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PCMARK 10 FULL SYSTEM STORAGE BENCHMARK
PCMark 10 Storage Benchmarks produce an overall score as a measure of drive performance. Comparing devices is as simple as comparing scores. The tests also measure and report the bandwidth and average access time performance for the drive. Each test uses traces recorded while performing real-world tasks such as booting Windows 10, starting applications such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, working with applications such as Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, and copying several large files and many small files.
The Transcend MTE260S returned upper mid-level performance results in this test. We can also validate that the SSDs on either side of the MTE260S both contain that same SMI SM2508 controller.
PCMARK 10 QUICK SYSTEM STORAGE BENCHMARK
The Quick System Drive Benchmark is a subset of the Full test and is more representative of typical daily usage to show what would be expected regarding hybrid SSD performance on a day-to-day basis.
The MTE260S returned mid-range results in the Quick Test version of PCMark 10 Storage, falling behind the Lexar and SMI SM2508 Engineering Sample results of the same controller.
TRUE DATA TESTING
For our True Data Testing, we simply loaded 15GB video, music, photo and OS files onto the Transcend MTE260S Gen5 2TB SSD and copied the data to a new folder on that same disk.
The MTE260S once again placed midrange and at the lower end of most current DRAM-based DRAM-based SSDs
PASSMARK PERFORMANCE TEST
We thought we might add a few extras in our report today, PassMark Performance Test DiskMark component being a nice addition. This software tests sequential reads and writes, along with IOPS and compares the result with millions of other SSDs worldwide. We might suggest being in the 99th percentile of all SSDs tested was a nice result.
The Transcend MTE260S Gen5 SSD placed respectably in the Top 10 results of the PassMark DiskMark Performance benchmark.
FINAL FANTASY XIV: ENDWALKER BENCHMARK
The Final Fantasy Benchmark is a new tool in our arsenal and geared specifically to the gamer. The software is installed directly on the SSD and the SSD tested, providing and end result of FPS and scene transition times.
Game load time testing for the Transcend MTE260S Gen5 SSD came in at 5.976 seconds, once again midrange but keeping in mind the difference in these comparison results being measured in a fraction of a second.
