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PNY CS2130 1TB S

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 212% (90th of 1072)

Based on 78 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe PNY CS2130 1TB S
Poor: 80%Average: 212% Great: 293%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme PNY CS2130 1TB S averaged 111.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme PNY CS2130 1TB S near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 702MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,696MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme PNY CS2130 1TB S is 212%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme PNY CS2130 1TB S performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 38.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 139MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 78 samples)
Rank 90212%
Min Avg Max
503 Read 1,165 1,450
1,168 Write 1,696 1,932
511 Mixed 1,146 1,356
180 SusWrite 1,170 1,884
293% 1,294 MB/s
Min Avg Max
3.28 4K Read 38.6 50.5
59.8 4K Write 139 232
0.79 4K Mixed 59.1 82.4
208% 79 MB/s
Min Avg Max
66.1 DQ Read 625 753
108 DQ Write 695 1,542
105 DQ Mixed 702 936
517% 674 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
432GB free
Firmware: 3522 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1576 1772 1158 118 233 121 MB/s
203% Outstanding
Read 1,357
Write 1,802
Mixed 1,292
SusWrite 829
298% 1,320 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 63.5
207% 75.4 MB/s
DQ Read 740
DQ Write 762
DQ Mixed 858
615% 787 MB/s
224GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS213522 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 285 237 126 221 67 MB/s
180% Outstanding
Read 1406
Write 2,042
Mixed 1,361
SusWrite 177
280% 1,246 MB/s
4K Read 55.6
4K Write 176
4K Mixed 79.3
279% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 752
DQ Write 431
DQ Mixed 194
251% 459 MB/s
463GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS213521 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 347 317 118 272 122 MB/s
150% Outstanding
Read 1,180
Write 1,708
Mixed 1,170
SusWrite 223
241% 1,070 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 52.6
180% 66.5 MB/s
DQ Read 692
DQ Write 824
DQ Mixed 369
386% 628 MB/s
207GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3530 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 507 69 82 56 140 138 MB/s
137% Outstanding
Read 928
Write 1,675
Mixed 915
SusWrite 165
208% 921 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 51.2
180% 64.2 MB/s
DQ Read 681
DQ Write 843
DQ Mixed 844
614% 790 MB/s
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3530 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 160 154 191 137 171 MB/s
73.6% Very good
Read 1,186
Write 1,479
Mixed 718
SusWrite 169
199% 888 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 82.7
4K Mixed 0.3
46% 28.2 MB/s
DQ Read 29.7
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 632
323% 260 MB/s
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3530 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 74 66 60 182 115 MB/s
52.1% Above average
Read 89.7
Write 1,570
Mixed 52.5
SusWrite 114
105% 457 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 93.5
4K Mixed 9.7
62% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 685
DQ Write 373
DQ Mixed 664
458% 574 MB/s
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Typical PNY CS2130 1TB S Builds (Compare 16,322 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 143%
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Desktop
Desktop 99%
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Workstation
Workstation 142%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS - $170

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel  $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples4,270x
Core i5-10600KIntel  $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples2,190x
Core i9-10850KIntel  $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples1,306x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,120x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples1,462x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,350x
SSD
PNY CS2130 1TB SNvmeBench 212%, 78 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples705x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples700x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples350x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $851

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