PNY CS3250 1TB M.2 SSD
Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the M.2 NVMe SSD CS3250 with 1TB (M280CS3250-1TB-TB) from the brand PNY.
| Technical specifications (manufacturer information) | |
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| Manufacturer | PNY |
| Model number | M280CS3250-1TB-TB |
| Capacity | 1024 GB (931 GiB) |
| pSLC cache | 110 GB approx. |
| Read speed | 14900 MB/s |
| Write speed | 13500 MB/s |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Connector | M.2 2280 |
| Memory module (NAND) | TLC |
| DRAM cache | ✓ Yes |
| TBW (Total Bytes Written) | 700 terabyte |
| Warranty | 5 Years |
| Controller | Phison PS5028-E28 |
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We put the PNY NVMe M.2 SSD through a detailed test. You can find the test result / test report here:
AS SSD Benchmark
Standard performance test
The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. A total score of 11292 points was achieved.
Copy performance test
A common everyday scenario is simulated here. Three test folders are created:
- ISO (folder with two large files)
- Program (folder with many small files)
- Game (folder with small and large files)
The three folders are copied using the Windows copy command (cache remains enabled). The real-world test from 02 January 2026 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.
| AS SSD Copy Benchmark | Transfer rate: | Duration: |
|---|---|---|
| ISO two large files |
3,683.67 MB/s |
0.62 s |
| Program typical program folder with many small files |
1,122.34 MB/s |
6.27 s |
| Game a game folder with small and large files |
2,523.38 MB/s |
2.74 s |
Compression performance test
Here, speed is measured depending on how compressible the data is.
CrystalDiskMark Benchmark
Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer specs: 14900 MB/s and 13500 MB/s) the PNY SSD is measured.
| CDM | Read [MB/s] | Write [MB/s] |
|---|---|---|
| SEQ1M Q8T1 |
14,916.00 |
14,042.10 |
| SEQ1M Q1T1 |
9,490.46 |
9,833.11 |
| RND4K Q32T16 |
5,714.68 |
3,371.45 |
| RND4K Q1T1 |
96.66 |
229.71 |
IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)
| CDM | Read [IOPS] | Write [IOPS] |
|---|---|---|
| SEQ1M Q8T1 |
14,225.00 |
13,391.60 |
| SEQ1M Q1T1 |
9,050.80 |
9,377.60 |
| RND4K Q32T16 |
1,395,190.00 |
823,108.00 |
| RND4K Q1T1 |
23,599.10 |
56,082.00 |
Average latency
| CDM | Read [µs] | Write [µs] |
|---|---|---|
| SEQ1M Q8T1 |
561.28 |
596.24 |
| SEQ1M Q1T1 |
110.29 |
106.48 |
| RND4K Q32T16 |
365.72 |
616.20 |
| RND4K Q1T1 |
42.26 |
17.74 |
HD Tune Pro long-term test
A long-term test was performed to fully utilize the storage. You can see at what point the cache (if present) becomes full and write performance drops. A test file of 200 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 110 GB, the cache was full and performance was throttled.
The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 11,419 MB/s and written at 3,607 MB/s.
ATTO Disk Benchmark
Here, a 256 MB file is written to the PNY NVMe M.2 SSD multiple times. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster writing and reading usually becomes.
You can find information about the test system at the bottom of the homepage.
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