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PNY XLR8 CS3140 Spec and Price in the United States

NVME2TBM.2 22807500 MB/s read

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.

Current best price
From $160.00at Amazon.com · captured 2026-09-15 · $160.00/TBView at Amazon.com

Prices exclude sales tax.

Captured periodically and may have changed.

Price history

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March 20, 202683 capturestoday · $322.99

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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

ConfigurationPart numberEndurance (TBW)Sequential writeSequential readCurrent best pricePrice per TB
1TBM280CS3140-1TB-RB700 TB5650 MB/s7500 MB/s
$160.00

at Amazon.com · captured 2026-09-15

$160.00/TB
2TBM280CS3140-2TB-RB1400 TB6850 MB/s7500 MB/s
$322.99

at Newegg · captured 2026-09-15

$161.50/TB
4TBM280CS3140-4TB-RB3000 TB6850 MB/s7500 MB/s

$649.00

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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 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.

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.

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.