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PNY CS2230

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CS2230

Released February 2023.5Press articlecomputerbase.de/2023-02/pny-cs2230-nvme-ssd-einstieg-mit-pcie-3-0-und-3-300-mb-sRead 16 October 2026ComputerBase news dated 17 February 2023: PNY brings the CS2230 with 500GB or 1TB, available in shops since a short while. The 2TB model came later Last checked 16 October 2026.

Interface
PCIe NVMe
Form factor
M.2 2280
Capacity
500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB
Read speed
3,400MB/s

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General

Series
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Model numbers
M280CS2230-500-RB, M280CS2230-1TB-RB, M280CS2230-2TB-RB1Maker spec sheet (PDF)pny.com/File%20Library/Company/Support/Product%20Brochures/Solid%20State%20Drives/PNY-SSD-CS2230-Sell-Sheet-.pdfRead 16 October 2026Product information: PNY part numbers M280CS2230-500-RB (500GB), M280CS2230-1TB-RB (1TB) and M280CS2230-2TB-RB (2TB)
GTIN / EAN
751492756264, 751492756271, 7514927791571Maker spec sheet (PDF)pny.com/File%20Library/Company/Support/Product%20Brochures/Solid%20State%20Drives/PNY-SSD-CS2230-Sell-Sheet-.pdfRead 16 October 2026UPC codes in the product information: 500GB 751492756264, 1TB 751492756271, 2TB 751492779157
Announced
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Status
Available3Maker product pagepny.com/cs2230-m2-nvme-ssdRead 16 October 2026The page sells the 2TB model with an add to cart price, so the drive is on sale. PNY files the page under Previous Generation SSD
Predecessor
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Successor
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Launch price (US)
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Launch price (EU)
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Markets
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Colours
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Form factor
M.2 22801Maker spec sheet (PDF)pny.com/File%20Library/Company/Support/Product%20Brochures/Solid%20State%20Drives/PNY-SSD-CS2230-Sell-Sheet-.pdfRead 16 October 2026Form Factor M.2 2280
Capacity
500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB1Maker spec sheet (PDF)pny.com/File%20Library/Company/Support/Product%20Brochures/Solid%20State%20Drives/PNY-SSD-CS2230-Sell-Sheet-.pdfRead 16 October 2026Page text says 1 gigabyte is 1 billion bytes. Capacities 500GB, 1TB and 2TB

Interface

Interface
PCIe NVMe1Maker spec sheet (PDF)pny.com/File%20Library/Company/Support/Product%20Brochures/Solid%20State%20Drives/PNY-SSD-CS2230-Sell-Sheet-.pdfRead 16 October 2026Interface PCIe Gen3 x4. The PCIe generation and lane count are stored from this row
PCIe generation
31Maker spec sheet (PDF)pny.com/File%20Library/Company/Support/Product%20Brochures/Solid%20State%20Drives/PNY-SSD-CS2230-Sell-Sheet-.pdfRead 16 October 2026
PCIe lanes
41Maker spec sheet (PDF)pny.com/File%20Library/Company/Support/Product%20Brochures/Solid%20State%20Drives/PNY-SSD-CS2230-Sell-Sheet-.pdfRead 16 October 2026
NVMe version
1.41Maker spec sheet (PDF)pny.com/File%20Library/Company/Support/Product%20Brochures/Solid%20State%20Drives/PNY-SSD-CS2230-Sell-Sheet-.pdfRead 16 October 2026Compatibility row reads NVMe 1.4
Detachable cable
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Hardware

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Controller
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Flash type
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Flash memory
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Flash layers
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DRAM cache
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DRAM cache size
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Component sides
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Performance

Sequential read (claimed)
3,400MB/s1Maker spec sheet (PDF)pny.com/File%20Library/Company/Support/Product%20Brochures/Solid%20State%20Drives/PNY-SSD-CS2230-Sell-Sheet-.pdfRead 16 October 2026Read and Write Speeds: 500GB up to 3,300 MB/s read, 1TB up to 3,300 MB/s read, 2TB up to 3,400 MB/s read. Footnote 2: speeds vary with host, settings, OS and applications. The test host is not named. The base stores the 2TB model
Sequential write (claimed)
2,700MB/s1Maker spec sheet (PDF)pny.com/File%20Library/Company/Support/Product%20Brochures/Solid%20State%20Drives/PNY-SSD-CS2230-Sell-Sheet-.pdfRead 16 October 2026500GB up to 2,500 MB/s, 1TB up to 2,600 MB/s, 2TB up to 2,700 MB/s
Random 4K read (claimed)
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Random 4K write (claimed)
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Endurance and reliability

Endurance (TBW)
1,200TB4Maker spec sheet (PDF)pny.com/file%20library/company/support/product%20brochures/solid%20state%20drives/solid-state-drive-warranty-v08.22.2025.pdfRead 16 October 2026PNY Solid State Drive (SSD) Warranty, TBW Attachment I (document version v04.16.2025, file v08.22.2025), row CS2230, 5 years: 500GB 280 TBW, 1TB 560 TBW, 2TB 1,200 TBW. The base stores the 2TB model
MTBF or MTTF (claimed)
1,000,000h1Maker spec sheet (PDF)pny.com/File%20Library/Company/Support/Product%20Brochures/Solid%20State%20Drives/PNY-SSD-CS2230-Sell-Sheet-.pdfRead 16 October 2026Mean Time Before Failures (MTBF) 1,000,000 hours, the same in the 2023 sell sheet. The maker's product page text says 1.5 million hours. The sell sheet is stored, since it is the maker's document
Operating temperature
Min0Max70°C1Maker spec sheet (PDF)pny.com/File%20Library/Company/Support/Product%20Brochures/Solid%20State%20Drives/PNY-SSD-CS2230-Sell-Sheet-.pdfRead 16 October 2026Operating temperature 0 C to 70 C. The storage range of -40 C to 85 C is not stored

Power

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Power while reading (claimed)
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Power while writing (claimed)
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Max power consumption (claimed)
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Average power in light use (claimed)
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Idle power (claimed)
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Sleep power (claimed)
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Measured

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Sequential read (measured)
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Sequential write (measured)
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Random 4K read at queue depth 1 (measured)
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Random 4K write at queue depth 1 (measured)
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Write cache size (measured)
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Write speed after the cache (measured)
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3DMark Storage Benchmark
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Highest temperature under load (measured)
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Idle power (measured)
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Cooling and build

Heatsink
Without heatsink3Maker product pagepny.com/cs2230-m2-nvme-ssdRead 16 October 2026Only the bare drive is listed for 500GB, 1TB and 2TB. The page names a thermal coated controller. No heatsink version is listed, and a thermal coating alone is not a heatsink
RGB lighting
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Dust and water rating
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Drop test height
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Security and software

Security
TCG Pyrite (no encryption)3Maker product pagepny.com/cs2230-m2-nvme-ssdRead 16 October 2026Features: Supports TCG Pyrite, the security software designed for personal client computing. No hardware encryption is named
Software
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Compatibility

Platforms
PC (no OS named), macOS, Other3Maker product pagepny.com/cs2230-m2-nvme-ssdRead 16 October 2026The sell sheet says NVMe enabled PC or Mac desktop or laptop computer. The page also says desktops, laptops and handheld gaming devices with an M.2 2280 slot. PC, macOS and other are stored, and other stands for handheld gaming devices

Dimensions and weight

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Dimensions
Length80Width22Height4mm(3.1 × 0.9 × 0.2 in)1Maker spec sheet (PDF)pny.com/File%20Library/Company/Support/Product%20Brochures/Solid%20State%20Drives/PNY-SSD-CS2230-Sell-Sheet-.pdfRead 16 October 2026Part Dimensions 22 x 80 x 4mm. The 2023 sell sheet adds Max and lists width, length and height as L x W x H, 22 x 80 x 4 mm (Max). Length is stored as the long side2Maker spec sheet (PDF)pny.com/file%20library/company/support/product%20brochures/solid%20state%20drives/pny-ssd-cs2230-sell-sheet-3.pdfRead 16 October 2026Dimensions (L x W x H) 22 x 80 x 4 mm (Max), a maximum
Weight
6.6g(0.2 oz)2Maker spec sheet (PDF)pny.com/file%20library/company/support/product%20brochures/solid%20state%20drives/pny-ssd-cs2230-sell-sheet-3.pdfRead 16 October 2026Product information lists Weight 6.6g. The 2023 sell sheet (ver. 06-20-23) is the only maker document with a weight. The 2025 sheet leaves it out

In the box

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In the box
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Cables included
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Warranty

Manufacturer warranty (source market)
5years1Maker spec sheet (PDF)pny.com/File%20Library/Company/Support/Product%20Brochures/Solid%20State%20Drives/PNY-SSD-CS2230-Sell-Sheet-.pdfRead 16 October 20265-Year Limited Warranty or TBW. Whichever comes first. The TBW limits are in the warranty document3Maker product pagepny.com/cs2230-m2-nvme-ssdRead 16 October 20265-Year Limited Warranty or TBW

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Variants

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Model numberGTINCapacitySequential read (claimed)Sequential write (claimed)Endurance (TBW)Heatsink
M280CS2230-500-RB751492756264500 GB3,300 MB/s2,500 MB/s280 TBWithout heatsink
M280CS2230-1TB-RB7514927562711 TB3,300 MB/s2,600 MB/s560 TBWithout heatsink
M280CS2230-2TB-RB7514927791572 TB3,400 MB/s2,700 MB/s1,200 TBWithout heatsink

Sources

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  1. Read 16 October 2026Backs 16 fields
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  3. Maker product pagepny.com/cs2230-m2-nvme-ssd
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