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CS2130 500GB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 221% (79th of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS2130 500GB SSD
Poor: 73%Average: 221% Great: 301%

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Outstanding average bench

The PNY CS2130 500GB SSD averaged 120.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS2130 500GB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 781MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 932MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS2130 500GB SSD is 228%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PNY CS2130 500GB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 36.7MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 534MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Rank 79221%
Min Avg Max
366 Read 1,234 1,494
528 Write 1,794 1,935
25.9 Mixed 1,164 1,373
155 SusWrite 1,191 1,937
305% 1,346 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 36.7 55.1
61.5 4K Write 159 259
0.3 4K Mixed 58.6 81.7
215% 84.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.8 DQ Read 534 689
27.4 DQ Write 932 1595
56.8 DQ Mixed 781 874
579% 749 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
808GB free
Firmware: CS213530
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1641 1788 1841 1841 1844 1852 MB/s
265% Outstanding
Read 1,299
Write 1,581
Mixed 1,169
SusWrite 1,801
331% 1,462 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 49.2
208% 85.8 MB/s
DQ Read 683
DQ Write 1122
DQ Mixed 866
666% 890 MB/s
561GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS213530
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1246 1725 1368 79 150 187 MB/s
238% Outstanding
Read 1,298
Write 1,732
Mixed 1,256
SusWrite 792
286% 1,270 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 238
4K Mixed 71
278% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 645
DQ Write 1,741
DQ Mixed 809
728% 1,065 MB/s
374GB free
Firmware: CS213530
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1901 550 114 51 60 147 MB/s
202% Outstanding
Read 1,406
Write 1,907
Mixed 1,324
SusWrite 470
287% 1,277 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 72.5
251% 96.2 MB/s
DQ Read 664
DQ Write 1,106
DQ Mixed 857
658% 876 MB/s
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS213530
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 208 138 163 178 129 MB/s
137% Outstanding
Read 1,087
Write 1,385
Mixed 1,188
SusWrite 159
215% 954 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 99.5
4K Mixed 56.2
176% 63.2 MB/s
DQ Read 662
DQ Write 597
DQ Mixed 568
443% 609 MB/s
525GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS213530
SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 164 120 187 187 153 MB/s
126% Outstanding
Read 1,003
Write 1,217
Mixed 1011
SusWrite 207
193% 860 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 74.9
4K Mixed 51.6
169% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 679
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 466
346% 469 MB/s
265GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS213530
SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 141 215 132 188 129 MB/s
74.8% Very good
Read 1,172
Write 1763
Mixed 1,098
SusWrite 182
237% 1,054 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 89.7
4K Mixed 0.7
51% 30.7 MB/s
DQ Read 34.7
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 667
338% 269 MB/s
553GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS213530
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 231 104 86 62 175 MB/s
62.5% Good
Read 300
Write 1,904
Mixed 32.2
SusWrite 138
136% 593 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 3.6
67% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 682
DQ Write 381
DQ Mixed 742
495% 601 MB/s
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CPU
Core i7-11800HIntelBench 88%, 56,029 samples557x
GPU
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples335x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 7%, 53,008 samples222x
SSD
CS2130 500GB SSDPNYBench 221%, 50 samples1x
RAM
CT8G4SFRA32A.C4FE 2x8GBCrucialBench 70%, 2,090 samples104x
CT8G4SFRA32A.M8FRS 2x8GBCrucialBench 80%, 2,776 samples85x
M471A1K43DB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 69,946 samples57x
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