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CS3040 1TB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 335% (22nd of 1072)

Based on 1,210 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS3040 1TB SSD
Poor: 212%Average: 335% Great: 513%

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Outstanding average bench

The PNY CS3040 1TB SSD averaged 234.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS3040 1TB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,263MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,899MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS3040 1TB SSD is 301%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PNY CS3040 1TB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 46.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 77.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,210 samples)
Rank 22335%
Min Avg Max
1,298 Read 1,945 2,359
1,572 Write 2,899 3,759
1,284 Mixed 2,049 2,383
676 SusWrite 1,906 3,872
498% 2,200 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32.9 4K Read 46.3 59.5
77.2 4K Write 188 318
51.3 4K Mixed 77.4 100
269% 104 MB/s
Min Avg Max
804 DQ Read 1,467 2,327
424 DQ Write 1,114 1,960
528 DQ Mixed 1,263 2,144
952% 1,281 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
917GB free
Firmware: CS304131
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3440 3510 3512 3510 3344 3545 MB/s
493% Outstanding
Read 1798
Write 3,246
Mixed 2,116
SusWrite 3,477
606% 2,659 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 314
4K Mixed 91.5
342% 148 MB/s
DQ Read 2,531
DQ Write 2,160
DQ Mixed 2,401
1,784% 2,364 MB/s
794GB free
Firmware: CS304131
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3701 3540 3771 3779 3702 3886 MB/s
462% Outstanding
Read 2285
Write 2,967
Mixed 2,314
SusWrite 3,730
641% 2,824 MB/s
4K Read 49.8
4K Write 199
4K Mixed 80.8
285% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,401
DQ Write 1,080
DQ Mixed 1,225
920% 1,235 MB/s
794GB free
Firmware: CS304131
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3037 3711 3680 3721 3892 3898 MB/s
455% Outstanding
Read 2,198
Write 2,366
Mixed 2,308
SusWrite 3,656
597% 2,632 MB/s
4K Read 47.5
4K Write 186
4K Mixed 83
277% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1,468
DQ Write 1,118
DQ Mixed 1,303
972% 1,296 MB/s
794GB free
Firmware: CS304131
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3040 3656 3679 3726 3774 3785 MB/s
445% Outstanding
Read 2,100
Write 2,074
Mixed 2,279
SusWrite 3,610
570% 2,516 MB/s
4K Read 46.7
4K Write 177
4K Mixed 80.5
268% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,412
DQ Write 1,170
DQ Mixed 1,253
949% 1,278 MB/s
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS304131
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1511 3429 3612 2587 931 908 MB/s
374% Outstanding
Read 2,195
Write 3,591
Mixed 1,636
SusWrite 2,163
542% 2,396 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 236
4K Mixed 87.5
284% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 1,746
DQ Write 1,176
DQ Mixed 1,335
1,030% 1,419 MB/s
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS304130
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1074 758 729 626 572 584 MB/s
232% Outstanding
Read 1,837
Write 2,362
Mixed 1,941
SusWrite 724
387% 1,716 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 63.8
206% 72.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,338
DQ Write 933
DQ Mixed 1,188
873% 1,153 MB/s
260GB free
Firmware: CS304130
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1501 1904 1560 793 852 774 MB/s
191% Outstanding
Read 1,439
Write 1,571
Mixed 1,248
SusWrite 1,231
309% 1,372 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 64.6
4K Mixed 31.4
105% 38.6 MB/s
DQ Read 725
DQ Write 451
DQ Mixed 594
441% 590 MB/s
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Gaming 209%
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Desktop 115%
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Workstation
Workstation 230%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 - $187

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel  $229Bench 114%, 78,749 samples6,789x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $168Bench 109%, 101,563 samples2,688x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $319Bench 117%, 66,991 samples2,441x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,785x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples1,607x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,573x
SSD
CS3040 1TB SSDPNYBench 335%, 1,210 samples1x
RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples633x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GVK 2x16GBGBench 94%, 11,497 samples503x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples456x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $1,315

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