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PNY XLR8 CS3030 2TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Capacity 2TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Read Speed 3,500 MB/s
DRAM Cache Yes
76 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong feature (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong random (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong capacity (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 2000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 3500 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 3100 |
Hardware
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | PNY XLR8 CS3030 | Samsung 9100 PRO | Crucial T500 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/1T0 | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 1TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 3,500 MB/s | 14,700 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,250 MB/s | 14,200 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | false | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1000 TBW | 1400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNY XLR8 CS3030 | 63.2 | 80.8 | 84.7 | 78.4 | 57.4 | 86.8 | 62.6 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 98.7 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 78.4 | 85.9 | 95 | 18.5 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.8 | 96.5 | 98.9 | 78.4 | 82.9 | 95 | 20.1 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 Compare | 91.5 | 96 | 53.7 | 78.4 | 88 | 99.5 | 37.4 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/1T0 Compare | 97.1 | 98.7 | 90.5 | 54.9 | 92.3 | 86.8 | 25.4 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare | 97.9 | 98.2 | 97.3 | 78.4 | 90.9 | 52.5 | 24.8 |
Price
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