PNY 500GB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong endurance (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong social proof (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong affordability (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average capacity (27th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 500 |
| Form Factor | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 4700 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 1700 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 1500 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | PNY 500GB SSD | Samsung 9100 PRO | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 | Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE | Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 | Crucial T500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 4TB | 4TB | 8TB | 4TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 4,700 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | 1500 TBW | 2400 TBW | 4000 TBW | 4800 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNY 500GB SSD | 64.5 | 61.8 | 53.7 | 26.8 | 98.8 | 87.2 | 73.6 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.6 | 86 | 99.6 | 5.2 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 Compare | 99.4 | 99 | 90.9 | 92.6 | 93.6 | 87.2 | 6.5 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE Compare | 88.9 | 96.4 | 93.9 | 98.2 | 88.1 | 95.4 | 3.7 |
| Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.1 | 99.1 | 89.4 | 92.6 | 86 | 77.4 | 10.9 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 94 | 96.9 | 98.9 | 78.6 | 83 | 95.4 | 19.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From R$1,030
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 12, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall65.7
- Budget90.8
- Gaming49.8
- Laptop66.5
- Console38.3
- Portable15
- Workstation59.6
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