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Corsair CSSD-V30GB2A

Nova 2 30GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 25.4% (1036th of 1071)

Based on 122 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Nova 2 SSD
Poor: 16%Average: 25.4% Great: 35%

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Very poor average bench

The Corsair Nova 2 30GB averaged 74.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 19.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 13.7MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Nova 2 30GB is just 18.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Corsair Nova 2 30GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 28.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 30.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 122 samples)
Rank 103625.4%
Min Avg Max
76.7 Read 100 120
24.4 Write 30.2 39.2
38.3 Mixed 48 58.7
22.9 SusWrite 28.6 37.6
11.4% 51.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.3 4K Read 19.1 26.9
7.85 4K Write 27.6 33.3
5.42 4K Mixed 13.7 23.7
61.1% 20.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.8 DQ Read 31.7 44.4
27.3 DQ Write 30 34.8
6.4 DQ Mixed 20.3 37.3
18.1% 27.3 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
28GB free
Firmware: 5.05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 31 31 31 29 30 MB/s
37.6% Below average
Read 154
Write 31.3
Mixed 50.7
SusWrite 30.5
14% 66.7 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 32.8
4K Mixed 25.7
90% 28.2 MB/s
DQ Read 43.1
DQ Write 31.5
DQ Mixed 35.3
27% 36.6 MB/s
18GB free
Firmware: 5.05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 30 31 31 31 30 MB/s
34.2% Below average
Read 126
Write 35.8
Mixed 51.2
SusWrite 30.5
13% 60.8 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 31.2
4K Mixed 21.5
85% 26.5 MB/s
DQ Read 37
DQ Write 31.1
DQ Mixed 34.4
26% 34.2 MB/s
28GB free
Firmware: 5.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 30 30 30 30 MB/s
30.8% Below average
Read 125
Write 31.2
Mixed 52
SusWrite 29.9
13% 59.5 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 30.3
4K Mixed 18.9
73% 23.6 MB/s
DQ Read 42.6
DQ Write 30.7
DQ Mixed 35.8
27% 36.4 MB/s
27GB free
Firmware: 5.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 29 29 30 29 30 MB/s
30.2% Below average
Read 124
Write 32.2
Mixed 53
SusWrite 29.3
13% 59.5 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 31.7
4K Mixed 18.8
72% 23.6 MB/s
DQ Read 34.6
DQ Write 31.7
DQ Mixed 32.7
25% 33 MB/s
17GB free
Firmware: 5.05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s
29.4% Poor
Read 108
Write 31.6
Mixed 52.5
SusWrite 29
12% 55.2 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 30.1
4K Mixed 20.3
70% 22.9 MB/s
DQ Read 41.9
DQ Write 30.7
DQ Mixed 21.5
20% 31.4 MB/s
28GB free
Firmware: 5.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 30 29 29 30 30 MB/s
28.8% Poor
Read 128
Write 31.7
Mixed 52
SusWrite 29.8
13% 60.4 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 28.4
4K Mixed 17.7
66% 21.5 MB/s
DQ Read 42.9
DQ Write 31.7
DQ Mixed 36.1
27% 36.9 MB/s
19GB free
Firmware: 5.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 32 29 30 31 29 MB/s
23.7% Poor
Read 118
Write 37.8
Mixed 57.5
SusWrite 31.3
14% 61.2 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 9.3
4K Mixed 13.3
54% 14.5 MB/s
DQ Read 26.1
DQ Write 10
DQ Mixed 15.8
12% 17.3 MB/s
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Gaming 4%
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Desktop 47%
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Workstation 4%
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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX - $200

CPU
FX-4100AMD  $110Bench 51%, 32,471 samples50x
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples47x
FX-6100AMD  $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples27x
GPU
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples28x
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples13x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples13x
SSD
Nova 2 30GBCorsair  $50Bench 25%, 122 samples1x
RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples149x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples39x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples26x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $360

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