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PNY CS3030 2TB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 243% (62nd of 1072)

Based on 69 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe PNY CS3030 2TB SSD
Poor: 163%Average: 243% Great: 333%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme PNY CS3030 2TB SSD averaged 143.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme PNY CS3030 2TB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 955MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,862MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme PNY CS3030 2TB SSD is 171%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme PNY CS3030 2TB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 39.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 64.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 69 samples)
Rank 62243%
Min Avg Max
860 Read 1,275 1,580
1,051 Write 1,862 2,644
812 Mixed 1,389 1,794
905 SusWrite 1,253 1,636
327% 1,445 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.8 4K Read 39.9 50.9
78.2 4K Write 174 299
35.3 4K Mixed 64.5 90.1
235% 92.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
306 DQ Read 1,141 2,011
280 DQ Write 810 1,539
154 DQ Mixed 955 1,634
719% 969 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
875GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS303226 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1816 918 1053 1100 981 1012 MB/s
253% Outstanding
Read 1,373
Write 2,167
Mixed 1,644
SusWrite 1,147
359% 1,582 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 189
4K Mixed 71.9
254% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,231
DQ Write 1,020
DQ Mixed 1,098
830% 1,116 MB/s
701GB free
Firmware: CS303134 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2050 2352 1427 1088 1097 1087 MB/s
251% Outstanding
Read 1,476
Write 2,266
Mixed 1672
SusWrite 1,517
393% 1,733 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 56.9
188% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1055
DQ Write 797
DQ Mixed 932
695% 928 MB/s
738GB free
Firmware: CS303125 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1122 907 892 886 898 901 MB/s
183% Outstanding
Read 1,032
Write 1,194
Mixed 1054
SusWrite 934
238% 1,054 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 44
153% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 951
DQ Write 722
DQ Mixed 795
606% 823 MB/s
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Typical PNY CS3030 2TB SSD Builds (Compare 1,241 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 143%
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Desktop
Desktop 100%
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Workstation
Workstation 142%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490M GAMING X

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel  $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples238x
Core i5-10600KIntel  $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples153x
Core i7-10700Intel  $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples124x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples151x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples118x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples88x
SSD
PNY CS3030 2TB SSDNvmeBench 243%, 69 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples48x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples37x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples32x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $636

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