PNY releases XLR8 CS3030 NVME SSD with proper TBW values and perf
PNY announced the NVMe M.2 SSD “XLR8 CS3030” that uses TLC NAND flash in capacities from 250GB to 1TB. The new units support high-speed transfer of 3,500 MB / sec for reading and 3,000 MB / sec for writing
The MTBF reaches 2 million hours with this one (which says absolutely nothing really), the write endurance is listed at a proper 380TBW for 250GB, 800TBW for 500GB, and 1,665TBW for 1TB model, the product is provided with a 5-year long-term warranty.
In addition, we notice high-speed data transfer of sequential reading 3,500MB / sec, writing 3,000MB / sec (500GB model 2,000MB / sec, 250GB model 1,050MB / sec). Form factor is M.2 2280, body size is W22 × L80 × H2 mm, weight 6.6 g. The OS supports Windows 10/8/7, and supports features such as TRIM, SMART, Secure Erase, and ECC error correction.
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The msrp is $259.99 for the 1 TB, and I would guess it will use the Phison E12 controller.

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By the looks from the picture its using the Phison E12 reference.
So far the only two brands that offer 5 year and 1600+TBW are:
Corsair MP510 and the BPX Pro and is priced at $149.99 USD.
The other brands that use the Phison E12 reference that has 3 year warranty and 600TBW as their endurance rating comes around $139-$119 (Inland Premium @ Microcenter).
So the additional price you're paying for is the brand name, warranty, and possibly customer service. I went with the Corsair MP510 for the warranty and customer service (YMMV) as opposed to other not so well known brands.

This is roughly the performance you may get, this is out of the box no tweaks empty one click benchmark. It came with the latest 12.2 firmware.
Performance is subject to change as more firmware comes out.
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did you disable write cache flushing(advanced performance) in device manager?
my sx8200 pro is half full already, it gets around 3000MB read/write scores.
(silicon motion sm2262en controller)
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did you disable write cache flushing(advanced performance) in device manager?
my sx8200 pro is half full already, it gets around 3000MB read/write scores.
(silicon motion sm2262en controller)
Ah it was disabled for my Samsung but not the Corsair, it was unchecked by default.
Anyways this is with it checked.

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What matters here is what controller is used, and of course the launch price for say the 1TB piece.