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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Transcend

Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
| Merchant | Price | $/GB | Availability | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B&H Photo | $69.91 | $0.546 | In Stock | $69.91 | Buy |
MemoryC | $77.69 | $0.607 | In Stock | $77.69 | Buy |
About This Product
The Transcend 830S is a 128GB M.2 2280 SATA SSD. It offers basic solid-state storage performance suitable for operating systems or light application use. While it uses the M.2 form factor, its SATA interface limits performance compared to NVMe drives in a similar price range. This drive is best suited for older systems or budget builds where an NVMe slot is unavailable or a SATA M.2 is specifically required.
Verdict
βConsider for budget builds needing a basic M.2 SATA SSD for OS or light tasks.β
Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
Sequential, random, and sustained speeds.
Sequential Read
560 MB/s
Sequential Write
350 MB/s
How long the drive lasts under sustained writes.
TBW (lifetime writes)
70 TB
Drive Writes/Day
0.30 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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