The Goodram PX500 is a solid-state drive in the M.2 2280 form factor, launched in 2022. It is only available in the 512 GB capacity listed on this page. With the rest of the system, the Goodram PX500 interfaces using a PCI-Express 3.0 x4 connection. The SSD controller is the PS5013-E13-31 from Phison, a DRAM cache is not available. Goodram has installed 112-layer TLC NAND flash on the PX500, the flash chips are made by Toshiba. Please note that this SSD is sold in multiple variants with different NAND flash or controller, which could affect performance, the "Notes" section at the end of this page has more info. To improve write speeds, a pseudo-SLC cache is used, so bursts of incoming writes are processed more quickly. The PX500 is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 2,000 MB/s and 1,600 MB/s write; random IOPS reach up to 173K for reads and 140K for writes.
The SSD's price at launch is unknown. The warranty length is set to three years, which is above average, but shorter than the five years offered by many other vendors. Goodram guarantees an endurance rating of 330 TBW, a good value.