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CS3140 2TB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 445% (11th of 1080)

Based on 467 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS3140 2TB SSD
Poor: 246%Average: 445% Great: 596%

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Outstanding average bench

The PNY CS3140 2TB SSD averaged 344.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS3140 2TB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,478MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,558MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS3140 2TB SSD is 350%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PNY CS3140 2TB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 58.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 95.5MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 467 samples)
Rank 11445%
Min Avg Max
1,011 Read 2,251 2,902
1,157 Write 3,558 4,798
942 Mixed 2,546 3,368
1,277 SusWrite 3,059 4,649
648% 2,854 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.4 4K Read 58.8 73.6
87.7 4K Write 232 346
48.8 4K Mixed 95.5 128
334% 129 MB/s
Min Avg Max
123 DQ Read 1,581 2,285
404 DQ Write 1,334 1,966
422 DQ Mixed 1,478 2,082
1,102% 1,464 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS314800
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3771 5169 5180 5187 3367 2209 MB/s
525% Outstanding
Read 2,605
Write 3,700
Mixed 3,230
SusWrite 4,147
777% 3,421 MB/s
4K Read 62.1
4K Write 268
4K Mixed 110
376% 146 MB/s
DQ Read 2,057
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 218
394% 836 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS314312
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4617 4758 3239 2694 2529 2594 MB/s
477% Outstanding
Read 2,756
Write 4,669
Mixed 3,173
SusWrite 3,405
795% 3,501 MB/s
4K Read 63.9
4K Write 212
4K Mixed 108
347% 128 MB/s
DQ Read 1,246
DQ Write 1,026
DQ Mixed 1,116
841% 1,129 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: CS314800
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2567 2600 2592 2596 2606 2603 MB/s
423% Outstanding
Read 1950
Write 2,080
Mixed 2,250
SusWrite 2594
503% 2,218 MB/s
4K Read 55.6
4K Write 244
4K Mixed 99.5
341% 133 MB/s
DQ Read 2,018
DQ Write 1,641
DQ Mixed 1,830
1,370% 1,830 MB/s
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS314211
SusWrite @10s intervals: 817 746 670 689 1338 658 MB/s
267% Outstanding
Read 2,134
Write 499
Mixed 760
SusWrite 820
231% 1,053 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 219
4K Mixed 68.2
249% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1,539
DQ Write 908
DQ Mixed 794
707% 1,080 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 77,453,164 SSDs tested

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Typical CS3140 2TB SSD Builds (Compare 26,863 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 129%
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Desktop 94%
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Workstation
Workstation 130%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $200

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $149Bench 86%, 635,419 samples4,797x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $160Bench 98%, 89,263 samples4,415x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $128Bench 96%, 383,420 samples3,536x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,320x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $709Bench 187%, 424,051 samples2,144x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,524x
SSD
CS3140 2TB SSDPNYBench 445%, 467 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples796x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples756x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $130Bench 89%, 144,399 samples667x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $789

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