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CS1031 500GB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q3 2022.

Average Bench: 182% (118th of 1072)

Based on 596 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS1031 500GB SSD
Poor: 110%Average: 182% Great: 269%

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Outstanding average bench

The PNY CS1031 500GB SSD averaged 81.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS1031 500GB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 567MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 800MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS1031 500GB SSD is 160%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PNY CS1031 500GB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 630MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 504MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 596 samples)
Rank 118182%
Min Avg Max
627 Read 1,063 1,276
657 Write 1,252 1,659
579 Mixed 1,037 1,382
142 SusWrite 630 1,563
224% 995 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.3 4K Read 50.4 60.1
50.4 4K Write 146 258
30.9 4K Mixed 63.8 88.3
235% 86.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
357 DQ Read 504 1,225
247 DQ Write 800 1,327
257 DQ Mixed 567 1,081
453% 624 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
385GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS103G20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1687 1702 1714 1706 1703 1707 MB/s
253% Outstanding
Read 1,223
Write 1,443
Mixed 1,322
SusWrite 1,703
322% 1423 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 95.7
4K Mixed 57.1
190% 65.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,044
DQ Write 819
DQ Mixed 916
689% 926 MB/s
356GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS031243
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1220 1163 1180 1172 1134 742 MB/s
197% Outstanding
Read 1,269
Write 1,216
Mixed 1,045
SusWrite 1102
261% 1,158 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 81.2
4K Mixed 52.5
175% 58.9 MB/s
DQ Read 447
DQ Write 653
DQ Mixed 576
428% 558 MB/s
101GB free
Firmware: CS103F00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1402 1054 22 148 21 23 MB/s
159% Outstanding
Read 1,095
Write 1,490
Mixed 1,179
SusWrite 445
237% 1,052 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 62.3
209% 75.2 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 662
DQ Mixed 523
395% 517 MB/s
101GB free
Firmware: CS103F00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1482 940 21 22 24 97 MB/s
150% Outstanding
Read 939
Write 1,472
Mixed 1,130
SusWrite 431
224% 993 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 60.4
203% 73.3 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 677
DQ Mixed 525
398% 523 MB/s
307GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS103F00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1353 18 384 22 23 259 MB/s
132% Outstanding
Read 1,087
Write 1,498
Mixed 1167
SusWrite 343
231% 1024 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 76.6
4K Mixed 51.4
166% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 505
334% 398 MB/s
63GB free
Firmware: CS103F00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 33 35 301 189 35 MB/s
90.7% Outstanding
Read 356
Write 367
Mixed 360
SusWrite 135
68% 304 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 67.7
4K Mixed 51.4
165% 53.7 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 365
DQ Mixed 524
351% 421 MB/s
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Typical CS1031 500GB SSD Builds (Compare 2,810 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 101%
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Desktop
Desktop 102%
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Workstation
Workstation 95%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H610M H DDR4

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel  $134Bench 98%, 48,886 samples1,041x
Core i3-12100FIntel  $93Bench 94%, 11,860 samples744x
Core i5-12400Intel  $152Bench 98%, 17,352 samples345x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples388x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples210x
RTX 3050Nvidia  $270Bench 75%, 43,922 samples191x
SSD
CS1031 500GB SSDPNYBench 182%, 596 samples1x
RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples170x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GVKB 2x8GBGBench 89%, 16,709 samples112x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples105x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $404

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