PNY CS2241 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2
PNY
64 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
SanDisk
88 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
Workstation
Gaming
Budget
Console
Portable
Specifications
| PNY CS2241 | SanDisk 2TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
PNY CS2241 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2
- Strong endurance (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Below average capacity (26th percentile)
SanDisk 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong feature (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong endurance (81st percentile)81st %ile
Pricing
PNY CS2241 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.20.376score per dollar
vs
SanDisk 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.140score per dollar
PNY CS2241 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 offers 2.7x better value for money
PNY CS2241 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2
SanDisk 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Verdict
Winner: SanDisk 2TB SSD
Scores 88 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 17 specs.
