PNY CS2241 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
PNY
65 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
100 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
PNY CS2241 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
88 out of 100 medium confidence 12 reviews
Users are overwhelmingly positive about this PNY M.2 SSD, praising its speed, value, and reliability. Many note it significantly improves system responsiveness and load times, and it works well as a system or data drive. A few mention minor drawbacks like lack of firmware support or that it's not the absolute fastest, but overall satisfaction is high.
Pros
- Fast speeds
- Great value for money
- Easy installation
- Reliable performance
- Good storage capacity
Cons
- No firmware update support
- Not the fastest SSD
- Price increased since purchase
Speed 8
Value for money 6
Reliability 5
Ease of installation 4
Storage capacity 3
Thermal performance 2
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
Scores
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Laptop
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Specifications
| PNY CS2241 | Samsung 9100 PRO | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | 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 | — | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | Samsung in-house Controller |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
PNY CS2241 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (79th percentile)
- Strong speed (70th percentile)
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.