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Compare Transcend SSD230S 1TB and Samsung 870 QVO 1TB in the United States side by side across price, specifications, capability by use case and the price at which the answer changes.
Market snapshot Nov 9, 2026 · USD
Specifications, performance and current prices compared in United States · USD · prices checked through Nov 9, 2026
Transcend
Current comparison price
$289Value · Balanced14
from 2 offers at 2 retailers · checked Nov 9
Capability highlights · price excluded
Samsung
Current comparison price
$320Value · Balanced12
from 1 offer · checked Nov 9
Capability highlights · price excluded
Capabilityprice excluded
Scenarios won: Transcend SSD230S 1TB 1, Samsung 870 QVO 1TB 0, even 2. Transcend SSD230S 1TB is ahead for Heavy Creative Work. View grades →
Valueunder Balanced
Practically even under these priorities (14 vs 12).
Pricecurrent market snapshot
Transcend SSD230S 1TB costs less right now ($289 vs $320, 10% apart).
| Priority | Transcend SSD230S 1TB | Samsung 870 QVO 1TB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 12 | even | |
| 5 | 4 | even | |
| 32 | 28 | ||
| 9 | 7 | even |
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Not tracked means our source data does not have the fact; it is never treated as absent. Inferred figures come from the reference model of the same chip.
Under Balanced, each product holds or loses the higher Value at one price, with the other held at its current price. Enter the prices you were actually offered to see the answer for your deal.
Transcend SSD230S 1TB
Current comparison price
$289 14
Transcend SSD230S 1TB keeps the higher Value up to $336 (with Samsung 870 QVO 1TB at $320).
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB
Current comparison price
$320 12
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB matches the Value of Transcend SSD230S 1TB (at $289) at $275 or less.
A crossover is a calculation under the active priorities and today's market frame, not a price forecast.
New offers we track in United States (USD), cheapest first, with the date each was checked. Amazon appears as a link only: its price is not shown and never enters Value.
Transcend SSD230S 1TB
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB
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What each product can do for a job, graded S to F with price left out, and the measured indexes behind it.
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| Transcend SSD230S 1TB | Samsung 870 QVO 1TB | |
|---|---|---|
| System Drive | A #171 | A #172 |
| Game & File Storage | B #153 | B #154 |
| Heavy Creative Work | C #193 | D #168 |
| Drive performance | 560 | 560 |
| Sequential read | 560 | 560 |
| Sequential write | 500 | 530 |
Facts true of every board a product groups; a range or "varies" marks a fact that differs between boards.
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| Transcend SSD230S 1TB | Samsung 870 QVO 1TB | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | ||
| Sequential write | 500 MB/s | 530 MB/s |
| Storage and endurance | ||
| Endurance | 600 TBW | 360 TBW |
| NAND type | Not tracked | Samsung QLC V-NAND |
| DRAM cache | Not tracked | 1GB LPDDR4 |
| Controller | Not tracked | Samsung MKX |
| Product | ||
| Brand | Transcend | Samsung |
Not tracked means the source data does not have this fact. It is not assumed to be absent.
Conditions drawn from the data above, not a universal recommendation. The better choice depends on which of these matter to you.
It depends on the question. For capability (price left out) see the grades by use case; for how good the current price is for what you get, see Value under your priorities; and for the cheapest option today, see current prices. This page keeps the three apart and does not name one overall winner.
Under Balanced they are practically even (14 vs 12) in the market snapshot of Nov 9, 2026. Value changes with your priorities and with prices.
Scenarios won: Transcend SSD230S 1TB 1, Samsung 870 QVO 1TB 0, even 2. Transcend SSD230S 1TB is ahead for Heavy Creative Work.
The offers section lists every new offer we track for both products in United States, with the date each price was checked. Open in Compare to add more products.