Transcend 500GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong endurance (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong affordability (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average speed (22nd percentile)
- Below average capacity (27th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 500 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 530 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 480 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 55000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 75000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 720 |
| MTBF (hours) | 2000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Transcend 500GB SSD | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE | Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G | Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 | Crucial T500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 4TB | 8TB | 4TB | 4TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 530 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | 720 TBW | 2400 TBW | 4800 TBW | 4000 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transcend 500GB SSD | 22.1 | 40 | 53.6 | 26.9 | 95.8 | 61.7 | 77.7 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.6 | 85.9 | 99.6 | 5.2 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE Compare | 89 | 96.4 | 94 | 98.1 | 88.1 | 95.4 | 4 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G Compare | 93.3 | 94.4 | 94 | 92.6 | 94.1 | 95.4 | 9.6 |
| Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.1 | 99.2 | 89.5 | 92.6 | 85.9 | 77.4 | 11.1 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 94 | 96.9 | 98.9 | 78.6 | 83 | 95.4 | 19.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From R$570
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 13, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall49.3
- Budget81.5
- Gaming29.1
- Laptop43.1
- Console13.5
- Portable10.1
- Workstation45.3
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