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CS1030 1TB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 197% (100th of 1072)

Based on 1,412 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS1030 1TB SSD
Poor: 121%Average: 197% Great: 279%

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Outstanding average bench

The PNY CS1030 1TB SSD averaged 96.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS1030 1TB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 865MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 865MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS1030 1TB SSD is 158%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PNY CS1030 1TB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 639MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,100MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,412 samples)
Rank 100197%
Min Avg Max
680 Read 1,100 1,360
694 Write 1,554 1,864
638 Mixed 1,181 1,397
170 SusWrite 639 1,738
253% 1,118 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.3 4K Read 52.3 61.6
57 4K Write 153 269
32.4 4K Mixed 67.3 92
247% 90.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
422 DQ Read 839 1,330
185 DQ Write 865 1,464
221 DQ Mixed 865 1264
647% 856 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
160GB free
Firmware: CS103C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1707 224 95 99 87 93 MB/s
216% Outstanding
Read 1,174
Write 1,698
Mixed 1,306
SusWrite 384
257% 1,141 MB/s
4K Read 59.3
4K Write 235
4K Mixed 89
328% 128 MB/s
DQ Read 837
DQ Write 1,177
DQ Mixed 988
752% 1001 MB/s
776GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS103C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1628 379 80 53 236 1661 MB/s
215% Outstanding
Read 1,230
Write 1,672
Mixed 1,316
SusWrite 673
276% 1,223 MB/s
4K Read 59.3
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 78.6
271% 96.6 MB/s
DQ Read 862
DQ Write 957
DQ Mixed 981
719% 933 MB/s
274GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS103C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 906 192 170 141 66 24 MB/s
196% Outstanding
Read 1,132
Write 1687
Mixed 1311
SusWrite 250
247% 1,095 MB/s
4K Read 60.3
4K Write 191
4K Mixed 86.4
303% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 866
DQ Write 1,025
DQ Mixed 994
736% 962 MB/s
730GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS103C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 903 222 120 113 120 117 MB/s
167% Outstanding
Read 1,168
Write 1,476
Mixed 1,290
SusWrite 266
236% 1,050 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 63.6
210% 73.6 MB/s
DQ Read 841
DQ Write 880
DQ Mixed 980
704% 900 MB/s
380GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS103C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 869 92 96 99 91 103 MB/s
161% Outstanding
Read 1188
Write 1,679
Mixed 1,275
SusWrite 225
246% 1,092 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 62.6
212% 74.7 MB/s
DQ Read 830
DQ Write 682
DQ Mixed 864
618% 792 MB/s
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Typical CS1030 1TB SSD Builds (Compare 5,594 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 169%
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Desktop
Desktop 109%
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Workstation
Workstation 172%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 UD DDR4

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel  $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples1,425x
Core i7-12700KIntel  $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples1,068x
Core i7-12700KFIntel  $229Bench 114%, 70,812 samples625x
GPU
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples532x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples524x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples522x
SSD
CS1030 1TB SSDPNYBench 197%, 1,412 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples225x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples154x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples137x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $744

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