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CS3140 2TB SSD

CS3140 2TB SSD
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Effective Speed +352% Effective Speed 352%Average Score +437% Read 392%, Write 778%, 4K Read 71%, 4K Write 165%, Mixed 609%, 4K Mixed 112%, SusWrite 932%Peak Score +505% Read 473%, Write 890%, 4K Read 71%, 4K Write 183%, Mixed 696%, 4K Mixed 120%, SusWrite 1,101%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +415% DQ Read 523%, DQ Write 449%, DQ Mixed 529%, ADQ Read 384%, ADQ Write 362%, ADQ Mixed 468%, Age 153%, AS-SSD Total 456%

Average Bench: 445% (5^th of 1072)

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

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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 5445%

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

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

AUS-User, 4 days ago.

832GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS314512

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3427 3538 1099 1241 1155 1025 MB/s

452% Outstanding

Write 3,858

Mixed 3,344

SusWrite 1914

679% 3,003 MB/s

4K Read 74.3

4K Write 347

4K Mixed 125

456% 182 MB/s

DQ Read 2,068

DQ Write 1,475

DQ Mixed 1,789

1,332% 1,777 MB/s

AUS-User, 6 days ago.

1.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS314512

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4031 4435 2450 1265 1239 1121 MB/s

444% Outstanding

Write 3,566

Mixed 3,330

SusWrite 2,424

688% 3,044 MB/s

4K Read 56.1

4K Write 255

4K Mixed 101

349% 137 MB/s

DQ Read 1,943

DQ Write 1,398

DQ Mixed 1,592

1,211% 1,645 MB/s

SGP-User, 6 days ago.

1.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS314312

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4134 3930 2440 2748 2306 2029 MB/s

430% Outstanding

Write 4,142

Mixed 2,989

SusWrite 2,931

730% 3,222 MB/s

4K Read 56.8

4K Write 131

4K Mixed 85.1

264% 90.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1,482

DQ Write 996

DQ Mixed 1,396

1,000% 1,292 MB/s

MYS-User, 10 days ago.

1TB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS314316

SusWrite @10s intervals: 5032 2949 1411 1258 1265 1250 MB/s

429% Outstanding

Write 4,444

Mixed 2,770

SusWrite 2,194

662% 2,916 MB/s

4K Read 69.2

4K Write 311

4K Mixed 130

436% 170 MB/s

DQ Read 1,746

DQ Write 1,372

DQ Mixed 1,504

1,141% 1,541 MB/s

SGP-User, 5 days ago.

850GB free

Firmware: CS314512

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3753 2198 990 950 1001 966 MB/s

359% Outstanding

Write 3,070

Mixed 3,200

SusWrite 1,643

589% 2,608 MB/s

4K Read 60

4K Write 205

4K Mixed 99.2

326% 121 MB/s

DQ Read 1423

DQ Write 1093

DQ Mixed 1,253

938% 1,256 MB/s

POL-User, 2 days ago.

1.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS314211

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2009 1784 1776 1779 1778 1772 MB/s

324% Outstanding

Write 1,771

Mixed 1,176

SusWrite 1,816

360% 1595 MB/s

4K Read 49.1

4K Write 242

4K Mixed 73.1

296% 122 MB/s

DQ Read 1,533

DQ Write 1082

DQ Mixed 1,248

948% 1,288 MB/s

MYS-User, 1 day ago.

610GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS314512

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3469 2392 897 1050 1061 743 MB/s

313% Outstanding

Write 3,277

Mixed 3,086

SusWrite 1,602

595% 2,635 MB/s

4K Read 47.9

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 70.9

220% 74.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1,142

DQ Write 800

DQ Mixed 1,065

770% 1,003 MB/s

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 130%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $192

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	4,636x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	4,260x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $149Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,408x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,233x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,072x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,465x

SSD
CS3140 2TB SSDPNYBench 445%, 467 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	769x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	724x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	645x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $837

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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CS3140 2TB SSD

Average Bench: 445% (5^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $192

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CS3140 2TB SSD

Average Bench: 445% (5th of 1072)

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