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Transcend MTS825 500GB SATA III M.2 2280
Capacity 500GB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 530 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 180 TBW
42 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong affordability (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong endurance (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
- Below average speed (22nd percentile)
- Below average capacity (27th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 500 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 530 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 480 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 55000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 75000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 180 |
| MTBF (hours) | 2000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Transcend MTS825 | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital Black SN850X | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 | Crucial T710 | Seagate FireCuda 530R ZP4000GM3A073 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 530 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | false | false |
| Endurance | 180 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 4000 TBW | 2400 TBW | 5050 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transcend MTS825 | 21.9 | 40.1 | 53.3 | 26.8 | 71.5 | 77.4 | 71.7 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 85.7 | 99.6 | 5.3 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.7 | 89.3 | 92.5 | 87.9 | 95.3 | 9.8 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 Compare | 99.5 | 99 | 90.9 | 92.5 | 93.4 | 87.1 | 6.8 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 99.1 | 99.1 | 85.5 | 92.5 | 85.7 | 77.4 | 11.2 |
| Seagate FireCuda 530R ZP4000GM3A073 Compare | 92.8 | 96.8 | 78.4 | 92.5 | 95.5 | 77.4 | 7.2 |
Usage Scores
- Overall42.1
- Budget73.3
- Gaming26.3
- Laptop43.1
- Console12.4
- Portable9.2
- Workstation38.6
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