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CS3040 2TB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 339% (20th of 1072)

Based on 1,035 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS3040 2TB SSD
Poor: 197%Average: 339% Great: 500%

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Outstanding average bench

The PNY CS3040 2TB SSD averaged 239.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS3040 2TB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,263MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,787MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS3040 2TB SSD is 303%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PNY CS3040 2TB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 48.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 176MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,035 samples)
Rank 20339%
Min Avg Max
1,195 Read 1,941 2,299
1,233 Write 2,787 3,738
1,199 Mixed 1,998 2,461
539 SusWrite 2,038 3,813
496% 2,191 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.4 4K Read 48.2 55.8
67.1 4K Write 176 306
43.2 4K Mixed 72.9 97.9
260% 99 MB/s
Min Avg Max
741 DQ Read 1,467 2,194
465 DQ Write 1,143 1,864
426 DQ Mixed 1,263 1,983
957% 1,291 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: CS304131
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3914 3997 3982 3974 3974 3970 MB/s
541% Outstanding
Read 2,198
Write 3541
Mixed 2,214
SusWrite 3,969
678% 2,980 MB/s
4K Read 50.2
4K Write 314
4K Mixed 93.3
362% 152 MB/s
DQ Read 2,488
DQ Write 2,031
DQ Mixed 2,216
1,671% 2,245 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: CS304150
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3639 3852 3846 3872 3894 3817 MB/s
489% Outstanding
Read 2,169
Write 2,092
Mixed 2404
SusWrite 3,820
595% 2,621 MB/s
4K Read 58.7
4K Write 272
4K Mixed 95.4
355% 142 MB/s
DQ Read 1,074
DQ Write 1,650
DQ Mixed 1,630
1,159% 1,452 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: CS304131
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3135 3267 3314 3288 3295 3259 MB/s
424% Outstanding
Read 2,043
Write 3,178
Mixed 2,134
SusWrite 3,260
603% 2,653 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 66.3
226% 82.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,926
DQ Write 1,366
DQ Mixed 1749
1,279% 1,681 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: CS304131
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2437 2495 2533 2479 2496 2497 MB/s
385% Outstanding
Read 1,852
Write 2206
Mixed 1,842
SusWrite 2,490
475% 2,097 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 207
4K Mixed 71.5
259% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1,942
DQ Write 1,625
DQ Mixed 1,702
1,297% 1,756 MB/s
884GB free
Firmware: CS304151
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2582 2367 1993 2681 3528 3519 MB/s
381% Outstanding
Read 1850
Write 3,251
Mixed 2298
SusWrite 2,778
579% 2,544 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 77
239% 86.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,758
DQ Write 1,052
DQ Mixed 1,397
1,042% 1,402 MB/s
919GB free
Firmware: CS304131
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2038 2177 2119 2109 2139 2172 MB/s
335% Outstanding
Read 1,776
Write 2,229
Mixed 1,802
SusWrite 2,126
449% 1,983 MB/s
4K Read 40.7
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 71.6
235% 88.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,493
DQ Write 1,242
DQ Mixed 1,341
1,011% 1,358 MB/s
998GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS304131
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1469 877 835 773 840 847 MB/s
331% Outstanding
Read 2,139
Write 3,771
Mixed 2,250
SusWrite 940
514% 2,275 MB/s
4K Read 52.3
4K Write 284
4K Mixed 97.1
354% 145 MB/s
DQ Read 1,888
DQ Write 1,668
DQ Mixed 1,172
1,045% 1,576 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 209%
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Desktop
Desktop 115%
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Workstation
Workstation 230%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 - $198

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel  $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples6,757x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $179Bench 109%, 101,563 samples2,675x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples2,434x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,778x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples1,600x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,567x
SSD
CS3040 2TB SSDPNYBench 339%, 1,035 samples1x
RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples629x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GVK 2x16GBGBench 94%, 11,497 samples500x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples452x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $1,063

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