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Transcend MTS825 500GB SATA III M.2 2280
Capacity 500GB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 530 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 180 TBW
42 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong endurance (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong affordability (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
- Below average speed (22nd percentile)
- Below average capacity (27th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 500 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| 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) | 180 |
| MTBF (hours) | 2000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Transcend MTS825 | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO | Western Digital BLACK SN850X | XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 530 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | 180 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1480 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transcend MTS825 | 22.1 | 40 | 53.5 | 27 | 72 | 77.4 | 71.6 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.7 | 97.5 | 98.9 | 78.6 | 86 | 95.4 | 23.4 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 94 | 96.9 | 98.9 | 78.6 | 83 | 95.4 | 19.4 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare | 98.2 | 98.6 | 97.5 | 78.6 | 91.2 | 52.1 | 24.6 |
| Western Digital BLACK SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.7 | 53.5 | 78.6 | 83 | 99.6 | 22.8 |
| XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS Compare | 92.9 | 90.6 | 94 | 78.6 | 77.8 | 77.4 | 29.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 8, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall42.3
- Budget72.8
- Gaming26.5
- Laptop43.3
- Console12.5
- Portable9.3
- Workstation38.7
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