PNY XLR8 CS3140 1TB
Can PNY’s fat new SSD keep cool under pressure from its rivals?
The PNY XLR8 CS3140 is available either with or without the hefty cooler
SOME SSD MANUFACTURERS go into forensic detail when it comes to the speeds and feeds for their latest and greatest M.2 drive. But not PNY. The new PNY XLR8 CS3140, reviewed here in 1TB trim and also available with a tasty 2TB of storage, is a case in point.
No question, we know it’s a high-end model, with the quad-lane PCIe Gen 4 interface, claimed read speeds up to 7,500MB/s, proper TLC flash memory rather than cheap QLC chips, and that big, fat heat sink. Indeed, it’s faster on paper than both Sabrent’s Rocket 4 Plus and the Samsung 980 Pro, both of which are pegged at 7,000MB/s. It’s even a whisker ahead of the Adata XPG Gammix S70, which tops out at 7,400MB/s.