Transcend JetFlash 910 256GB USB flash drive

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the USB flash drive JetFlash 910 with 256GB (TS256GJF910) from the brand Transcend.

Performance score 
203
Price/GB
n/a
Read
420 MB/s
 Write
400 MB/s
Connector
USB Typ A
Interface
USB 3.2 1x1
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image JetFlash 910
Manufacturer Transcend  
Model number TS256GJF910
Capacity 256 GB (233 GiB)
pSLC cache 11 GB approx.
Read speed 420 MB/s
Write speed 400 MB/s
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 (5 Gbit/s)
Connector USB Typ A
Controller n/a

Product
Score
Price
  Current price
n/a
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 Stock status unknown
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Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
39 %
Write speed
40 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the 256 GB Transcend USB flash drive 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 1 GB file. A total score of 203 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Transcend JetFlash 910 256GB USB flash drive
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
337.97 MB/s
330.65 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
16.44 MB/s
23.66 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
21.12 MB/s
31.45 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.107 ms
0.403 ms
Score
71
88
Total score 
203

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 09 November 2020 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Transcend JetFlash 910 256GB USB flash drive
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
283.14 MB/s
3.79 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
145.77 MB/s
9.65 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
198.13 MB/s
6.97 s

Compression performance test

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

AS SSD TEST: Transcend JetFlash 910 256GB USB flash drive

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: 420 MB/s and 400 MB/s) the Transcend USB flash drive is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Transcend JetFlash 910 256GB USB flash drive
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
358.24
348.95
SEQ1M
Q1T1
350.71
345.06
RND4K
Q32T16
35.81
35.12
RND4K
Q1T1
24.45
25.78

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
341.60
332.80
SEQ1M
Q1T1
334.50
329.10
RND4K
Q32T16
8,743.70
8,574.50
RND4K
Q1T1
5,968.80
6,292.70

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
23,328.90
23,950.50
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2,988.02
3,036.54
RND4K
Q32T16
58,162.90
59,302.70
RND4K
Q1T1
167.30
158.68

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 20 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 11 GB, the cache was full and performance was throttled.
The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 246 MB/s and written at 149 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: Transcend JetFlash 910 256GB USB flash drive

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 1 GB file to the 256 GB Transcend USB flash drive. 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 JetFlash 910 256GB USB flash drive

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the 256 GB Transcend USB flash drive 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 JetFlash 910 256GB USB flash drive

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the 256 GB Transcend USB flash drive 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 JetFlash 910 256GB USB flash drive

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