Mushkin PILOT 250 GB

This is a 250GB M.2 2280 SSD on the NVMe Gen3 interface. Sequential throughput tops out at 3500 MB/s reads and 3000 MB/s writes. NVMe drives this fast mainly shine in game-load times and large file moves; everyday snappiness is similar across the tier. Use the PlanMyPC system builder to verify it works alongside your other components and to watch live retailer pricing.

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