PNY Announces CS2030 PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD Series

PNY is announcing its latest SSD offering – the CS2030 Series of high-performance PCIe NVMe M.2-2280 SSDs.  The CS2030 utilizes the PCIe 3.0 x4 interface (via 32Gb/s M.2 slots) along with the NVMe protocol to achieve its high levels of performance.  The CS2030 is designed as a simple and lightweight replacement drive for ultrabooks, laptops and desktop PCs.  Users of the CS2030 will experience quicker boot times, faster application launches, and snappier overall system performance.

pny-cs2030-angled-viewPNY’s CS2030 combines MLC NAND with a Phison PS5007 controller to achieve sequential read speeds of up to 2750 MB/s, and sequential write speeds of up to 1500 MB/s.  Random 4K read speeds are stated as up to 210,000 IOPS, with random 4K write speeds of up to 215,000 IOPS.

pny-cs2030-480gb-retail-pkgThe CS2030 is compatible with most modern operating systems, including Windows (XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10), Linux and Mac OS/X.  The CS2030 is rated for Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) of 2,000,000 hours, allowing PNY to back it to the tune of a 3-year limited warranty.

pny-cs2030-front-horizontalPNY will be offering the CS2030 in capacities of 240GB (MSRP of US $179.99) and 480GB (MSRP of US $329.99).  Availability has not yet been indicated.  For more information, you can view the PNY CS2030 Series product page here.

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    Rados?aw Or?owski

    is that sticker also heat pipe ? please …

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    It’s priced higher than the Samsung 960 EVO.

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