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PNY CS3140 2TB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 415% (11th of 1074)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe PNY CS3140 2TB SSD
Poor: 249%Average: 415% Great: 572%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme PNY CS3140 2TB SSD averaged 315.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme PNY CS3140 2TB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,198MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,733MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme PNY CS3140 2TB SSD is 322%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme PNY CS3140 2TB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 56.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 219MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Rank 11415%
Min Avg Max
714 Read 2,097 2,825
1599 Write 3,733 4,983
1,099 Mixed 2,536 3,444
1085 SusWrite 2,935 4,669
642% 2,825 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.6 4K Read 56.3 80.2
55.3 4K Write 219 375
23.4 4K Mixed 92.6 127
320% 123 MB/s
Min Avg Max
146 DQ Read 1,344 2,288
102 DQ Write 1,033 1,878
162 DQ Mixed 1,198 2,160
894% 1,192 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: CS314513 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5208 5099 4891 4830 2398 1504 MB/s
577% Outstanding
Read 2,800
Write 3,971
Mixed 3,384
SusWrite 3,988
803% 3,536 MB/s
4K Read 73
4K Write 370
4K Mixed 117
456% 187 MB/s
DQ Read 1,906
DQ Write 1,804
DQ Mixed 1,938
1,432% 1,883 MB/s
836GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS314312 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1881 3457 1772 1682 1563 1531 MB/s
441% Outstanding
Read 2,856
Write 4,821
Mixed 3,104
SusWrite 1981
722% 3,191 MB/s
4K Read 70
4K Write 296
4K Mixed 124
422% 163 MB/s
DQ Read 2,012
DQ Write 1,357
DQ Mixed 1,608
1,221% 1,659 MB/s
380GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS314512 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2677 2984 933 998 940 927 MB/s
415% Outstanding
Read 2751
Write 4,018
Mixed 3,304
SusWrite 1,576
658% 2,912 MB/s
4K Read 50
4K Write 349
4K Mixed 118
411% 172 MB/s
DQ Read 2,066
DQ Write 1,598
DQ Mixed 1,788
1,349% 1,817 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS314800 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2208 2449 2387 2579 2583 2573 MB/s
343% Outstanding
Read 1,973
Write 2,542
Mixed 2,246
SusWrite 2,463
523% 2,306 MB/s
4K Read 51.9
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 73
239% 83.9 MB/s
DQ Read 968
DQ Write 808
DQ Mixed 852
648% 876 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 76,095,171 SSDs tested

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Gaming 143%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 142%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC - $241

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel  $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples1,190x
Core i9-10850KIntel  $249Bench 99%, 84,873 samples447x
Core i5-10600KIntel  $125Bench 92%, 70,951 samples404x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples543x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples441x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples192x
SSD
PNY CS3140 2TB SSDNvmeBench 415%, 25 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples109x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples101x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples99x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $1,020

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