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CS2140 1TB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 256% (54th of 1072)

Based on 1,129 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS2140 1TB SSD
Poor: 132%Average: 256% Great: 372%

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Outstanding average bench

The PNY CS2140 1TB SSD averaged 155.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS2140 1TB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,071MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,187MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS2140 1TB SSD is 240%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PNY CS2140 1TB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 47.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,188MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,129 samples)
Rank 54256%
Min Avg Max
79.6 Read 1,188 1,621
641 Write 2,187 3,153
444 Mixed 1,267 1727
417 SusWrite 1,330 2,376
339% 1,493 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.4 4K Read 47.5 62.7
77.6 4K Write 189 320
31 4K Mixed 64 89.4
254% 100 MB/s
Min Avg Max
645 DQ Read 1,262 1,711
289 DQ Write 986 1,690
383 DQ Mixed 1,071 1,629
816% 1,106 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
848GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS214321
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2721 1527 2424 2037 2824 1719 MB/s
320% Outstanding
Read 1,378
Write 2,868
Mixed 1,436
SusWrite 2,209
449% 1,973 MB/s
4K Read 48.7
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 63.3
228% 83.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,094
DQ Write 1,618
DQ Mixed 1,235
968% 1,316 MB/s
432GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS214320
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2960 2968 2973 2031 1194 1199 MB/s
305% Outstanding
Read 1,456
Write 3045
Mixed 1,555
SusWrite 2221
471% 2,069 MB/s
4K Read 49.5
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 62.6
215% 74.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,306
DQ Write 698
DQ Mixed 1,163
821% 1,056 MB/s
300GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS214800
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1869 2145 904 252 188 77 MB/s
199% Outstanding
Read 1,096
Write 2,202
Mixed 1762
SusWrite 906
339% 1,491 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 68
238% 90.2 MB/s
DQ Read 654
DQ Write 532
DQ Mixed 611
453% 599 MB/s
119GB free
Firmware: CS214320
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1198 1189 1191 1196 1199 1196 MB/s
187% Outstanding
Read 78.4
Write 1,197
Mixed 530
SusWrite 1,195
174% 750 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 236
4K Mixed 44.2
246% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,049
DQ Write 692
DQ Mixed 735
585% 825 MB/s
842GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS214901
SusWrite @10s intervals: 643 636 645 642 621 526 MB/s
183% Outstanding
Read 884
Write 692
Mixed 535
SusWrite 619
153% 682 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 244
4K Mixed 43.9
242% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,075
DQ Write 654
DQ Mixed 665
549% 798 MB/s
229GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS214320
SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 589 61 61 719 62 MB/s
99.9% Outstanding
Read 266
Write 480
Mixed 92.1
SusWrite 301
64% 285 MB/s
4K Read 13.7
4K Write 88.6
4K Mixed 8.4
78% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,044
DQ Write 1,165
DQ Mixed 749
662% 986 MB/s
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Gaming 101%
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Desktop
Desktop 103%
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Workstation 95%
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Motherboard: MSI PRO B660M-A WIFI DDR4 (MS-7D43)

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel  $133Bench 98%, 48,886 samples1,313x
Core i5-12400Intel  $162Bench 98%, 17,352 samples659x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $179Bench 109%, 101,563 samples391x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples577x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples573x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples388x
SSD
CS2140 1TB SSDPNYBench 256%, 1,129 samples1x
RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples259x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples155x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples148x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $412

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