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PNY CS2130 Spec and Price in Canada

NVME1TBM.2 22802100 MB/s read

PNY's CS2130 is the value Gen3 NVMe line, running 2,100/1,700 MB/s at the 1TB grade, per the documented listings. It is the budget M.2 option for older platforms and secondary storage that want NVMe speed without paying for Gen4 parts.

Tied 78th of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential read — 3 models share this figure. Tied 79th of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential write — 2 models share this figure.

Current best price
$319.00at Amazon.ca · captured 2026-09-15 · $319.00/TBView at Amazon.ca

Prices exclude GST/HST.

Captured periodically and may have changed.

Price history · 1TB

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  • 1TB
March 29, 202690 capturestoday · $319.00

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Specifications

Capacity
1TB
Interface
NVME
Sequential read
2100 MB/s
Sequential write
1700 MB/s
PCIe generation
3
Form factor
M.2 2280
NAND type
TLC

Capacities

ConfigurationPart numberCurrent best pricePrice per TB
1TBM280CS2130-1TB-RB
$319.00

at Amazon.ca · captured 2026-09-15

$319.00/TB

Guides for this category

How to choose an SSDFour questions decide almost every SSD purchase — what fits, how big, how fast, and how much it should cost.NVMe or SATAWhich interface your machine takes, how to tell without opening it, and what the speed difference actually buys you.How much SSD capacity you actually needHow to size a drive from what you already use, why leaving headroom matters, and when one bigger drive beats two small ones.M.2 sizes and SSD form factorsWhat 2280, 2242, and 2.5-inch mean, which one your machine takes, and how to check the keying before you buy.What SSD speed numbers actually tell youSequential versus random performance, why the number on the box describes the rarer case, and how to read it without being misled.PCIe generations for SSDsWhat Gen 3, Gen 4, and Gen 5 change, why a newer drive always works in an older slot, and when the extra speed is worth paying for.TLC, QLC, and DRAM-less SSDsWhat the NAND type and the controller's cache change about how a drive behaves, and when either is worth caring about.SSD endurance and warrantiesWhat TBW and DWPD actually promise, how much a normal machine writes, and when endurance is worth paying extra for.How to install an SSDFitting an M.2 or 2.5-inch drive, choosing between cloning and a clean install, and what to check on the first boot.When an SSD price is actually goodWhy price per terabyte beats any discount percentage, and why a good price on one capacity says nothing about the others.

What owners and reviewers say

Summarised from 1 source(s), reviewed September 14, 2026. A source is counted only where it names this model exactly. How we track prices

Commonly praised

  • Reviewers found it a mainstream PCIe 3.0 upgrade over SATA with decent sequential read performance.
  • It uses a Phison E12S controller with a DRAM cache.

Commonly criticised

  • It uses QLC NAND, which the reviewer said PNY did not disclose, and write performance suffers under load.
  • Its price-to-performance was weak enough that the review could not recommend it.
  • The vendor did not publish an endurance rating and support could not provide one.

Sources behind this summary

Sources

Every spec above was pulled from one of these — a field a source didn't state was left off rather than estimated.