Transcend JetFlash 930C 256GB USB flash drive

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the USB flash drive JetFlash 930C with 256GB (TS256GJF930C) from the brand Transcend.

Performance score 
181
Price/GB
0.28 $
Read
420 MB/s
Write
400 MB/s
Connector
USB Typ A+C
Interface
USB 3.2 1x1
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image JetFlash 930C
Manufacturer Transcend  
Model number TS256GJF930C
Capacity 256 GB (233 GiB)
Read speed 420 MB/s
Write speed 400 MB/s
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 (5 Gbit/s)
Connector USB Typ A+C
Controller n/a

Product
Score
Price
  Current price
~ 71 $
(= 0.28 $ / GB)
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
27 %
Write speed
41 %
*) 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 181 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Transcend JetFlash 930C 256GB
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
294.17 MB/s
306.09 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
14.44 MB/s
21.47 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
21.05 MB/s
23.90 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.108 ms
0.441 ms
Score
65
76
Total score 
181

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 12 August 2021 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Transcend JetFlash 930C 256GB
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
249.38 MB/s
4.31 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
61.58 MB/s
22.85 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
159.48 MB/s
8.66 s

Compression performance test

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

AS SSD TEST: Transcend JetFlash 930C 256GB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer: 420 MB/s and 400 MB/s) the Transcend USB flash drive is determined.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Transcend JetFlash 930C 256GB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
252.91
355.55
SEQ1M
Q1T1
269.04
338.30
RND4K
Q32T16
25.00
31.14
RND4K
Q1T1
16.34
23.46

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
241.20
339.10
SEQ1M
Q1T1
256.60
322.60
RND4K
Q32T16
6,103.50
7,603.00
RND4K
Q1T1
3,988.80
5,728.30

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
33,062.40
23,496.10
SEQ1M
Q1T1
3,894.60
3,096.65
RND4K
Q32T16
75,412.60
63,237.10
RND4K
Q1T1
250.53
174.43

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 JetFlash 930C 256GB

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 930C 256GB

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 930C 256GB

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 930C 256GB


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