PNY
PNY CS2150 Spec and Price in the United States
NVME1TBM.2 228010200 MB/s read
PNY's Gen5 line runs 10,200 MB/s read at 1TB on 3D NAND, per the documented listings — the value PCIe 5.0 option in PNY's lineup for the newest platforms.
12th of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential read. Tied 12th of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential write — 2 models share this figure.
Current best price
Prices exclude sales tax.
Captured periodically and may have changed.- 1TB
- 2TB
March 23, 202660 capturestoday · $390.00
Each point is one capture, not a list price. How we track prices
Specifications
- Capacity
- 1TB
- Interface
- NVME
- Sequential read
- 10200 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 8500 MB/s
- PCIe generation
- 5
- Form factor
- M.2 2280
- NAND type
- TLC
Capacities
| Configuration | Part number | Current best price | Price per TB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1TB | M280CS2150-1TB-TB | $189.99 at Newegg · out of stock · captured 2026-09-02 | $189.99/TB |
| 2TB | M280CS2150-2TB-TB | $390.00 at Amazon.com · captured 2026-09-15 | $195.00/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 2 source(s), reviewed September 14, 2026. A source is counted only where it names this model exactly. How we track prices
Commonly praised
- Reviewers called it an excellent budget PCIe 5.0 drive with strong all-round performance and very high power efficiency.
- It runs cool enough to work without a heatsink thanks to its Phison E31T controller and Kioxia BiCS8 TLC flash.
- It maintained a usable write rate even after its secondary cache was exhausted.
Commonly criticised
- It is DRAM-less and cannot match PCIe 5.0 drives with DRAM in peak throughput.
- The capacity range is limited to 1TB and 2TB.
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.