PNY CS2241 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2

PNY CS2241 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2

PNY
65 Overall Score
vs
KINGDATA 64GB SSD SATA III M.2 2242

KINGDATA 64GB SSD SATA III M.2 2242

KINGDATA
32 Overall Score

Scores

Budget
PNY
87
KINGDATA
61
Laptop
PNY
66
KINGDATA
28
Workstation
PNY
59
KINGDATA
30
Gaming
PNY
49
KINGDATA
21
Console
PNY
38
KINGDATA
10
Portable
PNY
15
KINGDATA
8

Specifications

PNY CS2241KINGDATA 64GB SSD
Drive
Capacity
500
64
Form FactorM.2M.2 2242
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4SATA III
ProtocolNVMeSATA
PCIe Generation4★—
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
4,700
580
Sequential Write (MB/s)
1,700
530
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✗—
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
1,500
No data
MTBF (hours)No data
1,750,000
Warranty (years)5★—
Features
Heatsink✗—

Pros & Cons

PNY CS2241 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2

  • Strong endurance (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong affordability (72nd percentile)
  • Below average capacity (26th percentile)

KINGDATA 64GB SSD SATA III M.2 2242

  • Strong affordability (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Below average capacity (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
  • Below average random (22nd percentile)
  • Below average endurance (32nd percentile)

Pricing

KINGDATA 64GB SSD SATA III M.2 2242 is $61 cheaper (2.6x less).

PNY CS2241 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.20.645score per dollar
vs
KINGDATA 64GB SSD SATA III M.2 22420.834score per dollar

KINGDATA 64GB SSD SATA III M.2 2242 offers 1.3x better value for money

PNY CS2241 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2

KINGDATA 64GB SSD SATA III M.2 2242

Verdict

★ Winner: PNY CS2241

Scores 65 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 6 of 14 specs.

PNY CS2241 Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation

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