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CS1030 2TB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 224% (77th of 1072)

Based on 481 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS1030 2TB SSD
Poor: 119%Average: 224% Great: 308%

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Outstanding average bench

The PNY CS1030 2TB SSD averaged 124.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS1030 2TB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 990MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 919MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS1030 2TB SSD is 189%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PNY CS1030 2TB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 997MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 147MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 481 samples)
Rank 77224%
Min Avg Max
659 Read 1,145 1,261
583 Write 1,582 1,915
527 Mixed 1,169 1,445
160 SusWrite 997 1,915
277% 1,223 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.6 4K Read 60.6 56.7
30.1 4K Write 147 262
15.7 4K Mixed 62.9 85.4
250% 90.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
483 DQ Read 1,001 1,119
130 DQ Write 919 1,577
156 DQ Mixed 990 1,452
735% 970 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS103F00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1868 1876 1885 1843 1884 1899 MB/s
289% Outstanding
Read 1,148
Write 1868
Mixed 1403
SusWrite 1,876
358% 1,574 MB/s
4K Read 52.7
4K Write 175
4K Mixed 78.2
273% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1114
DQ Write 872
DQ Mixed 1,031
761% 1,006 MB/s
184GB free
Firmware: CS103F00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1898 1047 29 21 21 21 MB/s
210% Outstanding
Read 1,162
Write 1,898
Mixed 1406
SusWrite 506
281% 1,243 MB/s
4K Read 53.1
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 79.9
278% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,117
DQ Write 977
DQ Mixed 1,093
807% 1,062 MB/s
209GB free
Firmware: CS103F00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1746 572 314 331 41 48 MB/s
195% Outstanding
Read 796
Write 1,804
Mixed 1,374
SusWrite 509
255% 1,121 MB/s
4K Read 49.4
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 73.4
256% 95.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1110
DQ Write 1,275
DQ Mixed 1,399
996% 1,261 MB/s
604GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS103500
SusWrite @10s intervals: 498 197 213 209 189 210 MB/s
195% Outstanding
Read 1,136
Write 1,616
Mixed 1,052
SusWrite 253
228% 1,014 MB/s
4K Read 49.5
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 69.1
256% 97.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,100
DQ Write 1,403
DQ Mixed 1,045
846% 1,183 MB/s
568GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS103F00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 76 76 73 80 81 MB/s
194% Outstanding
Read 1,141
Write 1,873
Mixed 1,397
SusWrite 75.5
253% 1,121 MB/s
4K Read 53.3
4K Write 190
4K Mixed 80.1
284% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1117
DQ Write 1,422
DQ Mixed 679
677% 1,073 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS103F00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1042 38 29 33 35 1105 MB/s
183% Outstanding
Read 1,118
Write 1890
Mixed 1,383
SusWrite 380
270% 1,193 MB/s
4K Read 46.9
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 67.6
224% 79.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,116
DQ Write 943
DQ Mixed 1,209
857% 1,089 MB/s
114GB free
Firmware: CS103500
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1382 1420 162 68 59 427 MB/s
171% Outstanding
Read 995
Write 1,636
Mixed 957
SusWrite 586
236% 1,044 MB/s
4K Read 47.6
4K Write 90.5
4K Mixed 61
198% 66.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,084
DQ Write 429
DQ Mixed 651
510% 722 MB/s
635GB free
Firmware: CS103500
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1552 1311 45 43 50 42 MB/s
147% Outstanding
Read 1,079
Write 1,714
Mixed 1,093
SusWrite 507
248% 1,098 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 63.3
4K Mixed 47.7
158% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 925
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 292
277% 456 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS103F00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 556 586 582 578 570 MB/s
127% Outstanding
Read 548
Write 560
Mixed 550
SusWrite 550
125% 552 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 72.3
4K Mixed 44.9
147% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 774
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 666
469% 602 MB/s
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Workstation 101%
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Motherboard: MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) - $160

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples1,159x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples593x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples248x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples318x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples280x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples206x
SSD
CS1030 2TB SSDPNYBench 224%, 481 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples129x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples82x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples56x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $883

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