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CS2230 1TB SSD

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Effective Speed -101%Effective Speed -101%Average Score -99%Read -146%, Write -139%, 4K Read -68%, 4K Write -41%, Mixed -102%, 4K Mixed -52%, SusWrite -143%Peak Score -132%Read -158%, Write -146%, 4K Read -180%, 4K Write -49%, Mixed -131%, 4K Mixed -113%, SusWrite -147%Value & Sentiment -2,391%User Rating -37%, Market Share -4,744%Nice To Haves -41%DQ Read -30%, DQ Write -38%, DQ Mixed -36%, ADQ Read -38%, ADQ Write -48%, ADQ Mixed -80%, Age -10%, AS-SSD Total -52%

Average Bench: 272% (53^rd of 1080)

Based on 375 user benchmarks. Model: PNY CS2230 1TB SSD

Poor: 146%Average: 272% Great: 359%

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Outstanding average bench

The PNY CS2230 1TB SSD averaged 171.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS2230 1TB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 825MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,237MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS2230 1TB SSD is 213%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PNY CS2230 1TB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 147MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 52.9MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 375 samples)

Rank 53272%

Min	Avg	Max
832	Read 1,704	2,297
609	Write 1,945	2,617
617	Mixed 1,601	2,023
422	SusWrite 1,301	1,854
369% 1,638 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
31.8	4K Read 52.9	68.6
61.7	4K Write 147	255
41.7	4K Mixed 72.8	103
251% 91 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
514	DQ Read 1,237	1,783
244	DQ Write 852	1,380
340	DQ Mixed 825	1,546
675% 971 MB/s

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

ROU-User, 14 days ago.

817GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS223C00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1151 1037 1031 1038 1023 1032 MB/s

300% Outstanding

Write 2,504

Mixed 1,888

SusWrite 1,052

392% 1731 MB/s

4K Read 56

4K Write 261

4K Mixed 89.8

338% 136 MB/s

DQ Read 1,750

DQ Write 1554

DQ Mixed 1,660

1,243% 1,655 MB/s

ARE-User, 7 days ago.

246GB free (System drive)

Firmware: H230306a

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1844 890 833 464 254 249 MB/s

272% Outstanding

Write 2,309

Mixed 1,564

SusWrite 756

363% 1,616 MB/s

4K Read 57.2

4K Write 202

4K Mixed 78.9

295% 113 MB/s

DQ Read 1,679

DQ Write 1,110

DQ Mixed 568

647% 1,119 MB/s

SWE-User, 5 days ago.

434GB free (System drive)

Firmware: H230306a

SusWrite @10s intervals: 982 1048 768 953 492 263 MB/s

256% Outstanding

Write 1,893

Mixed 1,596

SusWrite 751

350% 1,564 MB/s

4K Read 58.6

4K Write 139

4K Mixed 77.7

262% 91.7 MB/s

DQ Read 1,380

DQ Write 793

DQ Mixed 551

554% 908 MB/s

FRA-User, 14 days ago.

107GB free (System drive)

Firmware: H230331a

SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 203 96 52 69 50 MB/s

171% Outstanding

Write 1,434

Mixed 673

SusWrite 95.4

193% 866 MB/s

4K Read 33.4

4K Write 227

4K Mixed 68.6

259% 110 MB/s

DQ Read 1,403

DQ Write 179

DQ Mixed 921

640% 834 MB/s

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 172%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO B760-P WIFI DDR4 (MS-7D98)

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Core i5-12400FIntel $112Bench 98%, 48,886 samples	282x
Core i5-13600KFIntel $207Bench 122%, 33,334 samples	264x
Core i5-13600KIntel $218Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	170x

GPU
RTX 4070Nvidia $500Bench 190%, 91,697 samples	250x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	239x
RTX 4060-TiNvidia $380Bench 145%, 21,427 samples	231x

SSD
CS2230 1TB SSDPNYBench 272%, 375 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $54Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	114x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	90x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	76x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $666

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Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
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CS2230 1TB SSD

Average Bench: 272% (53^rd of 1080)

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