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CS3030 4TB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 249% (65th of 1080)

Based on 32 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS3030 4TB SSD
Poor: 179%Average: 249% Great: 296%

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Outstanding average bench

The PNY CS3030 4TB SSD averaged 149.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS3030 4TB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 903MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,035MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS3030 4TB SSD is 118%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PNY CS3030 4TB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 39.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 125MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 32 samples)
Rank 65249%
Min Avg Max
874 Read 1,380 1,634
1,009 Write 2,035 2,664
1,011 Mixed 1,570 1,963
691 SusWrite 1,465 1,664
366% 1,613 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.7 4K Read 39.9 54.1
39.3 4K Write 125 225
32.3 4K Mixed 61.9 84.9
206% 75.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
45.9 DQ Read 1,051 1,625
101 DQ Write 783 1,368
62 DQ Mixed 903 1,527
679% 913 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: CS303132
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2129 2284 2216 1002 1007 1004 MB/s
250% Outstanding
Read 1,455
Write 2,229
Mixed 1,612
SusWrite 1,607
391% 1,726 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 93.1
4K Mixed 54.4
172% 60.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,036
DQ Write 765
DQ Mixed 933
688% 911 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: CS303133
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2148 2246 1399 998 995 1002 MB/s
243% Outstanding
Read 1,442
Write 1,619
Mixed 1,613
SusWrite 1,465
347% 1,535 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 88.2
4K Mixed 55.8
179% 61.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,027
DQ Write 766
DQ Mixed 948
695% 914 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: CS303132
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1865 2037 1912 992 999 992 MB/s
243% Outstanding
Read 1,410
Write 2,088
Mixed 1,640
SusWrite 1,466
374% 1,651 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 95.9
4K Mixed 55.1
176% 62.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1055
DQ Write 831
DQ Mixed 978
722% 955 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: CS303132
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2248 2151 1364 997 998 1000 MB/s
229% Outstanding
Read 1,225
Write 2,156
Mixed 1,480
SusWrite 1,460
359% 1,580 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 88.7
4K Mixed 51.2
164% 58 MB/s
DQ Read 980
DQ Write 815
DQ Mixed 898
672% 898 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: CS303133
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2212 2265 1483 980 974 981 MB/s
225% Outstanding
Read 1,313
Write 2,148
Mixed 1,495
SusWrite 1,482
365% 1,609 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 61.8
206% 73.4 MB/s
DQ Read 437
DQ Write 365
DQ Mixed 415
307% 405 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS303132
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1010 823 719 830 851 838 MB/s
179% Outstanding
Read 1,182
Write 2,033
Mixed 1,083
SusWrite 845
291% 1,286 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 78.6
4K Mixed 49.6
155% 53.7 MB/s
DQ Read 778
DQ Write 624
DQ Mixed 703
525% 701 MB/s
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Gaming 128%
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Desktop 92%
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Workstation
Workstation 130%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $185

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $160Bench 86%, 635,419 samples4,702x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $170Bench 98%, 128,080 samples4,325x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples3,458x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,267x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples2,093x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,484x
SSD
CS3030 4TB SSDPNYBench 249%, 32 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples778x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples736x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $108Bench 89%, 144,399 samples653x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $883

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