PNY CS1031 256GB M.2 2280 NVMe Gen3x4 SSD

The PNY CS1031 256 GB M.2 2280 NVMe Gen3×4 SSD is a budget-friendly PCIe 3.0 solid-state drive tailored for desktops and laptops that support M.2 NVMe slots. With an interface of PCIe Gen3×4 and NVMe 1.3 compliance, it offers a substantial leap over SATA-based drives—boasting sequential read speeds up to 1,700 MB/s and write speeds up to 1,100 MB/s for the 256 GB variant. Built around 3D-NAND flash and engineered with a compact 22 × 80 × 2 mm form factor weighing just 6.6 g, it features full end-to-end data path protection, S.M.A.R.T monitoring, and a 5-year limited warranty backed by a mean time between failures (MTBF) of 2 million hours. While not the highest-end NVMe drive available, its value proposition for everyday storage, boot drives, and moderate workloads is strong.