PNY 500GB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230
PNY
50 Overall Score
vs
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
98 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| PNY 500GB SSD | Kingston SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2230 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 |
| 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★ |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | SM2508 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
PNY 500GB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230
- Strong speed (75th percentile)
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average social proof (27th percentile)
- Below average capacity (27th percentile)
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (6th percentile)6th %ile
Pricing
PNY 500GB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22300.014score per dollar
vs
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 22800.006score per dollar
PNY 500GB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230 offers 2.3x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Kingston SSD
Scores 98 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 16 specs.
