Crucial 1TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2
Crucial
88 Overall Score
vs
Transcend MSA220 128GB SATA III mSATA
Transcend
33 Overall Score
Scores
Budget
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Crucial 1TB SSD | Transcend MSA220 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 | mSATA |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 4★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | — |
| Controller | Phison E25 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Crucial 1TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2
- Strong feature (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong speed (91st percentile)91st %ile
Transcend MSA220 128GB SATA III mSATA
- Strong affordability (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong social proof (78th percentile)
- Below average capacity (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
- Below average speed (33rd percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Crucial 1TB SSD
Scores 88 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 17 specs.