PNY XLR8 CS3030 2Tb NVMe SSD specifications
PNY's XLR8 CS3030 NVMe SSD use PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 interface. Read below about this NVMe SSD on our page.
PNY's 2Tb XLR8 CS3030 NVMe is powered by Phison PS5012-E12 controller. The NVMe SSD write a data location map on Dynamic-Random Access Memory LPDDR3 or LPDDR4 to run a games faster. The XLR8 CS3030 comes equipped with Toshiba TLC flash memory. This NVMe also available in 3 capacities, including 500 Gb, 1 Tb and 250 Gb volume sizes.
Performance and benchmarks
Storage use PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 interface with sequential read speeds 3500 Mbps, and maximum write speeds 3000 MB/s. This model has IOPS 0 on writing and 300000 on reading operations per second.
Endurance and warranty
Manufacturer give 5 years warranty that limited by endurance 97 Total Bytes Written. As well it has 2 million hours MTBF.
Specs
| Category | Value |
| Capacity | 2 Tb |
| Interface | M.2 3.0 x 4 |
| Controller | Phison PS5012-E12 |
| Memory type | Toshiba TLC |
| DRAM | LPDDR3 or LPDDR4 |
| Read speed (Mb/s) | 3500 |
| Write speed (Mb/s) | 3000 |
| Read IOPS | 300000 |
| Write IOPS | 0 |
| Endurance (TBW) | 97 |
| MTBF (million hours) | 2 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Conclusion
XLR8 CS3030 (2Tb) produced by PNY support PCIe 3.0 that is twice slower than PCIe Gen4. The write speed is 3000 Mb/s, that is okay for this computer expansion bus standard. The drive can write 97 TBW, that is bad compared to closest rivals. Weighing all these factors, PNY XLR8 CS3030 2Tb is a well-rounded drive.
+ Pros
- Good writing speed
- Capacity
- Cons
- PCIe 3.0
- Writing speed
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Video Review
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