PNY XLR8 CS3140 Spec and Price in Spain
A Phison PS5018-E18 controller and onboard DRAM cache put the XLR8 CS3140 at the top of PNY's lineup, with PCIe 4.0 sequential speeds rated at 7,500/6,850 MB/s read/write. Endurance is rated to 1,400TB written on the 2TB model, backed by a five-year warranty — figures that put it in flagship gaming and creator-workstation territory rather than mainstream builds. Anyone loading large game libraries, working with 4K/8K media, or running scratch disks for heavy multitasking gets the headroom a DRAM-backed Gen4 controller provides.
14th of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential read. 20th of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential write.
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The last tracked price for the 1TB PNY XLR8 CS3140 in Spain was 184,94 € at Amazon.es, captured 2026-10-07. Across one tracked merchant and 219 days of recorded prices, the 90-day median for the 1TB PNY XLR8 CS3140 is 188,04 € and the lowest recorded price is 83,99 €. This site began capturing prices on July 30, 2026; for Amazon listings, prices dated earlier come from Keepa's price history.
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Specifications
- Capacity
- 2TB
- Interface
- NVME
- Sequential read
- 7500 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 6850 MB/s
- PCIe generation
- 4
- Form factor
- M.2 2280
- NAND type
- TLC
- DRAM cache
- Controller
- Phison PS5018-E18
- Endurance (TBW)
- 1400 TB
- Warranty
- 5 years
Capacities
| Configuration | Part number | Endurance (TBW) | Sequential write | Sequential read | Current best price | Price per TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1TB | M280CS3140-1TB-RB | 700 TB | 5650 MB/s | 7500 MB/s | 184,94 € Price too old to confirm | — |
| 2TB | M280CS3140-2TB-RB | 1400 TB | 6850 MB/s | 7500 MB/s | 221,86 € Price too old to confirm | — |
| 4TB | M280CS3140-4TB-RB | 3000 TB | 6850 MB/s | 7500 MB/s | 767,21 € Price too old to confirm | — |
What owners and reviewers say
Summarised from 3 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 competent, consistent PCIe 4.0 performer with strong peak throughput and good power efficiency.
- It uses a Phison E18 controller with TLC NAND and a DRAM cache, and is a good PlayStation 5 option with the right heatsink.
- Owners report it works as described, with a DRAM cache and quick, responsive performance in always-on use.
- Owners considered it good value when bought on sale.
Commonly criticised
- It lacks anything to set it apart from a crowded field, and its pricing was not especially competitive.
- It runs hot without a heatsink, and a conservative SLC cache limits sustained write speed.
- A couple of owners find its speeds average and slower than the larger-capacity version.
Sources behind this summary
- KitGuru — review
- Newegg — 5 out of 5 (8 ratings), as of September 15, 2026
- Tom's Hardware — review
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Sources
Every spec above was pulled from one of these — a field a source didn't state was left off rather than estimated.