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Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
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Compare complete builds side by side.
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Transcend

Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
| Merchant | Price | $/GB | Availability |
|---|
| Total |
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Newegg | $209.99 | $0.410 | In Stock | $209.99 | Buy |
About This Product
The Transcend 220S is a 512GB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD utilizing a PCIe 3.0 x4 interface. This drive offers faster sequential read/write speeds compared to SATA SSDs, making it suitable for general computing and system responsiveness. While it provides a performance upgrade over older storage technologies, it will not match the speeds of newer PCIe Gen 4 NVMe drives.
Verdict
βGood for budget-conscious users seeking a basic NVMe upgrade for general use.β
Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
Sequential, random, and sustained speeds.
Sequential Read
3,500 MB/s
Sequential Write
2,500 MB/s
How long the drive lasts under sustained writes.
TBW (lifetime writes)
1,100 TB
Drive Writes/Day
1.18 DWPD
calculated from TBW
MTBF
2.0M hours
Warranty
5 years
Controller, NAND, and cache β what most retailers don't show you.
NAND Type
3D NAND
DRAM Cache
No
Critical for Gen5 drives and laptops.
Max Temp
70Β°C
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