PNY CS2241 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
PNY
65 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
SanDisk
92 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
SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
Scores
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Specifications
| PNY CS2241 | SanDisk 4TB 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) | 3 | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
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)
SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (9th percentile)9th %ile
Pricing
PNY CS2241 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.477score per dollar
vs
SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 22800.142score per dollar
PNY CS2241 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 3.4x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: SanDisk 4TB SSD
Scores 92 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 16 specs.
