TEST: Transcend MTE250S 2TB M.2 SSD

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test of the M.2 NVMe SSD MTE250S with 2TB (TS2TMTE250S) from Transcend.
Score
7183
Price/GB
0,07 €


Technical data
Image MTE250S
Manufacturer Transcend
Model number TS2TMTE250S
Storage capacity 2048 GB (1863 GiB)
pSLC-Cache 108 GB approx.
Read speed 7100 MB/s
Write speed 6500 MB/s
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Connection M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM Cache ✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 1560 Terabyte
Controller Silicon Motion SM2264
Price ca. 142 USD (= 0,07 $ / GB)
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Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
94 %
Write speed
92 %

*) 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 7183 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: Transcend MTE250S 2TB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
5978,04 MB/s
5574,43 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
54,03 MB/s
182,11 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
1771,90 MB/s
2800,83 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0,021 ms
0,109 ms
Score
2424
3540
Total score
7183

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 November 21, 2023 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD TEST: Transcend MTE250S 2TB
AS SSD Copy-Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
2412,36 MB/s
0,95 s
Program
many small files
1142,87 MB/s
6,16 s
Game
small and large files
1883,26 MB/s
3,67 s

Compression Performance Test

This measures the write and read speed of the Transcend SSD, depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 7100 MB/s and 6500 MB/s respectively).

AS SSD TEST: Transcend MTE250S 2TB

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 MTE250S 2TB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
7066,51
6489,60
SEQ1M
Q1T1
4415,04
5304,18
RND4K
Q32T16
2652,34
2704,21
RND4K
Q1T1
57,62
181,63

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
6.739,20
6.189,00
SEQ1M
Q1T1
4.210,50
5.058,50
RND4K
Q32T16
647.543,00
660.208,00
RND4K
Q1T1
14.066,90
44.342,80

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
1.186,50
1.290,59
SEQ1M
Q1T1
237,32
197,49
RND4K
Q32T16
789,22
771,99
RND4K
Q1T1
70,97
22,42

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 150 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 108 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 5669 MB/s and written with 1802 MB/s.

HD Tune Endurance Test TEST: Transcend MTE250S 2TB

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the Transcend M.2 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 MTE250S 2TB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written several times to the Transcend M.2 SSD. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster they were written and read.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Transcend MTE250S 2TB

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Transcend M.2 SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better. Unfortunately, the tool does not work correctly above about 5,000 MB/s and no line (and sometimes wrong min and max data) is displayed.

SSD-Z TEST: Transcend MTE250S 2TB


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