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PNY CS2140 500GB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 271% (45th of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe PNY CS2140 500GB SSD
Poor: 152%Average: 271% Great: 354%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme PNY CS2140 500GB SSD averaged 170.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme PNY CS2140 500GB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,020MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,956MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme PNY CS2140 500GB SSD is 202%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme PNY CS2140 500GB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 56.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 1,154MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Rank 45271%
Min Avg Max
586 Read 1,363 1,647
324 Write 1,956 2,366
351 Mixed 1,277 1,557
342 SusWrite 1,154 2,010
325% 1,438 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.9 4K Read 56.7 72.5
21.5 4K Write 278 375
20 4K Mixed 75.4 96.3
330% 137 MB/s
Min Avg Max
221 DQ Read 1,133 1,409
84.1 DQ Write 958 1,497
87.9 DQ Mixed 1,020 1,323
771% 1,037 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
257GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS214320 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 53 54 57 57 57 MB/s
434% Outstanding
Read 4,650
Write 60.3
Mixed 121
SusWrite 54.9
254% 1,221 MB/s
4K Read 602
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 7.5
924% 204 MB/s
228GB free
Firmware: CS214320 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2170 1385 1070 1013 1021 1029 MB/s
294% Outstanding
Read 1,617
Write 2274
Mixed 1,386
SusWrite 1,281
370% 1,640 MB/s
4K Read 52.5
4K Write 264
4K Mixed 73.6
314% 130 MB/s
DQ Read 1,214
DQ Write 1,317
DQ Mixed 1,240
940% 1,257 MB/s
437GB free
Firmware: CS214320 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2322 2319 2039 608 608 300 MB/s
290% Outstanding
Read 1,374
Write 2,216
Mixed 1,307
SusWrite 1366
355% 1,566 MB/s
4K Read 50.1
4K Write 282
4K Mixed 71.1
316% 134 MB/s
DQ Read 1,211
DQ Write 1,353
DQ Mixed 1,229
940% 1,264 MB/s
228GB free
Firmware: CS214320 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2342 1326 1063 976 1102 206 MB/s
271% Outstanding
Read 1,460
Write 2,084
Mixed 1,429
SusWrite 1,169
347% 1,535 MB/s
4K Read 47.8
4K Write 242
4K Mixed 64.6
283% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 1,208
DQ Write 1,312
DQ Mixed 1,237
937% 1,252 MB/s
466GB free
Firmware: CS214320 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1992 2046 2046 649 116 104 MB/s
269% Outstanding
Read 1,344
Write 2,054
Mixed 1,397
SusWrite 1,159
337% 1,489 MB/s
4K Read 55.7
4K Write 246
4K Mixed 73.7
309% 125 MB/s
DQ Read 1,178
DQ Write 1,103
DQ Mixed 1,143
857% 1,141 MB/s
466GB free
Firmware: CS214320 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1672 1854 1865 1378 607 607 MB/s
244% Outstanding
Read 1,219
Write 1,847
Mixed 1,182
SusWrite 1,330
316% 1,395 MB/s
4K Read 53.9
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 71.4
265% 99.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,051
DQ Write 433
DQ Mixed 901
625% 795 MB/s
466GB free
Firmware: CS214320 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1591 1737 1830 1829 1952 1961 MB/s
219% Outstanding
Read 1,090
Write 1,172
Mixed 1,006
SusWrite 1,817
288% 1,271 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 76
4K Mixed 35.1
128% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 711
DQ Write 433
DQ Mixed 507
395% 550 MB/s
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Gaming 101%
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Desktop 103%
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Workstation 95%
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Motherboard: MSI MAG B660M MORTAR WIFI DDR4 (MS-7D42)

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel  $133Bench 98%, 48,886 samples852x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples590x
Core i5-12400Intel  $144Bench 98%, 17,352 samples520x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples499x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples431x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples377x
SSD
PNY CS2140 500GB SSDNvmeBench 271%, 50 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples133x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples128x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples117x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $423

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