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CS2130 4TB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 300% (30th of 1072)

Based on 90 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS2130 4TB SSD
Poor: 146%Average: 300% Great: 388%

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Outstanding average bench

The PNY CS2130 4TB SSD averaged 200.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS2130 4TB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,059MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,371MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS2130 4TB SSD is 242%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PNY CS2130 4TB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 39.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 161MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 90 samples)
Rank 30300%
Min Avg Max
577 Read 1,344 1,665
772 Write 2,178 2,671
591 Mixed 1,460 1,713
668 SusWrite 2,005 2,765
397% 1,747 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.4 4K Read 39.8 55.5
41.9 4K Write 161 273
29.3 4K Mixed 67.7 88
232% 89.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
556 DQ Read 1,371 2,137
105 DQ Write 960 1,853
170 DQ Mixed 1,059 1,975
819% 1,130 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: CS213531
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2142 2627 2628 2614 2363 358 MB/s
353% Outstanding
Read 1,382
Write 2,458
Mixed 1,649
SusWrite 2,122
433% 1,903 MB/s
4K Read 52
4K Write 199
4K Mixed 78.9
285% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,943
DQ Write 1,708
DQ Mixed 1,878
1,394% 1,843 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: CS213531
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2121 2152 2147 2217 2125 2119 MB/s
300% Outstanding
Read 1,389
Write 1989
Mixed 1,479
SusWrite 2147
398% 1,751 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 58.2
206% 79 MB/s
DQ Read 1278
DQ Write 976
DQ Mixed 1,098
829% 1,117 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: CS213531
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2134 2011 2032 2025 2018 2025 MB/s
290% Outstanding
Read 1,313
Write 1,972
Mixed 1,463
SusWrite 2,041
386% 1,697 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 54.2
203% 80.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,306
DQ Write 968
DQ Mixed 1,122
843% 1,132 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS213531
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1410 1815 2069 2079 2263 369 MB/s
259% Outstanding
Read 1,162
Write 2,304
Mixed 1461
SusWrite 1,668
375% 1,649 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 61.7
197% 69.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,294
DQ Write 930
DQ Mixed 1,120
834% 1,115 MB/s
6.5TB free
Firmware: CS303150
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1045 1050 1349 1354 1074 989 MB/s
226% Outstanding
Read 1172
Write 1,303
Mixed 1,208
SusWrite 1,143
273% 1,207 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 65.4
216% 76.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,069
DQ Write 817
DQ Mixed 952
710% 946 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: CS213150
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1268 1408 1389 1317 908 919 MB/s
200% Outstanding
Read 1,362
Write 1,762
Mixed 1,483
SusWrite 1,202
328% 1452 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 70.7
4K Mixed 45.3
150% 50.7 MB/s
DQ Read 484
DQ Write 654
DQ Mixed 555
423% 564 MB/s
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Typical CS2130 4TB SSD Builds (Compare 678 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 239%
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Desktop
Desktop 116%
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Workstation
Workstation 280%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 EXTREME

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel  $319Bench 117%, 66,991 samples375x
Core i9-12900KSIntel  $349Bench 119%, 7,188 samples90x
Core i9-13900KIntel  $488Bench 129%, 49,132 samples87x
GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples240x
RTX 4090Nvidia  $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples105x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples103x
SSD
CS2130 4TB SSDPNYBench 300%, 90 samples1x
RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000U3636E162x16GBGBench 179%, 2,713 samples62x
CMT32GX5M2X6200C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 181%, 4,737 samples39x
CMT32GX5M2X5600C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 169%, 1,842 samples33x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $1,518

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