PNY CS2030 240GB PCIe NVMe M.2 drive Review

1. Introduction2. PNY CS2030 240GB3. Testing Methodology4. CrystalDiskMark5. ATTO Disk Benchmark6. AS SSD7. IOMETER8. PCMark8 - Storage Consistency9. PCMark8 - Individual Test Suites10. PCMark8 Storage Test- Individual Test Suites11. Performance Stability12. Real Life File Testing13. Closing Thoughts14. View All Pages

The front of the box has an image of the drive along with an NVMExpress logo. Above these are descriptions of the drives format and interface along with a sticker displaying its capacity. The rear of the box has a small specs panel along with small descriptions of the drive can do and be used for in English, French, German and Spanish.

Below this is a panel holding information on warranty and how to contact PNY offices in the US, Europe, and Asia along with contact details for technical support for the same countries.

The front of the PCB has two 64GB Toshiba 15mn MLC NAND packages (coded TP79G5LASA), the PS5007-E7 controller, and a single 256MB Nanya DRAM chip while on the rear of the PCB is another pair of 64GB NAND packages, with mounts for a second DRAM chip.

The PS5007-E7 is Phison's first NVMe controller using a PCIe Gen.3 x4 interface. It's a quad core, 8-channel controller that supports 1z nm MLC/TLC and 3D flash. It also provides End to End data path protection and support for AES-256 encryption, SmartECC, SmartFlush and GuaranteedFlush technologies.

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