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PNY CS3040 2TB S

PNY CS3040 2TB S
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Effective Speed +167% Effective Speed 167%Average Score +246% Read 212%, Write 537%, 4K Read 19%, 4K Write 108%, Mixed 379%, 4K Mixed 62%, SusWrite 406%Peak Score +299% Read 219%, Write 579%, 4K Read 7%, 4K Write 69%, Mixed 343%, 4K Mixed 31%, SusWrite 846%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +191% DQ Read 111%, DQ Write 178%, DQ Mixed 225%, ADQ Read 137%, ADQ Write 197%, ADQ Mixed 302%, Age 224%, AS-SSD Total 151%

Average Bench: 263% (50^th of 1072)

Based on 3 user benchmarks. Model: AMD-RAID PNY CS3040 2TB S

Poor: 196%Average: 263% Great: 384%

Popular builds with this SSD

MSI MEG X570 UNIFY (MS-7C35) (2)

Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid PNY CS3040 2TB S averaged 163.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid PNY CS3040 2TB S near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,046MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,581MB/s

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Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 40.9MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 73.1MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3 samples)

Rank 50263%

Min	Avg	Max
1166	Read 1,425	1,618
2,214	Write 2,581	3,291
1,482	Mixed 1,718	1,873
418	SusWrite 1,501	3,664
410% 1,806 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
36.2	4K Read 40.9	45.9
147	4K Write 182	207
67.7	4K Mixed 73.1	76.2
252% 98.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
771	DQ Read 773	775
779	DQ Write 859	995
989	DQ Mixed 1,046	1,076
724% 893 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

TUR-User, 2 years ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: CS30

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3640 3699 3672 3747 3696 3531 MB/s

384% Outstanding

Write 3,291

Mixed 1,798

SusWrite 3,664

568% 2,480 MB/s

4K Read 36.2

4K Write 191

4K Mixed 75.5

253% 101 MB/s

DQ Read 775

DQ Write 779

DQ Mixed 1,073

725% 876 MB/s

TUR-User, 2 years ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: CS30

SusWrite @10s intervals: 524 424 394 394 393 392 MB/s

210% Outstanding

Write 2,240

Mixed 1,482

SusWrite 420

317% 1,408 MB/s

4K Read 45.9

4K Write 207

4K Mixed 76.2

277% 110 MB/s

DQ Read 774

DQ Write 995

DQ Mixed 1,076

759% 948 MB/s

TUR-User, 24 months ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: CS30

SusWrite @10s intervals: 558 395 392 387 394 381 MB/s

196% Outstanding

Write 2,214

Mixed 1,873

SusWrite 418

345% 1,531 MB/s

4K Read 40.5

4K Write 147

4K Mixed 67.7

226% 85 MB/s

DQ Read 771

DQ Write 802

DQ Mixed 989

688% 854 MB/s

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Gaming 183%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 201%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG X570 UNIFY (MS-7C35) - $225

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	683x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	382x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $170Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	357x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	255x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	233x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	222x

SSD
PNY CS3040 2TB SAmd-raidBench 263%, 3 samples	1x

RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples	131x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 101%, 32,191 samples	66x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 110%, 12,538 samples	55x

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Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $1,395

Popular PNY CS3040 2TB S compatible motherboards:

MSI MEG X570 UNIFY (MS-7C35) (2)

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PNY CS3040 2TB S

Average Bench: 263% (50^th of 1072)

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PNY CS3040 2TB S

Average Bench: 263% (50th of 1072)

Popular builds with this SSD

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Unknown consistency

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Motherboard: MSI MEG X570 UNIFY (MS-7C35) - $225

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Average Bench: 263% (50^th of 1072)