Transcend MTE245S 500 GB

A 500GB M.2 2280 SSD on the NVMe Gen4 interface. At roughly $0.55 per gigabyte it sits in the premium tier. Sequential throughput reaches 7000 MB/s reads and 5000 MB/s writes. NVMe drives this fast mainly shine in game-load times and large file moves; everyday snappiness is similar across the tier.

Expect to pay around $275.83, which lands it among premium options. Use the PlanMyPC system builder to verify it works alongside your other components and to watch live retailer pricing. Warranty coverage follows Transcend's standard policy — confirm regional terms on the listing. The full specification sheet below breaks out every listed detail, and the compatibility checker flags conflicts with parts already in your build.