Transcend ESD370C Portable SSD 1TB portable SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the portable SSD ESD370C Portable SSD with 1TB (TS1TESD370C) from the brand Transcend.

Performance score 
1210
Price/GB
0.16 $
Read
1,050 MB/s
Write
950 MB/s
Connector
USB Typ C
Interface
USB 3.2 2x1
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image ESD370C Portable SSD
Manufacturer Transcend  
Model number TS1TESD370C
Capacity 1024 GB (928 GiB)
pSLC cache 248 GB approx.
Read speed 1050 MB/s
Write speed 950 MB/s
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 (10 Gbit/s)
Connector USB Typ C
Dimensions (LxWxH) 96.5 x 53.6 x 12.5 mm (=3.80 x 2.11 x 0.49 in)
Weight 87 gram (=3 oz)
Controller n/a
  Current price
~ 165 $
(= 0.16 $ / GB)
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
89 %
Write speed
88 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the Transcend portable SSD through a detailed test. You can find the test result / test report here:


AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. A total score of 1210 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Transcend ESD370C Portable SSD 1TB
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
1,015.56 MB/s
1,019.54 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
24.97 MB/s
61.12 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
331.97 MB/s
346.14 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.062 ms
0.855 ms
Score
458
509
Total score 
1210

Copy performance test

A common everyday scenario 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 (cache remains enabled). The real-world test from 18 June 2023 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Transcend ESD370C Portable SSD 1TB
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
647.91 MB/s
3.55 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
370.50 MB/s
19.00 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
552.49 MB/s
12.50 s

Compression performance test

Here, speed is measured depending on how compressible the data is.

AS SSD TEST: Transcend ESD370C Portable SSD 1TB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer: 1050 MB/s and 950 MB/s) the portable SSD is determined.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Transcend ESD370C Portable SSD 1TB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
1,090.88
1,092.43
SEQ1M
Q1T1
972.64
821.35
RND4K
Q32T16
461.80
198.42
RND4K
Q1T1
39.09
18.18

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
1,040.30
1,041.80
SEQ1M
Q1T1
927.60
783.30
RND4K
Q32T16
112,745.00
48,441.90
RND4K
Q1T1
9,543.50
4,437.50

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
7,606.70
7,660.03
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1,077.86
1,276.15
RND4K
Q32T16
4,505.83
10,549.80
RND4K
Q1T1
104.66
225.20

HD Tune Pro long-term test

A long-term test was performed to fully utilize the storage. You can see from when a possible cache is full and write performance drops.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: Transcend ESD370C Portable SSD 1TB

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

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

HD Tune TEST: Transcend ESD370C Portable SSD 1TB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the Transcend portable SSD multiple times. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster writing and reading usually becomes.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Transcend ESD370C Portable SSD 1TB

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Transcend portable SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more consistent the line, the better. Unfortunately, the tool no longer works correctly from around 4,000 MB/s and no line is displayed (and sometimes incorrect min/max data is shown).

SSD-Z TEST: Transcend ESD370C Portable SSD 1TB


You can find information about the test system at the bottom of the homepage.
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