The PNY XLR8 CS3030 is a solid-state drive in the M.2 2280 form factor, launched on May 8th, 2019. It is available in capacities ranging from 250 GB to 4 TB. This page reports specifications for the 500 GB variant. With the rest of the system, the PNY XLR8 CS3030 interfaces using a PCI-Express 3.0 x4 connection. The SSD controller is the PS5012-E12-27 from Phison, a DRAM cache chip is available. PNY has installed 64-layer TLC NAND flash on the XLR8 CS3030, 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 handled more quickly. The XLR8 CS3030 is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 3,500 MB/s and 2,000 MB/s write.
At its launch, the SSD was priced at 90 USD. The warranty length is set to five years, which is an excellent warranty period. PNY guarantees an endurance rating of 170 TBW, a relatively low value compared to other SSDs.