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CS2241 4TB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q1 2023.

Average Bench: 352% (18th of 1072)

Based on 164 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS2241 4TB SSD
Poor: 170%Average: 352% Great: 540%

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Outstanding average bench

The PNY CS2241 4TB SSD averaged 251.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS2241 4TB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,273MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,347MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS2241 4TB SSD is 370%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PNY CS2241 4TB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 60MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 77.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 164 samples)
Rank 18352%
Min Avg Max
1,222 Read 1,861 2,276
1,281 Write 3,347 4,317
1,033 Mixed 2,160 2,631
274 SusWrite 2,148 4,315
540% 2,379 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.2 4K Read 60 67.1
57.7 4K Write 200 341
14.6 4K Mixed 77.1 109
295% 112 MB/s
Min Avg Max
532 DQ Read 1,475 2,305
233 DQ Write 1,068 1,877
213 DQ Mixed 1,273 2,076
951% 1,272 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: CS224C10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4209 4264 4271 4292 4283 4264 MB/s
499% Outstanding
Read 2,007
Write 4,110
Mixed 2,567
SusWrite 4264
738% 3,237 MB/s
4K Read 63.2
4K Write 262
4K Mixed 98.1
360% 141 MB/s
DQ Read 1,180
DQ Write 961
DQ Mixed 1,266
894% 1,136 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: CS224C10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4177 4181 4167 4169 4177 2368 MB/s
495% Outstanding
Read 1,821
Write 4,024
Mixed 2,398
SusWrite 3873
692% 3,029 MB/s
4K Read 54.2
4K Write 294
4K Mixed 97.3
362% 148 MB/s
DQ Read 1,908
DQ Write 1,455
DQ Mixed 1,671
1,252% 1,678 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: CS224C10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3170 3741 3896 3788 3838 3713 MB/s
425% Outstanding
Read 1,717
Write 3985
Mixed 2,195
SusWrite 3,691
661% 2,897 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 65.2
221% 80.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,898
DQ Write 914
DQ Mixed 1,736
1,200% 1,516 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: CS224C10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3086 3199 3220 3251 3243 3228 MB/s
402% Outstanding
Read 1,657
Write 3,292
Mixed 2,009
SusWrite 3,204
579% 2,541 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 57
197% 71.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,430
DQ Write 2,156
DQ Mixed 1,658
1,292% 1,748 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: CS224C10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1852 1173 470 846 1360 1295 MB/s
326% Outstanding
Read 1,907
Write 4,204
Mixed 2,555
SusWrite 1166
558% 2,458 MB/s
4K Read 57.9
4K Write 282
4K Mixed 92.4
355% 144 MB/s
DQ Read 1,750
DQ Write 1,404
DQ Mixed 1,602
1,192% 1,586 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: CS224C10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2334 2388 2383 2386 2329 192 MB/s
287% Outstanding
Read 1,735
Write 2,305
Mixed 1,710
SusWrite 2002
439% 1,938 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 59.5
196% 69.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,094
DQ Write 459
DQ Mixed 859
615% 804 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: CS224C10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 224 215 163 156 158 MB/s
137% Outstanding
Read 970
Write 1,706
Mixed 165
SusWrite 194
170% 759 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 6.7
122% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 1,705
DQ Write 669
DQ Mixed 339
474% 904 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: CS224C10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 193 202 264 205 202 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 1,009
Write 1,492
Mixed 87.6
SusWrite 225
157% 703 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 27.3
4K Mixed 1.9
47% 16.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,139
DQ Write 606
DQ Mixed 544
492% 763 MB/s
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Gaming 291%
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Desktop 123%
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Workstation
Workstation 346%
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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z790-P WIFI (MS-7E06)

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel  $330Bench 126%, 41,056 samples771x
Core i7-13700KFIntel  $303Bench 126%, 20,009 samples667x
Core i9-13900KIntel  $514Bench 129%, 49,132 samples486x
GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia  $780Bench 240%, 46,082 samples891x
RTX 4070Nvidia  $550Bench 190%, 45,585 samples638x
RTX 4090Nvidia  $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples422x
SSD
CS2241 4TB SSDPNYBench 352%, 164 samples1x
RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples393x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples344x
Group Inc UD5-6000 2x16GBTeamBench 177%, 6,580 samples177x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $1,110

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