TEST: PNY XLR8 CS3040 500GB M.2 SSD

Technical data
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Manufacturer	PNY
Model number	M280CS3040-500-RB
Storage capacity	500 GB (466 GiB)
Read speed	5600 MB/s
Write speed	2600 MB/s
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x4
Connection	M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND)	TLC
DRAM Cache	✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written)	850 Terabyte
Controller	Phison PS5016-E16
Price	ca. 74 USD (= 0,15 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

67 %

Write speed

44 %

*) Test result evaluated according to AS SSD Score within the same size.

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed using a 5 GB file. A total score of 5210 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	4213,55 MB/s	2394,54 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	55,70 MB/s	81,34 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	1338,79 MB/s	2228,23 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,022 ms	0,102 ms
Score	1816	2549
Total score	5210

Copy Performance Test

A common everyday situation 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 (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of July 28, 2022 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD Copy-Benchmark	Transfer rate:	Duration:
ISO two large files	2123,42 MB/s	1,08 s
Program many small files	1223,44 MB/s	5,75 s
Game small and large files	1812,84 MB/s	3,81 s

Compression Performance Test

This measures the write and read speed of the the PNY SSDSSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 5600MB/s and 2600MB/s respectively).

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Here, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed, similar to the ones performed on the AS SSD.

CDM	Read [MB/s]	Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M Q8T1	5006,85	2521,32
SEQ1M Q1T1	3235,32	2527,64
RND4K Q32T16	1738,08	2424,56
RND4K Q1T1	59,05	246,13

HD Tune Pro Endurance test

This is a long term test to make full use of the memory capacity. You can see when a cache is full and the writing performance decreases.

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the PNY M.2 SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The determined access time and burst rate are also displayed.

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written several times to the PNY M.2 SSD. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster they can be written and read.

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the PNY M.2 SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better.

The benchmark test was performed on July 28, 2022.
Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.
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