Transcend TS2TMTE260S 2TB M.2 PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe SSD

The Transcend 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe SSD is an internal drive aimed at gaming and other storage-intensive workloads. Its 2,000 GB capacity provides room for games, applications, and large working files. Sequential read speeds are rated up to 14,000 MB/s, which matters when accessing large blocks of data. Sequential writes reach up to 11,000 MB/s for tasks such as saving or transferring sizeable files. These are sequential performance ratings and do not indicate small-file or random-access speed.

The drive uses 3D TLC NAND flash and includes a DRAM cache. A graphene heatsink is also included as part of its thermal design. NVMe 2.0 support defines the storage protocol used to communicate with the host system. Installation requires a compatible motherboard slot, so both the supported drive format and interface should be checked before purchase. Hardware encryption is not supported — an important distinction for buyers whose requirements include encryption carried out by the drive itself.

• 1,900,000 IOPS rated 4 KB random reads indicate small-block read performance.
• 1,400,000 IOPS rated 4 KB random writes indicate small-block write performance.
• 1,500 TBW endurance rating states the rated cumulative write volume.
• S.M.A.R.T. support enables drive-health monitoring.
• ECC support provides error correction for stored data.