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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
PNY

Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
| Merchant |
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| $/GB |
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| Availability |
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MemoryC | $118.79 | $0.238 | In Stock | $118.79 | Buy |
Newegg | $189.99 | $0.380 | In Stock | $189.99 | Buy |
About This Product
The PNY CS1030 is a 500GB M.2 NVMe SSD utilizing a PCIe Gen3 x4 interface. It offers improved performance over SATA SSDs, with sequential read/write speeds suitable for general computing and light gaming. In its price range, it competes with other entry-level NVMe drives, providing a cost-effective upgrade for systems still using older storage technologies.
Verdict
βA budget-friendly NVMe upgrade for general use and systems with PCIe Gen3 slots.β
Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
Sequential, random, and sustained speeds.
Sequential Read
2,000 MB/s
Sequential Write
1,100 MB/s
How long the drive lasts under sustained writes.
TBW (lifetime writes)
110 TB
Drive Writes/Day
0.12 DWPD
calculated from TBW
Warranty
5 years
Controller, NAND, and cache β what most retailers don't show you.
NAND Type
3D NAND
DRAM Cache
No
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