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The 4TB page shows 7,500 MB/s read and 6,850 MB/s write"}},{"url":"https://www.pny.com/en-eu/cs3140-m2-nvme-ssd?sku=M280CS3140-8TB-RB","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["storage_gb","variants"],"notes":{"storage_gb":"PNY EU page selector lists 1TB, 2TB, 4TB and 8TB, with SKU M280CS3140-8TB-RB. The 8TB page shows no specification table","variants":"8TB row. The 1TB EU page shows 7,500 MB/s read and 5,650 MB/s write"}},{"url":"https://www.pny.com/file%20library/company/support/product%20brochures/solid%20state%20drives/solid-state-drive-warranty-v10.06.2025.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["endurance_tbw","warranty_years","variants"],"notes":{"endurance_tbw":"PNY SSD warranty v10.06.2025, TBW table under M.2 NVMe Gen4 x4: CS3140 1TB 700, 2TB 1,400 and 4TB 3,000. The 8TB is not in the table. 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The 4TB and 8TB came later, and no month is stated for them","status":"Sell sheet version of November 2025 and the current PNY pages still list the drive","heatsink":"Two versions: a non-heatsink version and a version with a 45-gram extruded aluminum heatsink","nvme_version":"Supports NVMe 1.4","warranty_years":"Warranty: 5 Year"}},{"url":"https://www.pny.com/gaming/learn-more/accelerate-your-ps5-gaming","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["compatible_platforms"],"notes":{"compatible_platforms":"Lists the CS3140 non-heatsink SSD for PS5, compatible with the optical and digital PS5, with PS5 software 21.02-04.00.00 or higher. The user adds a heatsink"}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pny-xlr8-cs3140-ssd-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["controller","nand_type","nand_flash","nand_layers","dram_cache","endurance_tbw","software_name","security_features","measured_post_cache_write_mbs","measured_power_idle_mw","variants"],"notes":{"controller":"Spec table lists Phison PS5018-E18 for all capacities","nand_type":"TLC in both samples","nand_flash":"Spec table and teardown of the 1TB (review of 22 June 2022): 176-layer Micron TLC (B47R), flash label IA7BG94AYA, four packages. The 25 August 2023 update says the 2TB sample uses 112-Layer Kioxia TLC (BiCS5), and says PNY switched to it from the original 176-layer Micron flash. KitGuru's 1TB of May 2021 had Micron 96-layer flash, so PNY changed the flash more than once. The 2TB value is stored in the base","nand_layers":"176 for the 1TB sample, 112 for the 2TB sample","dram_cache":"1TB teardown: SK hynix H5AN8G6NCJR-VKC, 1GB of DDR4. The spec table lists DDR4 DRAM for all capacities","endurance_tbw":"Spec table: 700TBW, 1400TBW and 3000TBW. Tom's Hardware says it found them on PNY's Taiwanese site","software_name":"PNY offers a PCIe SSD toolbox download for firmware updates, SMART readings and secure erase","security_features":"Spec table Security row reads AES256 for all capacities","measured_post_cache_write_mbs":"2TB sample: pSLC mode for over 30 seconds at up to 6.2 GB/s, then drops to around 1.6 GB/s in TLC mode. Iometer sequential write for 15 minutes, drive prefilled to 50%, Intel Core i9-11900K, ASRock Z590 Taichi, active cooling unless noted","variants":"1TB row, bare drive, review of 22 June 2022: write cache of around 116GB (above 5.8 GBps for almost 20 seconds), then direct-to-TLC at up to 2 GBps, so 2000 is stored. Temperature: the drive peaked in the upper 70s C by SMART and an IR gun and showed light throttling after about 215GB of writes at 78 C, with no heatsink. The 2TB cache is described only as over 200GB and its 67 C maximum has no stated cooling, so neither is stored","measured_power_idle_mw":"Read from chart. Quarch PPM idle power with ASPM and LPM disabled: 953 mW for the 2TB sample (update of 25 August 2023) and 781 mW for the 1TB sample (review of 22 June 2022). Test benches as in the review notes"}},{"url":"https://www.kitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/pny-xlr8-cs3140-1tb-ssd-review/all/1/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["controller","dram_cache","variants"],"notes":{"dram_cache":"Cache: 1GB DDR4-2666, an SK hynix H5AN8G6NCJR-VKC chip","variants":"1TB heatsink sample, review of May 2021, firmware CS314210, test host AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, 16GB DDR4-2400, MSI MPG X570 Gaming Edge Wifi. CrystalDiskMark 8.0.1 NVMe default profile, 1GiB, 5 runs, drive 0% full, random data. SEQ1M Q8T1 read 7142.09 MB/s and write 5342.40 MB/s. RND4K Q1T1 read 72.06 MB/s and write 257.02 MB/s. The sample had Micron 96-layer flash and is built single-sided, four 256GB packages. The 0-fill profile reads higher (7399.74 and 5345.38) and is not used. The KitGuru temperature of 46 C comes from short benchmark runs and is not stored. Single-sided board: the 1TB row stores single_sided from this review","controller":"Phison PS5018-E18-41, 8-channel, 12nm. Stored as Phison E18"}},{"url":"https://www.servethehome.com/pny-cs3140-1tb-nvme-ssd-review/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["controller"],"notes":{"controller":"Review says the drive uses the PS5018 controller, which is a much higher performance controller than the CS3040's. 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