The PNY CS2241 M.2 NVMe Gen4 x4 Solid State Drive is an excellent choice for a mainstream performance upgrade in an NVMe Gen4 enabled desktop or laptop computer. Upgrade to the advanced NVMe technology and experience the enhanced performance of up to 5,100 MB/s seq. read and 3,200 MB/s seq. write speeds. Experience faster boot times, quicker application launches, and improved overall system performance using the CS2241 Gen4 technology. Do more in less time with NVMe Gen4 x4; boot up, power down, and load applications up to 8 times faster compared to SATA based SSD's. Designed to deliver the performance you demand, and with no moving parts, the PNY CS2241 is highly durable, less likely to fail.