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CS3030 1TB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 228% (76th of 1071)

Based on 12,276 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS3030 1TB SSD
Poor: 157%Average: 228% Great: 286%

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Outstanding average bench

The PNY CS3030 1TB SSD averaged 127.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS3030 1TB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,089MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,024MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS3030 1TB SSD is 129%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PNY CS3030 1TB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 39.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 966MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 12,276 samples)
Rank 76228%
Min Avg Max
340 Read 1,217 1,656
981 Write 2,024 2,648
492 Mixed 1,333 1,858
615 SusWrite 966 1,226
314% 1,385 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.9 4K Read 39.5 52.9
82.9 4K Write 167 248
32.2 4K Mixed 66.9 85.6
234% 91 MB/s
Min Avg Max
60.5 DQ Read 1,167 1,714
430 DQ Write 990 1,532
461 DQ Mixed 1,089 1,642
813% 1,082 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
298GB free
Firmware: CS303226
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1789 994 992 1008 1006 1008 MB/s
251% Outstanding
Read 1,395
Write 2,493
Mixed 1,567
SusWrite 1,133
373% 1,647 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 72.2
244% 92.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,190
DQ Write 1,064
DQ Mixed 1,138
850% 1,131 MB/s
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS303321
SusWrite @10s intervals: 744 313 1020 454 296 680 MB/s
237% Outstanding
Read 819
Write 1,579
Mixed 1,785
SusWrite 584
271% 1,192 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 254
4K Mixed 89.5
317% 129 MB/s
DQ Read 1,642
DQ Write 1,549
DQ Mixed 1,001
915% 1,398 MB/s
242GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS303226
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1929 968 905 788 569 610 MB/s
205% Outstanding
Read 1,330
Write 2,272
Mixed 1,564
SusWrite 961
347% 1,532 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 62.1
197% 69.5 MB/s
DQ Read 833
DQ Write 573
DQ Mixed 741
543% 716 MB/s
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Typical CS3030 1TB SSD Builds (Compare 9,993 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 159%
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Desktop 92%
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Workstation 160%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE - $230

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $210Bench 86%, 635,419 samples1,989x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $180Bench 98%, 123,561 samples1,609x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $130Bench 96%, 383,420 samples1,176x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $530Bench 187%, 424,051 samples864x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples810x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $378Bench 115%, 663,603 samples639x
SSD
CS3030 1TB SSDPNYBench 228%, 12,276 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples287x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples283x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples260x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,030

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