TEST: Transcend ESD380C Portable SSD 1TB external SSD

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test of the external SSD ESD380C Portable SSD with 1TB (TS1TESD380C) from Transcend.
Score
1198
Price/GB
0,12 €


Technical data
Image ESD380C Portable SSD
Manufacturer Transcend
Model number TS1TESD380C
Storage capacity 1024 GB (931 GiB)
pSLC-Cache 285 GB approx.
Read speed 2000 MB/s
Write speed 2000 MB/s
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbit/s)
Connection USB Typ C
Size (LxWxH) 96.5 x 53.6 x 12.5 mm
Weight 75 gram
Price ca. 120 USD (= 0,12 $ / GB)
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Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
56 %
Write speed
47 %

*) 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 1198 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: Transcend ESD380C Portable SSD 1TB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
1908,61 MB/s
1574,72 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
22,89 MB/s
81,81 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
215,94 MB/s
319,32 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0,048 ms
0,692 ms
Score
430
559
Total score
1198

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 January 08, 2024 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD TEST: Transcend ESD380C Portable SSD 1TB
AS SSD Copy-Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
872,81 MB/s
2,63 s
Program
many small files
140,69 MB/s
50,03 s
Game
small and large files
519,00 MB/s
13,31 s

Compression Performance Test

This measures the write and read speed of the SSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 2000MB/s and 2000MB/s respectively).

AS SSD TEST: Transcend ESD380C Portable SSD 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 ESD380C Portable SSD 1TB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2072,70
1719,63
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1877,53
1667,07
RND4K
Q32T16
220,95
370,81
RND4K
Q1T1
28,27
87,17

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
1.976,70
1.640,00
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1.790,50
1.589,80
RND4K
Q32T16
53.943,40
90.529,80
RND4K
Q1T1
6.901,90
21.280,50

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
4.043,97
4.868,26
SEQ1M
Q1T1
558,26
628,67
RND4K
Q32T16
9.475,04
5.650,36
RND4K
Q1T1
144,75
46,87

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 300 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 285 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 1955 MB/s and written with 638 MB/s.

HD Tune Endurance Test TEST: Transcend ESD380C Portable SSD 1TB

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the Transcend external 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 ESD380C Portable SSD 1TB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written several times to the Transcend external 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 ESD380C Portable SSD 1TB

SSD-Z Benchmark

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

SSD-Z TEST: Transcend ESD380C Portable SSD 1TB


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