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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
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Transcend

Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
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About This Product
The Transcend MTE240S is a 1TB M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD. It offers solid performance for general computing and gaming, suitable for users upgrading from SATA SSDs or older PCIe 3.0 drives. While it utilizes PCIe 4.0, its performance metrics place it in the lower to mid-range of current generation PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs, making it a cost-effective option for everyday use rather than high-end professional workloads.
Verdict
βGood for budget-conscious users seeking a PCIe 4.0 upgrade for general computing and gaming.β
Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
Sequential, random, and sustained speeds.
Sequential Read
3,800 MB/s
Sequential Write
3,200 MB/s
How long the drive lasts under sustained writes.
TBW (lifetime writes)
1,700 TB
Drive Writes/Day
0.93 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
Yes
Critical for Gen5 drives and laptops.
Max Temp
70Β°C
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