PNY XLR8 CS3030 250Gb SSD tech specifications
PNY's XLR8 CS3030 NVMe SSD use PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 bus. Read below about this NVMe SSD here.
PNY's 250Gb XLR8 CS3030 works on Phison PS5012-E12. The drive 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 memory. This drive besides, available in three capacities: 1 Tb, 500 Gb and 2 Tb volume sizes.
Performance and benchmarks
Storage works on PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 with sequential read speeds 3500 Mbps, and sequential write speeds 3000 Mbps. It also has IOPS 300000 on reading and 0 on writing operations.
Endurance and warranty
Manufacturer give 5 years warranty period limited by endurance 380 TBW. The XLR8 CS3030 has 2 million hours MTBF.
Specs
| Category | Value |
| Capacity | 250 Gb |
| 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) | 380 |
| MTBF (million hours) | 2 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Conclusion
XLR8 CS3030 (250Gb) produced by PNY support PCIe 3.0 that is undoubtedly slower than PCIe 4.0. The maximum write speed is 3000 Mb/s, that is common for this expansion standard. The drive can write 380 TBW, that is pretty good in comparison with closest rivals. Overall, PNY XLR8 CS3030 250Gb is a well-balanced NVMe SSD.
+ Pros
- Good writing speed
- Endurance
- Cons
- PCIe 3.0
- Capacity
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