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Compare PNY CS2241 500GB and Western Digital Black SN770 500GB in the United States side by side across price, specifications, capability by use case and the price at which the answer changes.
Market snapshot Nov 9, 2026 · USD
Specifications, performance and current prices compared in United States · USD · prices checked through Nov 9, 2026
PNY
Current comparison price
$100Value · Balanced67
from 2 offers at 2 retailers · checked Nov 9
Capability highlights · price excluded
Western Digital
Current comparison price
$118Value · Balanced69
from 1 offer · checked Nov 9
Capability highlights · price excluded
Capabilityprice excluded
Scenarios won: PNY CS2241 500GB 0, Western Digital Black SN770 500GB 1, even 2. Western Digital Black SN770 500GB is ahead for Heavy Creative Work. View grades →
Valueunder Balanced
Practically even under these priorities (67 vs 69).
Pricecurrent market snapshot
PNY CS2241 500GB costs less right now ($100 vs $118, 16% apart).
| Priority | PNY CS2241 500GB | Western Digital Black SN770 500GB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 69 | even | |
| 54 | 62 | ||
| 67 | 59 | ||
| 41 | 50 |
Pick a preset to compare under it: the whole page follows. Within 2 points counts as even.
Not tracked means our source data does not have the fact; it is never treated as absent. Inferred figures come from the reference model of the same chip.
Under Balanced, each product holds or loses the higher Value at one price, with the other held at its current price. Enter the prices you were actually offered to see the answer for your deal.
PNY CS2241 500GB
Current comparison price
$100 67
PNY CS2241 500GB matches the Value of Western Digital Black SN770 500GB (at $118) at $98 or less.
Western Digital Black SN770 500GB
Current comparison price
$118 69
Western Digital Black SN770 500GB keeps the higher Value up to $121 (with PNY CS2241 500GB at $100).
A crossover is a calculation under the active priorities and today's market frame, not a price forecast.
New offers we track in United States (USD), cheapest first, with the date each was checked. Amazon appears as a link only: its price is not shown and never enters Value.
PNY CS2241 500GB
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What each product can do for a job, graded S to F with price left out, and the measured indexes behind it.
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| PNY CS2241 500GB | Western Digital Black SN770 500GB | |
|---|---|---|
| System Drive | A #104 | A #100 |
| Game & File Storage | C #203 | C #200 |
| Heavy Creative Work | C #145 | B #94 |
| Drive performance | 4,700 | 5,000 |
| Sequential read | 4,700 | 5,000 |
| Sequential write | 1,700 | 4,000 |
Facts true of every board a product groups; a range or "varies" marks a fact that differs between boards.
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| PNY CS2241 500GB | Western Digital Black SN770 500GB | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | ||
| Sequential read | 4,700 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s |
| Sequential write | 1,700 MB/s | 4,000 MB/s |
| Storage and endurance | ||
| NAND type | Not tracked | SanDisk 112-layer TLC |
| DRAM cache | Not tracked | DRAM-less |
| Controller | Not tracked | SanDisk Proprietary |
| Product | ||
| Brand | PNY | Western Digital |
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Conditions drawn from the data above, not a universal recommendation. The better choice depends on which of these matter to you.
It depends on the question. For capability (price left out) see the grades by use case; for how good the current price is for what you get, see Value under your priorities; and for the cheapest option today, see current prices. This page keeps the three apart and does not name one overall winner.
Under Balanced they are practically even (67 vs 69) in the market snapshot of Nov 9, 2026. Value changes with your priorities and with prices.
Scenarios won: PNY CS2241 500GB 0, Western Digital Black SN770 500GB 1, even 2. Western Digital Black SN770 500GB is ahead for Heavy Creative Work.
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