TEST: Transcend 220S 1TB M.2 SSD

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test of the M.2 NVMe SSD 220S with 1TB (TS1TMTE220S) from Transcend.
Score
4128
Price/GB
0,12 €


Technical data
Image 220S
Manufacturer Transcend
Model number TS1TMTE220S
Storage capacity 1024 GB (954 GiB)
pSLC-Cache 10 GB approx.
Read speed 3400 MB/s
Write speed 1900 MB/s
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Connection M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM Cache ✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 2200 Terabyte
Controller Silicon Motion SM2262EN
Price ca. 120 USD (= 0,12 $ / GB)
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Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
91 %
Write speed
86 %

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

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed using a 5 GB file. A total score of 4128 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: Transcend 220S 1TB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
2977,70 MB/s
2562,13 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
61,09 MB/s
189,89 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
1168,30 MB/s
1381,13 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0,019 ms
0,129 ms
Score
1527
1827
Total score
4128

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 March 23, 2021 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD TEST: Transcend 220S 1TB
AS SSD Copy-Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
2169,48 MB/s
1,06 s
Program
many small files
746,12 MB/s
9,43 s
Game
small and large files
1470,23 MB/s
4,70 s

Compression Performance Test

This measures the write and read speed of the the Transcend SSDSSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 3400MB/s and 1900MB/s respectively).

AS SSD TEST: Transcend 220S 1TB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

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

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark TEST: Transcend 220S 1TB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3366,12
2854,95
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2697,92
2362,45
RND4K
Q32T16
1330,59
1464,29
RND4K
Q1T1
65,14
220,74

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3.210,20
2.722,70
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2.572,90
2.253,00
RND4K
Q32T16
324.851,00
357.492,00
RND4K
Q1T1
15.902,60
53.890,90

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2.490,60
2.932,11
SEQ1M
Q1T1
388,38
443,49
RND4K
Q32T16
1.574,55
1.430,80
RND4K
Q1T1
62,70
18,42

HD Tune Pro Endurance test

This is a long term test to make full use of the memory capacity. You can see when a cache is full and the writing performance decreases. A test file of 50 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 10 GB, the pSLC-Cache was full and the performance was throttled.
At least the test file could be read with an average write speed of 1515 MB/s and written with 1102 MB/s.

HD Tune Endurance Test TEST: Transcend 220S 1TB

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the Transcend M.2 SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The determined access time and burst rate are also displayed.

HD Tune TEST: Transcend 220S 1TB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written several times to the Transcend M.2 SSD. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster they can be written and read.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Transcend 220S 1TB

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Transcend M.2 SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better.

SSD-Z TEST: Transcend 220S 1TB


Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.
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