PNY Unveils CS3150 M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen5 x4 SSD

[GFreeman]

PNY announced the addition of the CS3150 M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 5 x4 SSD with integrated heatsinks to its lineup of solid-state drives. The CS3150 is at the forefront of cutting-edge storage, leveraging the NVMe PCIe Gen 5 x4 interface to deliver unrivaled data transfer speeds. With sequential read/write speeds up to 12,000 MB/s and 11,000 MB/s respectively, this breakthrough technology catapults computing experiences to unprecedented levels, making it an ideal choice for professionals, enthusiasts, and anyone seeking the pinnacle of storage performance.

Innovative Heatsink
The CS3150 at launch will be available in 1 TB and 2 TB densities and will come integrated with one of three different dual-fan heatsinks - Black, White, or Black-RGB. These revolutionary heatsinks have an innovative design with not one but two ultra-quiet fans to maximize heat dissipation generated by highly intensive applications, prolonged workloads, and lightning-fast transfer speeds.



Enhanced Gameplay with XLR8 Gaming
PNY's CS3150 takes full advantage of Microsoft DirectStorage, a revolutionary feature that was introduced in Windows 11 that improves both the speed at which games load and the quality of their images. Combining the PNY XLR8 Gaming CS3150 with Black RGB Heatsink with PNY XLR8 Gaming DDR5 DRAM and a high-performance graphics card such as PNY GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB XLR8 Gaming VERTO EPIC-X RGB Triple Fan will minimize load times, ensuring you spend more time creating or gaming. Additionally, PNY's VelocityX software is able to synchronize the RGB lights on all three devices, as well as, overclock all NVIDIA graphics cards in PNY's catalog.

Product Features

• NEXT-GENERATION SPEED: Superior performance compared to NVMe Gen 4 x4 solid state drives (SSD) with speeds of up to 12,000 MB/s Seq. Read and 11,000 MB/s Seq Write.
• PRODUCTIVITY: With lightning-fast read and write speeds, reduced load times, and better overall system responsiveness, it's the ideal solution for PC enthusiasts, gamers, and content creators who demand the most from their computers.
• EXTREME COOLING: Unique dual-fan heatsink designed to keep your Gen 5 x4 SSD running cool and prevent performance throttling, assuring consistent SSD performance in demanding situations.
• RGB SYNC with VELOCITYX: Plug-in the 9-pin (USB) power connector from the CS3150 RGB Heatsink to customize color, lighting effects and fan speeds using PNY's Velocity-X software.
• DATA PROTECTION: TCG Opal 2.0 enabled for Hardware encryption and storage security.

Product Specifications:

• PNY CS3150 M.2 NVMe Gen 5 x4 Solid State Drive with Integrated Heatsink
• Interface: PCIe Gen 5 Interface (NVMe Gen 5 x4)
• Speed: up to 12,000 MB/s Read and up to 11,000 MB/s Write (vary by model)
• Capacities: 1 TB, 2 TB
• Heatsink: Black, White, Black-RGB
• System Requirements:
  • Black/White Heatsink: 4-pin power connector to power the built-in fans
  • RGB Heatsink: 9-pin (USB) power connector to power the built-in fans and control the LEDs
• Form Factor: M.2 2280
• Capability: Desktop
• Warranty: 5-year limited warranty or TBW

Product Availability
PNY CS3150 M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 5 x4 SSDs with heatsink will be available December 2023 at the below SRP's. Contact a PNY account manager for details or purchase through www.pny.com or www.amazon.com.

• 1 TB with Black Heatsink: $179.99
• 1 TB with Black RGB Heatsink: $189.99

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[W1zzard]

Review coming soon

 

[xSneak]

I had the previous gen4 pny branded drive and something was just off about it's performance compared to my other nvme drives.

I hope they fixed whatever was causing that with this release.

 

[TumbleGeorge]

I found street price for 2TB model with heatsink with rgb ~$405 USD or $12990 Taiwanese dollars.

 

[natr0n]

There is probably a saying...Little fans bring great noise

Looks cute though.

 

[Space Lynx]

i like the fans personally

 

[bonehead123]

With sequential read/write speeds up to 12,000 MB/s and 11,000 MB/s respectively, this breakthrough technology catapults computing experiences to unprecedented levels

Ummm.... n.O.t.....

Last time I checked (~.3287ns ago) 14,500/13,500MB/s was/is considered as "breakthrough" & "unprecedented" levels with the current drive tech, hehehe

And at those prices, does anyone REALLY G.a.F anyways ?

 

[Canned Noodles]

Those fans look useless. Where is the air supposed to go?

 

[Prima.Vera]

The fans reminds me of the little chipset or video card coolers from the '90s.
They were extremely bad then, probably nothing changed now.

 

[Chaitanya]

i like the fans personally

As long as they have option for speed control.

 

[Knight47]

In the AM3+ day I used those tiny 40x40mm fans for the VRM and Northbridge, since it was a bit hot(70C+). But at low rpm they were useless and at high rpm it was loud af.

Motherboard manufacturers could replace the alu m.2 heatsink with something like this

 

[Chaitanya]

In the AM3+ day I used those tiny 40x40mm fans for the VRM and Northbridge, since it was a bit hot(70C+). But at low rpm they were useless and at high rpm it was loud af.

Motherboard manufacturers could replace the alu m.2 heatsink with something like this
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Gigabyte already offers decent sized heatsinks for M.2 slot thats connected to CPU(Primary slot) on most of their Aorus line of motherboards. Even MSI and Asrock in last year or so have improved M.2 heatsinks on their primary slots.

 

[R-T-B]

There is probably a saying...Little fans bring great noise

Looks cute though.

That's because usually they are high rpm. Maybe two of them could spin at a lower speed for same effect though. The idea isn't entirely bad. We have to see how they implement it though.