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PNY SSD7CS1311-240-RB

CS1311 240GB

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

Average Bench: 81% (481st of 1080)

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

Average Bench

(Based on 26,547 samples)
Rank 48181%
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%
223GB free
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 136 175 175 176 174 MB/s
93.2% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 497
Mixed 382
SusWrite 217
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 85.7
4K Mixed 39.4
143% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 326
DQ Write 369
DQ Mixed 209
196% 301 MB/s
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 101 89 93 135 44 MB/s
87.3% Excellent
Read 501
Write 484
Mixed 379
SusWrite 114
83% 370 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 40.1
156% 59.6 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 45.5
98% 203 MB/s
223GB free
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 123 150 154 151 151 MB/s
65.2% Good
Read 491
Write 469
Mixed 312
SusWrite 198
82% 367 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 59.6
4K Mixed 22.3
96% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 58.2
DQ Mixed 87.6
68% 96.1 MB/s
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MSRP ≈ $60 @ launch in Apr '16
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $90Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples5,220x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $150Bench 76%, 159,077 samples3,294x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $137Bench 86%, 635,419 samples3,091x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,564x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $387Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,380x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $450Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,371x
SSD
CS1311 240GBPNY  $78Bench 81%, 26,547 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,617x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,581x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples983x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 108% - Outstanding Total price: $498

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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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MYS-User
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Good

7 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

7 years ago.

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

ISnortFlour
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Terrible

7 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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