The PNY CS1030 M.2 NVMe SSD is an excellent choice for an NVMe upgrade from a SATA-based solid-state drive or a traditional hard drive in an NVMe-capable desktop or laptop computer. The CS1030 drive is designed as an upgrade from conventional SATA-based storage to leverage the high bandwidth of the NVMe interface, resulting in faster boot times, quicker application launches, and improved overall system performance. With NVMe, you accomplish more in less time: booting up, shutting down, and loading applications are up to four times faster than with SATA-based SSDs.