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CS2241 2TB SSD

CS2241 2TB SSD
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Effective Speed -43%Effective Speed -43%Average Score -40%Read -112%, Write -33%, 4K Read -36%, 4K Write 14%, Mixed -46%, 4K Mixed -28%, SusWrite -37%Peak Score -82%Read -153%, Write -47%, 4K Read -185%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -73%, 4K Mixed -101%, SusWrite -7%Value & Sentiment -2,024%User Rating -36%, Market Share -4,011%Nice To Haves -11%DQ Read -6%, DQ Write -6%, DQ Mixed -6%, ADQ Read -9%, ADQ Write -13%, ADQ Mixed -12%, Age -18%, AS-SSD Total -19%

Average Bench: 376% (22^nd of 1080)

Based on 131 user benchmarks. Model: PNY CS2241 2TB SSD

Poor: 158%Average: 376% Great: 542%

Popular builds with this SSD

Outstanding average bench

The PNY CS2241 2TB SSD averaged 275.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS2241 2TB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,327MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,427MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS2241 2TB SSD is 383%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PNY CS2241 2TB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 62.3MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 82.1MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 131 samples)

Rank 22376%

Min	Avg	Max
1,394	Read 1,931	2,293
619	Write 3,427	4,246
94	Mixed 2,151	2,626
200	SusWrite 2,314	4,260
558% 2,456 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
37.4	4K Read 62.3	67.2
58	4K Write 231	354
3.46	4K Mixed 82.1	109
322% 125 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
799	DQ Read 1,564	2,179
109	DQ Write 1,111	1,803
165	DQ Mixed 1,327	1,976
994% 1,334 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

AUS-User, 14 days ago.

849GB free

Firmware: CS224C10

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3371 3613 3770 782 207 263 MB/s

389% Outstanding

Write 3,642

Mixed 2,205

SusWrite 2001

553% 2,435 MB/s

4K Read 50.3

4K Write 280

4K Mixed 80.1

327% 137 MB/s

DQ Read 2341

DQ Write 1,822

DQ Mixed 1,930

1,485% 2,031 MB/s

USA-User, 10 days ago.

837GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS224111

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2486 2408 1412 1393 1383 1376 MB/s

353% Outstanding

Write 2,712

Mixed 2,471

SusWrite 1,743

521% 2,309 MB/s

4K Read 73.4

4K Write 184

4K Mixed 106

345% 121 MB/s

DQ Read 1,237

DQ Write 847

DQ Mixed 1,086

799% 1,057 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

1.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS224111

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2572 2334 1389 1390 1387 1397 MB/s

342% Outstanding

Write 2,632

Mixed 2,404

SusWrite 1,745

509% 2,254 MB/s

4K Read 72.4

4K Write 189

4K Mixed 101

339% 121 MB/s

DQ Read 1,105

DQ Write 713

DQ Mixed 940

693% 919 MB/s

AUS-User, 15 days ago.

1TB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS224C10

SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 438 744 1280 274 205 MB/s

289% Outstanding

Write 3,658

Mixed 2,366

SusWrite 514

476% 2,103 MB/s

4K Read 61

4K Write 314

4K Mixed 97.6

384% 158 MB/s

DQ Read 1,708

DQ Write 1,218

DQ Mixed 1,520

1,120% 1,482 MB/s

USA-User, 18 days ago.

2TB free

Firmware: CS224111

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2012 2121 1704 1370 1362 1268 MB/s

273% Outstanding

Write 2,174

Mixed 2,058

SusWrite 1,640

442% 1,957 MB/s

4K Read 50.5

4K Write 94.8

4K Mixed 64.6

210% 70 MB/s

DQ Read 715

DQ Write 607

DQ Mixed 636

483% 653 MB/s

AUS-User, 16 days ago.

1.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS224C10

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1662 66 2173 1570 97 1050 MB/s

250% Outstanding

Write 3,006

Mixed 2,201

SusWrite 1103

467% 2,065 MB/s

4K Read 50.7

4K Write 119

4K Mixed 65

223% 78.1 MB/s

DQ Read 806

DQ Write 819

DQ Mixed 825

617% 817 MB/s

USA-User, 19 days ago.

632GB free

Firmware: CS224C10

SusWrite @10s intervals: 982 220 218 250 221 183 MB/s

232% Outstanding

Write 4,080

Mixed 2,482

SusWrite 346

502% 2,214 MB/s

4K Read 57.1

4K Write 183

4K Mixed 84.5

292% 108 MB/s

DQ Read 1,219

DQ Write 677

DQ Mixed 1,066

761% 987 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

1TB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS224C10

SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 217 200 192 177 195 MB/s

175% Outstanding

Write 418

Mixed 438

SusWrite 200

139% 639 MB/s

4K Read 41.9

4K Write 84.8

4K Mixed 58.8

184% 61.8 MB/s

DQ Read 1,473

DQ Write 540

DQ Mixed 292

403% 768 MB/s

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Gaming 102%

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Desktop 104%

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Workstation 96%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B660M-A WIFI D4

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel $110Bench 98%, 48,886 samples	1,170x
Core i5-12400Intel $146Bench 98%, 17,352 samples	507x
Core i5-12600KIntel $174Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	279x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $246Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	648x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	459x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	276x

SSD
CS2241 2TB SSDPNYBench 376%, 131 samples	1x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	229x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples	154x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	117x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $356

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369

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CS2241 2TB SSD

Average Bench: 376% (22^nd of 1080)

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CS2241 2TB SSD

Average Bench: 376% (22nd of 1080)

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