PNY CS2241
PNY
68 Overall Score
vs
ADATA SSD
ADATA
85 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
PNY CS2241
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
ADATA SSD
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Workstation
Console
Gaming
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| PNY CS2241 | ADATA SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 4 |
| 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) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
PNY CS2241
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (79th percentile)
- Strong speed (69th percentile)
ADATA SSD
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong speed (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong random (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong social proof (80th percentile)80th %ile
Verdict
Winner: ADATA SSD
Scores 85 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 16 specs.