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CS2140 2TB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 297% (32nd of 1072)

Based on 336 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS2140 2TB SSD
Poor: 174%Average: 297% Great: 385%

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Outstanding average bench

The PNY CS2140 2TB SSD averaged 196.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS2140 2TB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,132MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,464MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS2140 2TB SSD is 211%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PNY CS2140 2TB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 51.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 66.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 336 samples)
Rank 32297%
Min Avg Max
770 Read 1,388 1,663
1,119 Write 2,464 3,154
608 Mixed 1,338 1,655
878 SusWrite 1,762 2,494
395% 1,738 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.4 4K Read 51.8 64.9
61.5 4K Write 197 322
30.6 4K Mixed 66.9 88.5
268% 105 MB/s
Min Avg Max
667 DQ Read 1,329 1,707
154 DQ Write 1,035 1,766
206 DQ Mixed 1,132 1,610
861% 1,166 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS214320
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1282 2240 2797 2953 3007 2302 MB/s
344% Outstanding
Read 1,535
Write 3,144
Mixed 1454
SusWrite 2,430
487% 2,141 MB/s
4K Read 54.8
4K Write 176
4K Mixed 72.4
269% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,329
DQ Write 999
DQ Mixed 1,205
890% 1,178 MB/s
314GB free
Firmware: CS214321
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2948 2976 2092 1496 1493 1108 MB/s
288% Outstanding
Read 1,532
Write 3,000
Mixed 1,602
SusWrite 2,019
463% 2,038 MB/s
4K Read 47.4
4K Write 97.1
4K Mixed 58.6
198% 67.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,159
DQ Write 737
DQ Mixed 1,030
746% 975 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS214800
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2252 2567 1778 168 146 138 MB/s
246% Outstanding
Read 1,151
Write 2677
Mixed 1,526
SusWrite 1,175
372% 1,632 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 66.1
220% 78.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1881
DQ Write 832
DQ Mixed 1513
1,080% 1,408 MB/s
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS214320
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1121 1161 1164 1184 1178 1137 MB/s
203% Outstanding
Read 834
Write 1,182
Mixed 597
SusWrite 1,157
214% 942 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 43.1
189% 74.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,028
DQ Write 853
DQ Mixed 786
631% 889 MB/s
111GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS214321
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1014 707 381 300 43 131 MB/s
139% Outstanding
Read 791
Write 1,150
Mixed 572
SusWrite 429
166% 736 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 38.3
162% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 897
DQ Write 566
DQ Mixed 694
528% 719 MB/s
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Typical CS2140 2TB SSD Builds (Compare 344 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 174%
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Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 189%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X299X AORUS MASTER

CPU
Core i9-10900XIntelBench 85%, 6,322 samples82x
Core i9-10980XEIntel  $1,100Bench 84%, 4,959 samples79x
Core i9-10920XIntel  $850Bench 87%, 3,007 samples52x
GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples43x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples41x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples28x
SSD
CS2140 2TB SSDPNYBench 297%, 336 samples1x
RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples83x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples61x
8x8GBUnknownBench 94%, 4,255 samples31x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 43% - Average Total price: $1,148

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