New
Transcend SSD SATA III
Capacity 500GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 530 MB/s
NAND SLC
Endurance 720 TBW
49 Overall Score
Price €163
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 | SLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 720 |
| MTBF (hours) | 2000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Transcend SSD | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO | Team Group MP44 TM8FPW004T0C101 | Western Digital BLACK SN850X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 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 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 | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | SLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | SLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | false | false |
| Endurance | 720 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1400 TBW | 2000 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transcend SSD | 22 | 40.1 | 53.5 | 26.9 | 95.8 | 61.8 | 77.6 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.7 | 97.4 | 98.9 | 78.5 | 86 | 95.3 | 23.2 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 94 | 96.9 | 98.9 | 78.5 | 82.9 | 95.3 | 19.7 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare | 98.2 | 98.6 | 97.4 | 78.5 | 91.1 | 52 | 24.1 |
| Team Group MP44 TM8FPW004T0C101 Compare | 93.5 | 88.7 | 78.5 | 92.6 | 77 | 87.1 | 15.9 |
| Western Digital BLACK SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.8 | 53.5 | 78.5 | 82.9 | 99.6 | 22.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall49.2
- Budget81.5
- Gaming29
- Laptop43
- Console13.5
- Portable10.1
- Workstation45.2
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