Transcend MTE250H 2TB M.2 SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the M.2 NVMe SSD MTE250H with 2TB (TS2TMTE250H) from the brand Transcend.

Performance score 
7204
Price/GB
n/a
Read
7,100 MB/s
 Write
6,500 MB/s
Connector
M.2 2280
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x4
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image MTE250H
Manufacturer Transcend  
Model number TS2TMTE250H
Capacity 2048 GB (1863 GiB)
pSLC cache 107 GB approx.
Read speed 7100 MB/s
Write speed 6500 MB/s
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Connector M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM cache ✓ Yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 1560 terabyte
Warranty 5 Years
Controller Silicon Motion SM2264
  Current price
n/a
(= n/a / GB)
 Stock status unknown
Retailer     #ad
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
95 %
Write speed
91 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

v0.275a
OS: 10.0 build 19045 
Drive     : 0(NVME)
Scsi      : 2
Driver    : W10
Model     : TS2TMTE250H                             
Fw        : A224V81A
Size      : 1907729 MB [2000.4 GB]
LBA Size  : 512
AdminCmd  : 0x00 0x01 0x02 0x04 0x05 0x06 0x08 0x09 0x0A 0x0C 0x10 0x11 0x14 0x80 0x81 0x82 0x84 0xC0 0xC1 0xC2 0xE0
I/O Cmd   : 0x00 0x01 0x02 0x04 0x08 0x09
Controller:  [SM2264AA] 
FW revision: A224V81A
Bank00: 0x45,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0x64,0xff,0xff - Sandisk 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank01: 0x45,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0x64,0xff,0xff - Sandisk 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank02: 0x45,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0x64,0xff,0xff - Sandisk 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank03: 0x45,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0x64,0xff,0xff - Sandisk 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank04: 0x45,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0x64,0xff,0xff - Sandisk 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank05: 0x45,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0x64,0xff,0xff - Sandisk 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank06: 0x45,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0x64,0xff,0xff - Sandisk 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank07: 0x45,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0x64,0xff,0xff - Sandisk 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank08: 0x45,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0x64,0xff,0xff - Sandisk 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank09: 0x45,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0x64,0xff,0xff - Sandisk 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank10: 0x45,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0x64,0xff,0xff - Sandisk 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank11: 0x45,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0x64,0xff,0xff - Sandisk 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank12: 0x45,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0x64,0xff,0xff - Sandisk 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank13: 0x45,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0x64,0xff,0xff - Sandisk 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank14: 0x45,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0x64,0xff,0xff - Sandisk 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank15: 0x45,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0x64,0xff,0xff - Sandisk 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
--- FW params ---
FlashID : 0x45,0x48,0x98,0x3,0x76,0x64,0x0,0x0 - Sandisk 112L BiCS5 TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die 2Plane/die
Channel               : 8
Ch map                : 0xFF
CE map                : 0x03
Pages/Block           : 1344
First Fblock          : 1
Total Fblock          : 3222
Bad Block From Pretest: 84
Start TLC/MLC Fblock  : 110
DRAM Info             : [0x43 0xE2]
UEFI OROM             : Disable

We put the Transcend NVMe M.2 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 7204 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Transcend MTE250H 2TB M.2 SSD
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
5,979.95 MB/s
5,561.17 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
54.42 MB/s
186.88 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
1,778.71 MB/s
2,808.51 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.021 ms
0.108 ms
Score
2431
3552
Total score 
7204

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 13 March 2026 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Transcend MTE250H 2TB M.2 SSD
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
2,180.55 MB/s
1.05 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
1,164.28 MB/s
6.05 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
1,984.38 MB/s
3.48 s

Compression performance test

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

AS SSD TEST: Transcend MTE250H 2TB M.2 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: 7100 MB/s and 6500 MB/s) the Transcend SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Transcend MTE250H 2TB M.2 SSD
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
7,109.58
6,468.33
SEQ1M
Q1T1
5,028.07
5,304.65
RND4K
Q32T16
2,646.40
3,091.61
RND4K
Q1T1
57.90
193.43

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
6,780.20
6,168.70
SEQ1M
Q1T1
4,795.10
5,058.90
RND4K
Q32T16
646,094.00
754,788.00
RND4K
Q1T1
14,135.30
47,224.90

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
1,179.35
1,294.24
SEQ1M
Q1T1
208.39
197.43
RND4K
Q32T16
791.15
677.19
RND4K
Q1T1
70.62
21.05

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the Transcend NVMe M.2 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 MTE250H 2TB M.2 SSD

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Transcend NVMe M.2 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 MTE250H 2TB M.2 SSD

smartctl: Supported Power States & LBA Sizes

   === START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Number:                       TS2TMTE250H
Serial Number:                      I122710257
Firmware Version:                   A224V81A
PCI Vendor/Subsystem ID:            0x1d79
IEEE OUI Identifier:                0x48357c
Total NVM Capacity:                 2á000á398á934á016 [2,00 TB]
Unallocated NVM Capacity:           0
Controller ID:                      0
NVMe Version:                       1.4
Number of Namespaces:               1
Namespace 1 Size/Capacity:          2á000á398á934á016 [2,00 TB]
Namespace 1 Formatted LBA Size:     512
Namespace 1 IEEE EUI-64:            7c3548 521fc182f1
Local Time is:                      Fri Mar 13 10:21:53 2026 MZ
Firmware Updates (0x14):            2 Slots, no Reset required
Optional Admin Commands (0x0017):   Security Format Frmw_DL Self_Test
Optional NVM Commands (0x005e):     Wr_Unc DS_Mngmt Wr_Zero Sav/Sel_Feat Timestmp
Log Page Attributes (0x0f):         S/H_per_NS Cmd_Eff_Lg Ext_Get_Lg Telmtry_Lg
Maximum Data Transfer Size:         64 Pages
Warning  Comp. Temp. Threshold:     85 Celsius
Critical Comp. Temp. Threshold:     90 Celsius

Supported Power States
St Op     Max   Active     Idle   RL RT WL WT  Ent_Lat  Ex_Lat
 0 +     9.00W       -        -    0  0  0  0        0       0
 1 +     4.60W       -        -    1  1  1  1   100000  100000
 2 +     3.80W       -        -    2  2  2  2   500000  500000
 3 -   0.0450W       -        -    3  3  3  3     2000    2000
 4 -   0.0040W       -        -    4  4  4  4     6000    8000

Supported LBA Sizes (NSID 0x1)
Id Fmt  Data  Metadt  Rel_Perf
 0 +     512       0         0


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