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CS2241 500GB SSD

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Effective Speed -47%Effective Speed -47%Average Score -47%Read -17%, Write -38%, 4K Read -31%, 4K Write -0%, Mixed -36%, 4K Mixed -19%, SusWrite -190%Peak Score -90%Read -33%, Write -42%, 4K Read -122%, 4K Write -29%, Mixed -59%, 4K Mixed -80%, SusWrite -261%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +14% DQ Read -6%, DQ Write -8%, DQ Mixed -43%, ADQ Read -7%, ADQ Write -12%, ADQ Mixed -42%, Age 249%, AS-SSD Total -16%

Average Bench: 372% (22^nd of 1080)

Based on 6 user benchmarks. Model: PNY CS2241 500GB SSD

Poor: 227%Average: 372% Great: 471%

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Outstanding average bench

The PNY CS2241 500GB SSD averaged 272.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS2241 500GB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,045MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,366MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS2241 500GB SSD is 244%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PNY CS2241 500GB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 1,094MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 68.1MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)

Rank 22372%

Min	Avg	Max
2,152	Read 3,570	4443
606	Write 3,366	4,520
740	Mixed 2,364	2,942
506	SusWrite 1,094	1264
581% 2,599 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
47.9	4K Read 68.1	86.5
67.9	4K Write 206	296
47.8	4K Mixed 92.7	122
331% 122 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
431	DQ Read 1,596	2,175
271	DQ Write 1,120	1,762
299	DQ Mixed 1,045	1,464
865% 1,254 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

IDN-User, 4 months ago.

395GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS22426a

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4024 715 646 698 690 700 MB/s

471% Outstanding

Write 4,520

Mixed 2,942

SusWrite 1,246

735% 3,288 MB/s

4K Read 86.5

4K Write 273

4K Mixed 119

429% 160 MB/s

DQ Read 2,172

DQ Write 1,657

DQ Mixed 1,463

1,217% 1,764 MB/s

IDN-User, 2 months ago.

395GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS22426a

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4008 904 662 667 670 672 MB/s

469% Outstanding

Write 4,438

Mixed 2,927

SusWrite 1264

728% 3,258 MB/s

4K Read 83.5

4K Write 296

4K Mixed 122

439% 167 MB/s

DQ Read 2,052

DQ Write 1,561

DQ Mixed 1,464

1,188% 1,692 MB/s

IDN-User, 2 months ago.

414GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS22426a

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4011 1781 392 332 322 344 MB/s

458% Outstanding

Write 4,496

Mixed 2,934

SusWrite 1197

729% 3,263 MB/s

4K Read 75.9

4K Write 253

4K Mixed 110

390% 146 MB/s

DQ Read 2,175

DQ Write 1,762

DQ Mixed 1,460

1,232% 1,799 MB/s

MYS-User, 4 months ago.

281GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS22426a

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3419 2264 382 357 352 345 MB/s

380% Outstanding

Write 4,073

Mixed 2,700

SusWrite 1,186

657% 2,934 MB/s

4K Read 64.7

4K Write 180

4K Mixed 94.4

314% 113 MB/s

DQ Read 1,506

DQ Write 1,130

DQ Mixed 1,215

936% 1,284 MB/s

IDN-User, 4 months ago.

423GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS22426a

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1375 1780 1756 949 569 567 MB/s

228% Outstanding

Write 2,065

Mixed 1,942

SusWrite 1,166

415% 1,850 MB/s

4K Read 47.9

4K Write 67.9

4K Mixed 47.8

170% 54.5 MB/s

DQ Read 431

DQ Write 271

DQ Mixed 370

271% 357 MB/s

MYS-User, 3 months ago.

242GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS22426a

SusWrite @10s intervals: 504 515 509 517 515 479 MB/s

227% Outstanding

Write 606

Mixed 740

SusWrite 506

219% 1,001 MB/s

4K Read 49.9

4K Write 169

4K Mixed 63.1

246% 93.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1,241

DQ Write 339

DQ Mixed 299

348% 626 MB/s

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Workstation 75%

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Motherboard: Asrock B450M Steel Legend - $90

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Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,968x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $120Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	848x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $124Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	627x

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RTX 2060Nvidia $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	496x
RTX 3060Nvidia $281Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	481x
RX 580AMD $94Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	414x

SSD
CS2241 500GB SSDPNYBench 372%, 6 samples	1x

RAM
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	365x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	330x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $57Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	297x

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Value: 137% - Outstanding

Total price: $318

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CS2241 500GB SSD

Average Bench: 372% (22^nd of 1080)

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Average Bench: 372% (22nd of 1080)

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Average Bench: 372% (22^nd of 1080)