The CS3040 2TB M.2 NVMe Gen4 x4 Solid State Drive is the ideal solution for PC enthusiasts, gamers, and video rendering professionals to upgrade to the latest in NVMe technology. The NVMe Gen4 x4 interface delivers exceptional performance of up to 5,600MB/s seq. read and 2,600MB/s seq. write speeds. It is designed to be an ultra high performance SSD to deliver the performance you demand. Boot up in seconds, enjoy lightning fast application launches, and incredible system performance. The PNY XLR8 CS3040 is highly durable, less likely to fail, and features a 5 year warranty.
Manufacturer:
PNY
Product SKU:
516066481
UPC:
751492639864
Assembled Product Dimensions (L x W x H):
6.00 x 3.00 x 1.20 Inches
Brand:
PNY
Features:
Ultra high performance is ideal for demanding applications, high-end games, and intense workloads
Hard Drive Capacity:
2 TB
Internal/External:
Internal
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1st GEN PCIe 4.0 drive, so it's pretty fast, but it's long in the tooth and generally will get beat by the newer DRAM-less drives. Very good warranty though 5 year, 3600TBW.
1st GEN PCIe 4.0 drive, so it's pretty fast, but it's long in the tooth and generally will get beat by the newer DRAM-less drives. Very good warranty though 5 year, 3600TBW.
Beat by DRAM-less? I thought DRAM means more performance?
WTF is that write speed? It's ok for gen 3, but abysmal for gen 4. Not worth this price, especially when the Crucial P5 Plus with much faster speeds than this and was on sale recently for $150.
I had ordered the b&h deal earlier today but then quickly changed my mind and cancelled the order as I decided that the price was to close the WD Black deal going around at $170. This drops the price just enough to make it worth saving a few dollars in exchange for a little less performance compared to the WD Black deal.
Granted nvme sales keep dropping prices so I bet in 2 weeks I will regret this purchase.
$25 is absolutely not enough of a difference to not get a drive that has 7600 MB/s read and 6700 MB/s. That's just dumb.
WTF is that write speed? It's ok for gen 3, but abysmal for gen 4. Not worth this price, especially when the Crucial P5 Plus with much faster speeds than this and was on sale recently for $150.
And WD has the 2TB SN850x for $169.99. Which is a toss up for best all around Gen 4 NVMe with the $259 SK hynix Platinum P41
Happened to me last week. I purchased a SteelSeries headset from Amazon that was on sale for $190, 2 days later it dropped to $140. I wind up changing my mind and cancelling the order but I wish more companies would implement a price match guarantee
First world problems...
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Last edited by BlueRaccoon1085 January 14, 2023 at 09:33 PM.
$25 is absolutely not enough of a difference to not get a drive that has 7600 MB/s read and 6700 MB/s. That's just dumb.
I heard PNY makes bad products. The flash drives are downright awful. Has this company suddenly started making good SSDs beating the top leading industry brands, Samsung and Hynix?
Last edited by BlueRaccoon1085 January 14, 2023 at 09:38 PM.
the PNY has endurance of 3600 vs WD 1200 tbw. Btw, looking around at the specs, I don't think Walmart listed the right speeds.
TBW tends to go down as you push the specs limits.
Plenty of good drives are listed at 600. I'll grant you 3600 is triple while performance isn't even close to 3 times worse, however $20 isn't a huge value proposition, were the Black not on sale, sure. But components can still die years after warranties while still under TBW. We use the acronym but think of the massive amount of data movement, if it's a serious concern you probably should have some spinny boys in raid.
I heard PNY makes bad products. The flash drives are downright awful. Has this company suddenly started making good SSDs beating the top leading industry brands, Samsung and Hynix?
Exactly. Another good point. If $25 is too much of a price difference for you, you shouldn't be looking at Nvme drives at all.
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Price looks pretty good for a higher end NVMe disk with a good controller and a 5-year warranty.
Edit, you'll also need a heatsink
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Same price at Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KGXK4Z6?th=1
Granted nvme sales keep dropping prices so I bet in 2 weeks I will regret this purchase.
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Plenty of good drives are listed at 600. I'll grant you 3600 is triple while performance isn't even close to 3 times worse, however $20 isn't a huge value proposition, were the Black not on sale, sure. But components can still die years after warranties while still under TBW. We use the acronym but think of the massive amount of data movement, if it's a serious concern you probably should have some spinny boys in raid.
I mean it's Tom's Hardware Editors Choice for $20 is all I'm saying.
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