Transcend PCIe SSD 220S 1Tb SSD detailed specifications

Posted on November 07, 2022 by Raymond Chen

Should you buy PCIe SSD 220S (1Tb) produced by Transcend and further characteristics explore on this site.

Transcend PCIe SSD 220S 1Tb SSD detailed specifications

PCIe SSD 220S (1Tb) produced by Transcend is powered by Silicon Motion SM2262EN controller. This storage has DRAM Samsung 512MB DDR3 for mapping data, located on the drive. The PCIe SSD 220S comes equipped with MLC flash memory. SSD also available in 512 Gb and 256 Gb capacities.

Performance and benchmarks

Transcend PCIe SSD 220S use PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 interface with read speeds 1700 MB/s, and write speeds equals to 1500 MB/s.

Endurance and warranty

Manufacturer give 5 years warranty limited by 400 TBW.

Specs

Category	Value
Capacity	1 Tb
Interface	M.2 3.0 x 4
Controller	Silicon Motion SM2262EN
Memory type	MLC
DRAM	Samsung 512MB DDR3
Read speed (Mb/s)	1700
Write speed (Mb/s)	1500
Read IOPS	n/a
Write IOPS	n/a
Endurance (TBW)	400
MTBF (million hours)	n/a
Warranty (years)	5

Conclusion

Transcend PCIe SSD 220S 1Tb may work on PCIe 3 that is twice slower than PCIe 4.0. The maximum write speed is 1500 Mb/s, that is slower than has most of rivals. The NVMe provide possibility to write 400 TBW, that is not very much against nearest competitors. When everything is weighed in the balance, Transcend PCIe SSD 220S 1Tb has more disadvantages and our editor strongly do not recommend to purchase it.

+ Pros

Capacity

- Cons

Slow writing speed
PCIe 3.0
Writing speed

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FAQ

The Transcend PCIe SSD 220S has Samsung 512MB DDR3. DRAM in their controller help to improve endurance and input/output performance.

The Transcend PCIe SSD 220S due to the low density of memory chips can operate without extra heat sinks. Some motherboards or laptops from the factory has thermal pads below and above the drive for better productivity during times of high loads.

The Transcend PCIe SSD 220S 1Tb has write speed 1500 Mb/s, sequential read speed 1700 Mbps. It works on Silicon Motion SM2262EN controller and M.2 3.0 x 4 interface standard. The memory type is MLC.