TEST: Transcend 220S 2TB M.2 SSD

Technical data
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Manufacturer	Transcend
Model number	TS2TMTE220S
Storage capacity	2048 GB (1908 GiB)
pSLC-Cache	25 GB approx.
Read speed	3500 MB/s
Write speed	2700 MB/s
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4
Connection	M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND)	TLC
DRAM Cache	✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written)	4400 Terabyte
Controller	Silicon Motion SM2262EN
Price	ca. 158 AUD (= 0,08 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

94 %

Write speed

87 %

*) Test result evaluated according to AS SSD Score within the same size.

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. A total score of 4355 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	3006,02 MB/s	2587,21 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	59,03 MB/s	198,02 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	1333,88 MB/s	1349,12 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,022 ms	0,092 ms
Score	1694	1806
Total score	4355

Copy Performance Test

A common everyday situation is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

• ISO (folder with two large files)
• Program (folder with many small files)
• Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows Copy command (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of May 18, 2021 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD Copy-Benchmark	Transfer rate:	Duration:
ISO two large files	2296,74 MB/s	1,00 s
Program many small files	165,49 MB/s	42,53 s
Game small and large files	1917,15 MB/s	3,60 s

Compression Performance Test

Here, the writing and reading speed of the the Transcend SSDSSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 3500MB/s and 2700MB/s respectively).

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Here, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed, similar to the ones performed on the AS SSD.

CDM	Read [MB/s]	Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M Q8T1	3517,87	2984,60
SEQ1M Q1T1	3159,30	2702,20
RND4K Q32T16	1398,14	1429,36
RND4K Q1T1	63,26	216,42