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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.
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Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
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Transcend

Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
| Merchant | Price |
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| $/GB |
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MemoryC | $188.23 | $0.376 | In Stock | $188.23 | Buy |
About This Product
The Transcend MTE240S is a 500GB M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 SSD. It offers PCIe 4.0 x4 performance, suitable for users seeking faster storage than PCIe Gen 3 drives. At its price point, it competes with other entry-level PCIe Gen 4 SSDs, providing a moderate speed upgrade for general computing and light content creation.
Verdict
βGood for users needing a basic PCIe Gen 4 upgrade for everyday tasks.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)
850 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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