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1TB PNY Technologies CS3040 XLR8 M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 Solid State Drive Expired
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Various Retailers have 1TB PNY Technologies CS3040 XLR8 M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 Solid State Drive (M280CS3040-1TB-RB) on sale for $139.99. Shipping is free.
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Specs:
- Interface: PCIe 4.0 x4
- Write Speed: Sequential: 4300 MB/s
- Read Speed: Sequential: 5600 MB/s
- Form Factor: M.2 2280
- Dimensions (W x H x D): 0.9 x 3.1 x 0.2" / 22 x 80 x 4 mm
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- Lowest price ever.
- 2TB version is $270.
- Confirmed that it works with PS5.
- Upgrade your M.2 PCIe Gen4 enabled computer to enjoy the ultra high performance you demand
- The NVMe PCIe Gen4 x4 interface delivers exceptional performance of up to 5,600MB/s seq. read and 4,300MB/s seq. write speeds; slower when equipped in PCIe Gen3 x4 motherboards
- The enhanced bandwidth of the NVMe Gen4 interface allows for extreme performance and low latency, making it superior to SATA based SSD's
- Ultra high performance is ideal for demanding applications, high-end games, and intense workloads
- Compatible devices: Desktop
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PNY has quietly reduced the endurance rating (TBW - TeraBytes Written) for its XLR8 CS3030 M.2 NVMe SSD by almost 80%. The "quietly" comes from the fact that the company only deemed it necessary to update the product specifications on their website, and didn't announce any such changes via press release or any other means. Hence, prospective buyers who might look to launch reviews of this NVMe SSD so as to make a decision regarding its purchase may be led astray by the (then) quoted TBW ratings, which are actually no longer relevant for samples of this SSD - at the very least for any model manufactured post-specifications change on their website.
There are no other changes to specifications - neither in capacity, nor in Read/Write speeds. However, endurance has taken an almost 80% dive in the worst case scenarios - those of the 2 TB and 500 GB capacities, which saw reductions from their respective 3,115 TBW and 800 TBW down to 660 TBW and 170 TBW - or 78.8% 1 TB capacity takes a 78.4% dive in endurance (1665 TBW down to 360 TBW) and the 250 GB model is the least affected one, whilst still losing out 55.3% of its rated endurance (380 TBW down to 170 TBW).
If anyone cares, here [amazon.com] is a link for a compatible Heat Sink on Amazon that works with PS5 for most NVMe drives that fit in the PS5. I have one, works great. Just snagged this drive, so now my son can stop reinstalling Call of DoodieOnYourStorage and then delete/reinstall, to play other games.
You can probably find a better deal on a heat sink out there, but the one I linked has some great reviews AND performance(specifically -temperature) benchmarks on the subreddit that breaks down a lot of the drives by speeds, temperature, ease of installation, etc.
For anyone wondering about these drives and temperature: yes it's a problem over prolonged gaming sessions the performance can degrade markedly, and it shortens the lifespan of the drive.
Thanks OP!
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But this is still a tempting deal. The TBW enduring is incredible at this price range. According to official specs, MP600 Core 2TB at ~$250 has 400TBW. This cs3040 has 3600TBW.
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If anyone cares, here [amazon.com] is a link for a compatible Heat Sink on Amazon that works with PS5 for most NVMe drives that fit in the PS5. I have one, works great. Just snagged this drive, so now my son can stop reinstalling Call of DoodieOnYourStorage and then delete/reinstall, to play other games.
You can probably find a better deal on a heat sink out there, but the one I linked has some great reviews AND performance(specifically -temperature) benchmarks on the subreddit that breaks down a lot of the drives by speeds, temperature, ease of installation, etc.
For anyone wondering about these drives and temperature: yes it's a problem over prolonged gaming sessions the performance can degrade markedly, and it shortens the lifespan of the drive.
Thanks OP!
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PNY has quietly reduced the endurance rating (TBW - TeraBytes Written) for its XLR8 CS3030 M.2 NVMe SSD by almost 80%. The "quietly" comes from the fact that the company only deemed it necessary to update the product specifications on their website, and didn't announce any such changes via press release or any other means. Hence, prospective buyers who might look to launch reviews of this NVMe SSD so as to make a decision regarding its purchase may be led astray by the (then) quoted TBW ratings, which are actually no longer relevant for samples of this SSD - at the very least for any model manufactured post-specifications change on their website.
There are no other changes to specifications - neither in capacity, nor in Read/Write speeds. However, endurance has taken an almost 80% dive in the worst case scenarios - those of the 2 TB and 500 GB capacities, which saw reductions from their respective 3,115 TBW and 800 TBW down to 660 TBW and 170 TBW - or 78.8% 1 TB capacity takes a 78.4% dive in endurance (1665 TBW down to 360 TBW) and the 250 GB model is the least affected one, whilst still losing out 55.3% of its rated endurance (380 TBW down to 170 TBW).
Maybe I will skip this one and stick with my XPG. At least ADATA doesn't screw with TBW.
Maybe I will skip this one and stick with my XPG. At least ADATA doesn't screw with TBW.
500GB 850
1TB 1,800
2TB 3,600
4TB 900
500GB 850
1TB 1,800
2TB 3,600
4TB 900
CS3030 1TB 360
CS3030 2TB 660
CS3030 4TB 6,070 (900)
CS3040 1TB 1,800
CS3040 2TB 3,600
CS3040 4TB 900 (6070)
...which I suppose gives them more reason to avoid honoring warranties.
PNY has quietly reduced the endurance rating (TBW - TeraBytes Written) for its XLR8 CS3030 M.2 NVMe SSD by almost 80%. The "quietly" comes from the fact that the company only deemed it necessary to update the product specifications on their website, and didn't announce any such changes via press release or any other means. Hence, prospective buyers who might look to launch reviews of this NVMe SSD so as to make a decision regarding its purchase may be led astray by the (then) quoted TBW ratings, which are actually no longer relevant for samples of this SSD - at the very least for any model manufactured post-specifications change on their website.
There are no other changes to specifications - neither in capacity, nor in Read/Write speeds. However, endurance has taken an almost 80% dive in the worst case scenarios - those of the 2 TB and 500 GB capacities, which saw reductions from their respective 3,115 TBW and 800 TBW down to 660 TBW and 170 TBW - or 78.8% 1 TB capacity takes a 78.4% dive in endurance (1665 TBW down to 360 TBW) and the 250 GB model is the least affected one, whilst still losing out 55.3% of its rated endurance (380 TBW down to 170 TBW).
It reminds me of Firecuda 530 which also has incredibly high TBW (2tb has 2550TBW) while other equally expensive ones like SN850 only got 1200TBW.