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CS2311 250GB SSD

CS2311 250GB SSD
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Effective Speed -421%Effective Speed -421%Average Score -518%Read -798%, Write -918%, 4K Read -143%, 4K Write -109%, Mixed -678%, 4K Mixed -135%, SusWrite -843%Peak Score -628%Read -1,000%, Write -1,119%, 4K Read -328%, 4K Write -153%, Mixed -771%, 4K Mixed -192%, SusWrite -830%Value & Sentiment User Rating -36%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -398%DQ Read -490%, DQ Write -412%, DQ Mixed -453%, ADQ Read -388%, ADQ Write -305%, ADQ Mixed -404%, Age -255%, AS-SSD Total -477%

Average Bench: 103% (252^nd of 1080)

Based on 50 user benchmarks. Model: PNY CS2311 250GB SSD

Poor: 65%Average: 103% Great: 129%

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Outstanding average bench

The PNY CS2311 250GB SSD averaged 2.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS2311 250GB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 294MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 44.4MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS2311 250GB SSD is 64.1%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PNY CS2311 250GB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 337MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 402MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)

Rank 252103%

Min	Avg	Max
276	Read 455	518
270	Write 448	504
128	Mixed 402	484
127	SusWrite 337	492
92.4% 410 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
6.1	4K Read 34	44.7
9.4	4K Write 96.8	142
9.7	4K Mixed 44.4	63.2
160% 58.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
36.9	DQ Read 350	392
67.1	DQ Write 310	372
35.4	DQ Mixed 294	379
230% 318 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 3 months ago.

233GB free

Firmware: CS231132

SusWrite @10s intervals: 497 502 502 502 494 362 MB/s

133% Outstanding

Write 503

Mixed 482

SusWrite 476

112% 494 MB/s

4K Read 44

4K Write 128

4K Mixed 61.7

214% 78 MB/s

DQ Read 389

DQ Write 372

DQ Mixed 377

284% 380 MB/s

USA-User, 15 months ago.

148GB free

Firmware: CS231132

SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 312 331 313 307 312 MB/s

124% Outstanding

Write 496

Mixed 485

SusWrite 328

98% 434 MB/s

4K Read 42.8

4K Write 154

4K Mixed 62.9

227% 86.4 MB/s

DQ Read 388

DQ Write 355

DQ Mixed 288

239% 344 MB/s

USA-User, 9 months ago.

78GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS231132

SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 298 292 257 250 255 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 458

Mixed 456

SusWrite 284

95% 421 MB/s

4K Read 31.5

4K Write 84.3

4K Mixed 49.9

156% 55.2 MB/s

DQ Read 390

DQ Write 352

DQ Mixed 368

277% 370 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

155GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS231132

SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 308 276 317 302 297 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 447

Mixed 452

SusWrite 310

92% 407 MB/s

4K Read 36

4K Write 83

4K Mixed 48.4

160% 55.8 MB/s

DQ Read 383

DQ Write 356

DQ Mixed 367

276% 369 MB/s

USA-User, 6 months ago.

87GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS231132

SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 346 337 308 130 291 MB/s

91% Outstanding

Write 467

Mixed 392

SusWrite 293

93% 413 MB/s

4K Read 31.1

4K Write 74.4

4K Mixed 34

130% 46.5 MB/s

DQ Read 304

DQ Write 292

DQ Mixed 264

208% 286 MB/s

USA-User, 11 months ago.

105GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS231132

SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 336 151 281 333 201 MB/s

88.2% Excellent

Write 461

Mixed 414

SusWrite 274

92% 407 MB/s

4K Read 37.8

4K Write 59.5

4K Mixed 33.5

132% 43.6 MB/s

DQ Read 302

DQ Write 246

DQ Mixed 86.8

116% 212 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

33GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS231132

SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 189 108 176 206 110 MB/s

87.1% Excellent

Write 416

Mixed 292

SusWrite 180

71% 315 MB/s

4K Read 30.7

4K Write 103

4K Mixed 36.7

148% 56.8 MB/s

DQ Read 364

DQ Write 364

DQ Mixed 240

214% 322 MB/s

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 88%

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Motherboard: Asrock H470M Pro4

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Core i3-10100Intel $90Bench 80%, 24,563 samples	75x
Core i5-10400Intel $124Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	60x
Core i5-10400FIntel $95Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	51x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	22x
GTX 1650S (Super)Nvidia $295Bench 59%, 180,577 samples	21x
RTX 3060Nvidia $226Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	18x

SSD
CS2311 250GB SSDPNYBench 103%, 50 samples	1x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $33Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	14x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $33Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	10x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBUnknownBench 40%, 8,909 samples	10x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $463

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CS2311 250GB SSD

Average Bench: 103% (252^nd of 1080)

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Average Bench: 103% (252nd of 1080)

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Average Bench: 103% (252^nd of 1080)