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CM3031 1TB SSD

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Effective Speed -77%Effective Speed -77%Average Score -88%Read -76%, Write -144%, 4K Read -57%, 4K Write -14%, Mixed -148%, 4K Mixed -33%, SusWrite -144%Peak Score -127%Read -118%, Write -159%, 4K Read -166%, 4K Write -36%, Mixed -180%, 4K Mixed -101%, SusWrite -128%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -90%DQ Read -63%, DQ Write -27%, DQ Mixed -237%, ADQ Read -53%, ADQ Write -34%, ADQ Mixed -177%, Age -63%, AS-SSD Total -64%

Average Bench: 309% (37^th of 1080)

Based on 69 user benchmarks. Model: PNY CM3031 1TB SSD

Poor: 196%Average: 309% Great: 396%

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Outstanding average bench

The PNY CM3031 1TB SSD averaged 208.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CM3031 1TB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 535MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,378MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CM3031 1TB SSD is 201%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PNY CM3031 1TB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 56.6MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 181MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 69 samples)

Rank 37309%

Min	Avg	Max
1,467	Read 2,378	2,716
905	Write 1,905	2,483
194	Mixed 1,304	1,665
580	SusWrite 1,294	2,005
384% 1,720 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
30.6	4K Read 56.6	72.1
63.8	4K Write 181	279
44	4K Mixed 82.9	109
288% 107 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
555	DQ Read 1,115	1,421
110	DQ Write 939	1,494
185	DQ Mixed 535	622
535% 863 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

FIN-User, 6 months ago.

700GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 42AAU1RA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1756 1488 1978 1976 2018 919 MB/s

343% Outstanding

Write 2,041

Mixed 1,546

SusWrite 1,689

442% 1,975 MB/s

4K Read 58

4K Write 156

4K Mixed 81.9

275% 98.6 MB/s

DQ Read 1,282

DQ Write 940

DQ Mixed 576

576% 933 MB/s

SWE-User, 7 months ago.

560GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 42AAU1RA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1179 907 849 864 868 839 MB/s

294% Outstanding

Write 1,537

Mixed 1,372

SusWrite 918

348% 1,563 MB/s

4K Read 61.7

4K Write 162

4K Mixed 85.5

289% 103 MB/s

DQ Read 1,354

DQ Write 941

DQ Mixed 185

398% 826 MB/s

FIN-User, 5 months ago.

140GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 42AAU1RA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1220 882 877 880 543 307 MB/s

271% Outstanding

Write 1,525

Mixed 1,556

SusWrite 785

357% 1,609 MB/s

4K Read 52.5

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 69.2

226% 76.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1,282

DQ Write 984

DQ Mixed 554

572% 940 MB/s

FIN-User, 6 months ago.

828GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 42AAU1RA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1969 1991 1355 1125 1190 875 MB/s

269% Outstanding

Write 1,735

Mixed 1,537

SusWrite 1,417

375% 1,670 MB/s

4K Read 46.9

4K Write 85.6

4K Mixed 62.1

196% 64.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1,102

DQ Write 759

DQ Mixed 577

526% 813 MB/s

FIN-User, 1 month ago.

550GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 42AAU1RA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1514 898 910 884 905 902 MB/s

217% Outstanding

Write 1,645

Mixed 194

SusWrite 1,002

279% 1,262 MB/s

4K Read 36.5

4K Write 83.8

4K Mixed 51.9

166% 57.4 MB/s

DQ Read 599

DQ Write 107

DQ Mixed 191

182% 299 MB/s

FIN-User, 6 months ago.

479GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 42AAU1RA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 650 643 1008 875 872 883 MB/s

190% Outstanding

Write 1,527

Mixed 198

SusWrite 822

256% 1,159 MB/s

4K Read 30.7

4K Write 56.7

4K Mixed 40.5

128% 42.6 MB/s

DQ Read 616

DQ Write 110

DQ Mixed 332

251% 353 MB/s

FIN-User, 27 days ago.

131GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 42AAU1RA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 669 317 221 235 257 256 MB/s

154% Outstanding

Write 1,658

Mixed 421

SusWrite 326

244% 1,108 MB/s

4K Read 24.5

4K Write 59.4

4K Mixed 32.7

110% 38.9 MB/s

DQ Read 573

DQ Write 247

DQ Mixed 334

267% 384 MB/s

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Desktop 111%

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Workstation 203%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z690-P D4 - $270

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $155Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,989x
Core i7-12700KIntel $189Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,398x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $166Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,027x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $751Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,025x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $428Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	940x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	915x

SSD
CM3031 1TB SSDPNYBench 309%, 69 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	300x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $50Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	296x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	222x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $1,176

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $155	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $375	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
Intel Core i5-13600K $239	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350

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CM3031 1TB SSD

Average Bench: 309% (37^th of 1080)

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