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CS2140 500GB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 222% (79th of 1071)

Based on 1,287 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS2140 500GB SSD
Poor: 102%Average: 222% Great: 316%

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Outstanding average bench

The PNY CS2140 500GB SSD averaged 122.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS2140 500GB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 865MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,728MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS2140 500GB SSD is 214%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PNY CS2140 500GB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 47.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 59.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,287 samples)
Rank 79222%
Min Avg Max
249 Read 1,210 1,664
305 Write 1,728 2,485
291 Mixed 1,124 1,701
199 SusWrite 1,065 1,874
290% 1,282 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.2 4K Read 47.1 62.6
53.3 4K Write 152 293
23.8 4K Mixed 59.5 87.8
228% 86.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
412 DQ Read 990 1,385
226 DQ Write 791 1,498
167 DQ Mixed 865 1,267
655% 882 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
362GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS214610
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2155 2175 2201 308 100 97 MB/s
265% Outstanding
Read 1,203
Write 2,354
Mixed 1,789
SusWrite 1,173
371% 1,630 MB/s
4K Read 60.8
4K Write 210
4K Mixed 88.3
316% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 1,334
DQ Write 820
DQ Mixed 1,092
809% 1,082 MB/s
429GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS214320
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2216 2322 1784 743 610 611 MB/s
260% Outstanding
Read 1,592
Write 2,373
Mixed 1,428
SusWrite 1,381
383% 1,693 MB/s
4K Read 50.3
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 65.4
231% 83 MB/s
DQ Read 1,109
DQ Write 724
DQ Mixed 949
699% 927 MB/s
296GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS214320
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1152 1239 1268 1260 1210 1262 MB/s
181% Outstanding
Read 844
Write 1,235
Mixed 690
SusWrite 1,232
227% 1,000 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 75
4K Mixed 43.3
146% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 716
DQ Write 497
DQ Mixed 596
448% 603 MB/s
288GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS214320
SusWrite @10s intervals: 742 190 263 324 160 327 MB/s
145% Outstanding
Read 367
Write 330
Mixed 292
SusWrite 334
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 57.6
194% 70.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,194
DQ Write 1,026
DQ Mixed 116
358% 779 MB/s
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Typical CS2140 500GB SSD Builds (Compare 3,218 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 101%
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Desktop 102%
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Workstation
Workstation 95%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B660M DS3H AX DDR4

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel  $132Bench 98%, 48,886 samples1,160x
Core i5-12400Intel  $152Bench 98%, 17,352 samples488x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $186Bench 109%, 101,563 samples249x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples510x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples381x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples212x
SSD
CS2140 500GB SSDPNYBench 222%, 1,287 samples1x
RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples154x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples138x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples114x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $415

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