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CS1030 256GB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 192% (107th of 1074)

Based on 58 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS1030 256GB SSD
Poor: 126%Average: 192% Great: 236%

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Outstanding average bench

The PNY CS1030 256GB SSD averaged 92.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS1030 256GB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 909MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,098MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS1030 256GB SSD is 111%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PNY CS1030 256GB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 553MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 45.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 58 samples)
Rank 107192%
Min Avg Max
348 Read 1,041 1,277
353 Write 1,336 1,642
352 Mixed 1,100 1,352
341 SusWrite 553 689
227% 1,007 MB/s
Min Avg Max
34.7 4K Read 45.9 54.7
99 4K Write 157 251
53.1 4K Mixed 68.5 84.5
240% 90.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
372 DQ Read 1,098 1,596
292 DQ Write 808 1,204
398 DQ Mixed 909 1,216
691% 938 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS103D10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1273 435 428 391 136 316 MB/s
194% Outstanding
Read 1190
Write 1,621
Mixed 1,329
SusWrite 496
262% 1,159 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 63
213% 76.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,300
DQ Write 968
DQ Mixed 1,111
837% 1,126 MB/s
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS103D10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1442 649 361 363 365 365 MB/s
182% Outstanding
Read 1,136
Write 1396
Mixed 1213
SusWrite 591
244% 1,084 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 64.5
182% 66.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,096
DQ Write 825
DQ Mixed 982
728% 968 MB/s
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS103D10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 966 373 372 372 362 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 775
Write 1,104
Mixed 664
SusWrite 467
170% 753 MB/s
4K Read 7.9
4K Write 82.1
4K Mixed 32.9
98% 41 MB/s
DQ Read 501
DQ Write 365
DQ Mixed 470
341% 445 MB/s
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS103D10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 286 411 221 307 256 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 219
Write 429
Mixed 1,173
SusWrite 282
121% 526 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 90.2
4K Mixed 38.9
157% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 731
DQ Write 459
DQ Mixed 603
447% 598 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 76,090,640 SSDs tested

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Typical CS1030 256GB SSD Builds (Compare 6,044 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asus PRIME H510M-E

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples1,141x
Core i5-11400FIntel  $115Bench 94%, 46,609 samples928x
Core i3-10100FIntel  $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples643x
GPU
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples533x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples484x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples478x
SSD
CS1030 256GB SSDPNYBench 192%, 58 samples1x
RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples229x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples193x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples164x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $253

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