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CS1311 240GB

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Controller: Phison PS3110. NAND Memory: Toshiba 15nm TLC. Release date: Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 81% (473rd of 1072)

Based on 26,547 user benchmarks.  Models: PNY CS1311 240GB SSD, PN CS1311 240GB SSD
Poor: 52%Average: 81% Great: 97%

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Very good average bench

The PNY CS1311 240GB averaged just 18.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS1311 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 182MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 34.5MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS1311 240GB is 45.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY CS1311 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 178MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 354MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 26,547 samples)
Rank 47381%
Min Avg Max
338 Read 461 515
262 Write 428 496
239 Mixed 354 405
100 SusWrite 178 221
79.5% 355 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.8 4K Read 27.3 33.6
30 4K Write 76.9 109
17.4 4K Mixed 34.5 42.8
126% 46.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
162 DQ Read 297 327
62.5 DQ Write 282 370
76.4 DQ Mixed 182 210
166% 254 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 197 162 79 44 170 MB/s
76.7% Very good
Read 498
Write 440
Mixed 367
SusWrite 161
82% 366 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 66.2
4K Mixed 34.6
123% 43.2 MB/s
DQ Read 225
DQ Write 177
DQ Mixed 114
109% 172 MB/s
100GB free
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 153 173 176 176 175 MB/s
71.3% Very good
Read 504
Write 424
Mixed 383
SusWrite 202
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 33.5
4K Mixed 27
97% 29.9 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 77.5
DQ Mixed 148
123% 184 MB/s
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 63 172 159 116 168 MB/s
61.2% Good
Read 386
Write 383
Mixed 325
SusWrite 148
70% 311 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 42.2
4K Mixed 24.9
82% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 239
DQ Mixed 41.4
88% 179 MB/s
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MSRP ≈ $60 @ launch in Apr '16
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

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Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples5,009x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples3,179x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,946x
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RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,510x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,314x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,302x
SSD
CS1311 240GBPNY  $78Bench 81%, 26,547 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,557x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,517x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples960x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $684

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SSDrivePro
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Official site www.pny.com/...

Controller: Phison PS3110. NAND Memory: Toshiba 15nm TLC

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Liked (edit your comment) Add link

2 years ago.

MYS-User
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Good

6 years ago.

Pros: pretty good SSD with the cheap price. Totally recommended. Cons: lower write speed compare to its competitor

serebit
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Good

6 years ago.

Performs very well, although not as well as some competitors.

ISnortFlour
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Terrible

6 years ago.

Can't obtain new driver because their software which is the only god damn software in the world cant detect my ssd drive. Product was always inconstant and slow and now after 2 months. It has dead moments like pre-ghz processor era where you click on the windows start button and nothing happens until the 20th click when it decides to just kick back in. Honestly would give this company a 0 if I could. Update: drive started performing a little better and kinda acts like how it did when I first placed it in my pc (random deep q still all over the place usually always lower than 35%. Their driver updater still doesn't detect my drive so unless microsoft provides future drivers this can never be updated. Customer service at PNY doesn't even respond to email and I'm not about to call them and wait for an operator. I guess PNY stands for Personally Neglecting You. Last product of theirs I'll ever buy and when I get a free moment of time will contact the bbb about their products and service but I got a feeling their bbb score is already fairly low.

Bench2fry91
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Excellent

6 years ago.

First SSD, Beat some top competitors, in my rig.

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