 9.38 MB/s
DQ Read 7.33
DQ Write 25.3
DQ Mixed 3.29
1,001% 12 MB/s
148GB free (System drive), PID 07d1
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
46.3% Average
Read 149
Write 67.9
Mixed 81.1
113% 99.3 MB/s
4K Read 3.43
4K Write 2.95
4K Mixed 1.75
173% 2.71 MB/s
219GB free, PID 07d1
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
33.5% Below average
Read 33.2
Write 23.6
Mixed 27.7
35% 28.1 MB/s
4K Read 7.49
4K Write 7.08
4K Mixed 3.85
400% 6.14 MB/s
223GB free, PID 07d1
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
31.8% Below average
Read 31.3
Write 24.7
Mixed 27.5
35% 27.8 MB/s
4K Read 6.61
4K Write 6.62
4K Mixed 4.02
386% 5.75 MB/s
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Typical Transcend 240GB Builds (Compare 1,562 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 29%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H - $350

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples484x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples430x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples272x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples98x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples91x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples88x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples58x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples45x
MX500 1TBCrucial  $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples35x
RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples47x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples45x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples41x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $786

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