Transcend ESD410C 2TB portable SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the portable SSD ESD410C with 2TB (TS2TESD410C) from the brand Transcend.

Performance score 
1268
Price/GB
0.26 $
Read
2,000 MB/s
 Write
2,000 MB/s
Connector
USB Typ C
Interface
USB 3.2 2x2
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image ESD410C
Manufacturer Transcend  
Model number TS2TESD410C
Capacity 2048 GB (1863 GiB)
pSLC cache 64 GB approx.
Read speed 2000 MB/s
Write speed 2000 MB/s
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbit/s)
Connector USB Typ C
Dimensions (LxWxH) 79 x 42 x 14.5 mm (=3.11 x 1.65 x 0.57 in)
Weight 65 gram (=2.29 oz)
Controller n/a
  Current price
~ 529 $
(= 0.26 $ / GB)
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
97 %
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 1268 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Transcend ESD410C 2TB portable SSD
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
1,910.61 MB/s
1,687.55 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
22.92 MB/s
78.06 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
251.25 MB/s
323.16 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.049 ms
1.313 ms
Score
465
570
Total score 
1268

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 29 July 2024 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Transcend ESD410C 2TB portable SSD
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
870.21 MB/s
2.64 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
139.65 MB/s
50.41 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
514.42 MB/s
13.43 s

Compression performance test

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

AS SSD TEST: Transcend ESD410C 2TB portable SSD

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer specs: 2000 MB/s and 2000 MB/s) the portable SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Transcend ESD410C 2TB portable SSD
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2,076.15
1,873.22
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1,873.73
1,720.31
RND4K
Q32T16
239.01
378.43
RND4K
Q1T1
26.50
83.20

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
1,980.00
1,786.40
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1,786.90
1,640.60
RND4K
Q32T16
58,352.50
92,388.90
RND4K
Q1T1
6,470.20
20,313.00

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
4,036.93
4,469.71
SEQ1M
Q1T1
559.35
609.20
RND4K
Q32T16
8,757.65
5,536.45
RND4K
Q1T1
154.39
49.06

HD Tune Pro long-term test

A long-term test was performed to fully utilize the storage. You can see at what point the cache (if present) becomes full and write performance drops. A test file of 100 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 64 GB, the cache was full and performance was throttled.
The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 1,941 MB/s and written at 1,128 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: Transcend ESD410C 2TB portable SSD

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 ESD410C 2TB portable SSD

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 ESD410C 2TB portable SSD

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 ESD410C 2TB portable SSD


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