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PNY XLR8 CS3040 500GB and PNY XLR8 CS3030 500GB are both solid state drives with the same Capacity (500 GB), Form Factor (M.2-2280) and MTBF (2,000,000 hours). The main differences are in Interface, NAND Flash Type, Max Sequential Read and Max Sequential Write.
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PNY XLR8 CS3040 500GB M.2 NVMe Gen4 x4 M280CS3040-500-RB
PNY XLR8 CS3040 500GB
PNY XLR8 CS3030 M.2 2280 500GB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 3D TLC M280CS3030-500-RB
PNY XLR8 CS3030 500GB
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Brand
PNY
Brand
PNY
Model
M280CS3040-500-RB
Model
M280CS3030-500-RB
Release Date
📅 September 2020
Release Date
-
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
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(10 reviews)
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(17 reviews)
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Price/GB
$0.11
Price/GB
$0.08
GB/$1
9.09
GB/$1
12.82
Series
XLR8 CS3040
Series
XLR8 CS3030
Capacity
500 GB
Capacity
500 GB
Interface
PCIe Gen4 x4
Interface
PCIe Gen3 x4
NVME
Yes
NVME
Yes
Form Factor
M.2-2280
Form Factor
M.2-2280
NAND Flash Type
3D NAND
NAND Flash Type
3D TLC
Cache
-
Cache
0MB
Max Sequential Read
Up to 5600 MB/s
Max Sequential Read
Up to 3500 MB/s
Max Sequential Write
Up to 2600 MB/s
Max Sequential Write
Up to 2000 MB/s
MTBF
2,000,000 hours
MTBF
2,000,000 hours
PNY XLR8 CS3030 2TB 2TB
$79.99
PNY XLR8 CS3030 4TB 4TB
$449.99
PNY XLR8 CS3030 1TB 1TB
$74.99
PNY XLR8 CS3030 250GB 250GB
$44.99

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the PNY XLR8 CS3040 500GB:

  • Newer interface (PCIe Gen4 x4)

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Reasons to buy the PNY XLR8 CS3030 500GB:

  • 29% cheaper, you can save $16.00

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