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
Prices exclude sales tax.
Captured periodically and may have changed.- 500GB
August 12, 202613 capturestoday · $99.99
Each point is one capture, not a list price. 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 at Newegg · captured 2026-09-02 | $199.98/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.
Sources
Every spec above was pulled from one of these — a field a source didn't state was left off rather than estimated.