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PNY CS2030 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 167% (135th of 1072)

Based on 34 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe PNY CS2030 480GB
Poor: 109%Average: 167% Great: 225%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme PNY CS2030 480GB averaged 66.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme PNY CS2030 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 277MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,340MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme PNY CS2030 480GB is 116%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme PNY CS2030 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 591MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 99.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 34 samples)
Rank 135167%
Min Avg Max
270 Read 1,340 2,389
228 Write 860 1,311
325 Mixed 823 1,601
147 SusWrite 591 1,150
201% 903 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.2 4K Read 34.9 46.7
78.3 4K Write 99.5 159
17.8 4K Mixed 41.2 62.9
158% 58.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.7 DQ Read 525 895
46.4 DQ Write 425 773
16.5 DQ Mixed 277 513
261% 409 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
78GB free
Firmware: CS20 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1127 1056 917 256 212 290 MB/s
196% Outstanding
Read 1,227
Write 1,150
Mixed 866
SusWrite 643
218% 972 MB/s
4K Read 46.7
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 62.9
235% 89.4 MB/s
DQ Read 842
DQ Write 762
DQ Mixed 511
463% 705 MB/s
280GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS203021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1088 1104 1085 1023 939 281 MB/s
182% Outstanding
Read 1,125
Write 1,089
Mixed 820
SusWrite 920
222% 989 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 80.4
4K Mixed 46.2
158% 54.7 MB/s
DQ Read 799
DQ Write 627
DQ Mixed 508
436% 645 MB/s
278GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS203021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1106 1113 511 304 315 522 MB/s
171% Outstanding
Read 1,126
Write 1,151
Mixed 841
SusWrite 645
211% 941 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 88
4K Mixed 49.2
167% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 842
DQ Write 726
DQ Mixed 512
458% 693 MB/s
327GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS203021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 866 730 776 685 663 700 MB/s
137% Outstanding
Read 296
Write 799
Mixed 329
SusWrite 737
124% 540 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 83.8
4K Mixed 48.8
165% 57 MB/s
DQ Read 723
DQ Write 571
DQ Mixed 512
420% 602 MB/s
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS203021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 280 284 291 292 288 MB/s
122% Outstanding
Read 966
Write 298
Mixed 389
SusWrite 286
106% 484 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 79.4
4K Mixed 38.6
138% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 776
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 321
294% 464 MB/s
320GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS203021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 885 342 292 243 220 222 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 270
Write 580
Mixed 454
SusWrite 367
95% 418 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 88.3
4K Mixed 42.1
150% 54.3 MB/s
DQ Read 730
DQ Write 588
DQ Mixed 487
411% 602 MB/s
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Typical PNY CS2030 480GB Builds (Compare 2,716 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
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Workstation
Workstation 42%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3-CF - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples653x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples293x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $120Bench 74%, 140,440 samples218x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples277x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples190x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples181x
SSD
PNY CS2030 480GBNvmeBench 167%, 34 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples171x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples99x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples58x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $362

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