The PNY XLR8 CS3030 M.2 NVMe Solid State Drive is the ideal solution to upgrade from a SATA based solid state drive (SSD) in an existing NVMe enabled PC or Mac desktop or laptop computer. The NVMe interface delivers exceptional performance of up to 3,500 MB/s seq. read and 3,000 MB/s seq. write speeds. It is designed to be a high performance SATA SSD replacement to help realize faster boot times, quicker application launches, and better overall system performance. With no moving parts, the PNY XLR8 CS3030 is highly durable and less likely to fail.