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CS3040 2TB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 339% (25th of 1080)

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

Average Bench

(Based on 1,035 samples)
Rank 25339%
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%
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS304131
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2504 2541 2791 2811 2750 2898 MB/s
865% Outstanding
Read 7555
Write 8,821
Mixed 7,712
SusWrite 2,716
1,508% 6,701 MB/s
4K Read 337
4K Write 271
4K Mixed 300
1,038% 303 MB/s
DQ Read 2,186
DQ Write 1,207
DQ Mixed 1,457
1,148% 1,617 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS304131
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3267 3419 3428 3530 3525 1887 MB/s
390% Outstanding
Read 2041
Write 3,398
Mixed 2,188
SusWrite 3176
614% 2,701 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 71.6
238% 89.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,051
DQ Write 748
DQ Mixed 890
667% 896 MB/s
880GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS304131
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3206 3630 3463 920 913 929 MB/s
372% Outstanding
Read 2,094
Write 3,440
Mixed 2,188
SusWrite 2177
561% 2,475 MB/s
4K Read 44.2
4K Write 201
4K Mixed 77.9
273% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,744
DQ Write 1454
DQ Mixed 1,631
1,213% 1,610 MB/s
895GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS304130
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3311 2915 915 927 923 931 MB/s
307% Outstanding
Read 2,065
Write 3,123
Mixed 2,078
SusWrite 1,654
504% 2230 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 71.4
222% 80.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,297
DQ Write 1,099
DQ Mixed 1,249
922% 1215 MB/s
759GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS304150
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2372 900 900 902 773 891 MB/s
278% Outstanding
Read 2,104
Write 3,438
Mixed 2,432
SusWrite 1123
514% 2,274 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 71.6
227% 82 MB/s
DQ Read 1,476
DQ Write 968
DQ Mixed 1,302
949% 1,248 MB/s
252GB free
Firmware: CS304131
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2953 997 841 802 845 726 MB/s
266% Outstanding
Read 1,967
Write 2,834
Mixed 2,196
SusWrite 1,194
463% 2,047 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 71.1
236% 88.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,089
DQ Write 762
DQ Mixed 919
688% 923 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: CS304131
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1871 1909 1909 1558 1889 1892 MB/s
231% Outstanding
Read 1048
Write 1,878
Mixed 1,437
SusWrite 1838
353% 1,550 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 83.4
4K Mixed 50.8
160% 55.8 MB/s
DQ Read 686
DQ Write 525
DQ Mixed 609
455% 607 MB/s
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Desktop 114%
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Workstation
Workstation 229%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 - $330

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Core i7-12700KIntel  $214Bench 114%, 78,749 samples7,069x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $169Bench 109%, 101,563 samples2,787x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $277Bench 117%, 66,991 samples2,517x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $709Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,860x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples1,665x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,622x
SSD
CS3040 2TB SSDPNYBench 339%, 1,035 samples1x
RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 89%, 95,273 samples658x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GVK 2x16GBGBench 92%, 27,155 samples520x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples469x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $1,253

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