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PNY 500GB SSD PCIe 3.0 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 | Samsung 9100 PRO | Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G | Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 | SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE | Crucial T500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 8TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 3,300 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | false | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 4000 TBW | 2400 TBW | 4800 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNY 500GB SSD | 59.3 | 61.7 | 53.7 | 26.8 | 57.3 | 77.4 | 73.7 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 86 | 99.6 | 5.2 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G Compare | 93.2 | 94.4 | 93.9 | 92.5 | 94.1 | 95.3 | 9.1 |
| Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 Compare | 99 | 99.2 | 89.4 | 92.5 | 86 | 77.4 | 11 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE Compare | 89 | 96.3 | 93.9 | 98.1 | 88.1 | 95.3 | 3.7 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.9 | 96.9 | 98.9 | 78.5 | 83 | 95.3 | 19.3 |
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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