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CS3040 4TB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 329% (22nd of 1072)

Based on 161 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS3040 4TB SSD
Poor: 196%Average: 329% Great: 452%

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Outstanding average bench

The PNY CS3040 4TB SSD averaged 228.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS3040 4TB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,155MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,703MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS3040 4TB SSD is 256%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PNY CS3040 4TB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 49.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 182MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 161 samples)
Rank 22329%
Min Avg Max
1,004 Read 1,494 1,805
1,342 Write 2,703 3,494
1,153 Mixed 1,712 2,046
545 SusWrite 2,147 3,552
458% 2,014 MB/s
Min Avg Max
37.7 4K Read 49.7 62.6
76.7 4K Write 182 291
49.6 4K Mixed 79.4 98.4
274% 104 MB/s
Min Avg Max
562 DQ Read 1,334 2,024
358 DQ Write 1,055 1,799
177 DQ Mixed 1,155 1,820
875% 1,181 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS304523
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3288 3352 3395 3447 3450 3451 MB/s
424% Outstanding
Read 1,696
Write 3,358
Mixed 1,986
SusWrite 3,397
595% 2,609 MB/s
4K Read 60.4
4K Write 184
4K Mixed 87.4
301% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 1,439
DQ Write 1,047
DQ Mixed 1,225
920% 1,237 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: CS304523
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2230 2438 2431 2419 2418 2290 MB/s
325% Outstanding
Read 1,455
Write 2,381
Mixed 1,628
SusWrite 2371
445% 1,959 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 65.3
209% 74.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,454
DQ Write 1,110
DQ Mixed 1,256
946% 1,273 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: CS304523
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2163 2400 2394 2377 2054 1693 MB/s
303% Outstanding
Read 1,421
Write 2218
Mixed 1,684
SusWrite 2180
426% 1,876 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 65.2
206% 73.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,241
DQ Write 966
DQ Mixed 1,073
811% 1,093 MB/s
2.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS304523
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1594 318 758 422 561 610 MB/s
292% Outstanding
Read 1,575
Write 3,195
Mixed 1,796
SusWrite 711
412% 1,819 MB/s
4K Read 59
4K Write 294
4K Mixed 97.7
370% 150 MB/s
DQ Read 1,822
DQ Write 1,404
DQ Mixed 1603
1,202% 1,610 MB/s
538GB free
Firmware: CS304524
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2857 1121 223 235 190 202 MB/s
222% Outstanding
Read 1,561
Write 2,489
Mixed 1,596
SusWrite 805
364% 1,613 MB/s
4K Read 46.9
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 68.9
238% 88.3 MB/s
DQ Read 988
DQ Write 641
DQ Mixed 400
410% 676 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS304524
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2051 2092 476 276 345 315 MB/s
212% Outstanding
Read 1,440
Write 2253
Mixed 1,504
SusWrite 926
346% 1,531 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 64.6
208% 74.5 MB/s
DQ Read 878
DQ Write 619
DQ Mixed 744
557% 747 MB/s
3TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS304523
SusWrite @10s intervals: 778 878 536 569 557 450 MB/s
179% Outstanding
Read 1,802
Write 3,305
Mixed 1,677
SusWrite 628
419% 1,853 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 8.2
137% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 907
DQ Write 483
DQ Mixed 430
390% 607 MB/s
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Gaming 199%
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Desktop 111%
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Workstation
Workstation 203%
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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $210

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel  $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples5,865x
Core i7-12700KIntel  $214Bench 114%, 78,749 samples4,762x
Core i7-12700KFIntel  $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples1,900x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples2,089x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,984x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples1,673x
SSD
CS3040 4TB SSDPNYBench 329%, 161 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples768x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples713x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples667x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $1,283

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