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PNY 500GB SSD NVMe M.2
Capacity 500GB
Form Factor M.2
Interface PCIe 3.0
Read Speed 3,300 MB/s
NAND TLC
56 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (77th percentile) 77th
- 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 3.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 3300 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 2500 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | PNY 500GB SSD | Crucial T500 | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO | Corsair MP700 Elite | Samsung 990 EVO | Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 3,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 7,100 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | false | false | false |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 3000 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNY 500GB SSD | 59.4 | 61.8 | 53.7 | 26.8 | 57.3 | 77.4 | 73.9 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 91.3 | 96.7 | 98.9 | 55.5 | 83 | 95.4 | 56.2 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 94 | 81.1 | 93.9 | 55.5 | 98.8 | 95.4 | 43.4 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 95.1 | 97 | 85.8 | 55.5 | 87.4 | 95.4 | 43.4 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 72.6 | 90.5 | 78.9 | 78.6 | 83 | 95.4 | 55 |
| Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 Compare | 87 | 95.7 | 78.9 | 55.5 | 88.1 | 95.4 | 54.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 12, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall56.4
- Budget85.7
- Gaming44.7
- Laptop59.4
- Console22.5
- Portable13.5
- Workstation49.6
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