PNY

PNY CS2230 Spec and Price in the United States

NVME500GBM.2 22802000 MB/s read

PNY's value Gen3 line runs the 500GB drive at 2,000/1,100 MB/s, per the documented listings — the budget M.2 option for older platforms and secondary storage.

Tied 81st of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential read — 3 models share this figure. 83rd of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential write.

Current best price

$99.99Price too old to confirm

Prices exclude sales tax.

The last tracked price for PNY CS2230 in the United States was $99.99 at Newegg, captured 2026-09-02. Across one tracked merchant and 13 days of recorded prices, the 90-day median for PNY CS2230 is $99.99 and the lowest recorded price is $99.99. This site began capturing prices on July 30, 2026; for Amazon listings, prices dated earlier come from Keepa's price history.

Captured periodically and may have changed.

Price history · 500GB

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August 12, 202613 data pointstoday · $99.99

Each point is one day's recorded price, not a list price. Points dated before July 30, 2026, when this site began capturing prices, come from Keepa's Amazon price history. How we track prices

Specifications

Capacity: 500GB
Interface: NVME
Sequential read: 2000 MB/s
Sequential write: 1100 MB/s
PCIe generation: 3
Form factor: M.2 2280
NAND type: TLC

Capacities

Configuration	Part number	Current best price	Price per TB
500GB	M280CS2230-500-RB	$99.99 Price too old to confirm	—

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.

Sources

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

Newegg