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PNY CS3030 1TB S

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 225% (76th of 1072)

Based on 371 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe PNY CS3030 1TB S
Poor: 159%Average: 225% Great: 279%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme PNY CS3030 1TB S averaged 124.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme PNY CS3030 1TB S near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,005MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,964MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme PNY CS3030 1TB S is 119%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme PNY CS3030 1TB S performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 42.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 990MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 371 samples)
Rank 76225%
Min Avg Max
628 Read 1,282 1,730
795 Write 1,964 2,508
617 Mixed 1,365 1,823
699 SusWrite 990 1,155
317% 1,400 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.7 4K Read 42.5 52.7
75.1 4K Write 147 246
28.7 4K Mixed 64.1 87.1
224% 84.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
68.7 DQ Read 1,042 1,646
357 DQ Write 930 1,495
362 DQ Mixed 1,005 1,579
748% 992 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
363GB free
Firmware: CS303321 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1520 1037 1031 1036 1033 800 MB/s
222% Outstanding
Read 1087
Write 1,382
Mixed 1,447
SusWrite 1,076
283% 1,248 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 55.5
178% 64.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,420
DQ Write 1,157
DQ Mixed 1,241
942% 1,273 MB/s
209GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS303226 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1512 975 999 997 348 936 MB/s
221% Outstanding
Read 1,427
Write 2,385
Mixed 1,551
SusWrite 961
358% 1,581 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 64.2
207% 76.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,024
DQ Write 799
DQ Mixed 883
668% 902 MB/s
236GB free
Firmware: 3321 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1336 912 903 897 888 894 MB/s
198% Outstanding
Read 1,392
Write 1,980
Mixed 1,498
SusWrite 972
330% 1,460 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 89.1
4K Mixed 50.7
159% 56.8 MB/s
DQ Read 854
DQ Write 658
DQ Mixed 678
528% 730 MB/s
536GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS303226 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1296 916 926 942 977 977 MB/s
191% Outstanding
Read 1,214
Write 1,983
Mixed 1,395
SusWrite 1,006
317% 1,399 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 88.4
4K Mixed 53.2
167% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 708
DQ Write 558
DQ Mixed 624
469% 630 MB/s
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Typical PNY CS3030 1TB S Builds (Compare 1,553 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
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Desktop 71%
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Workstation 12%
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System: Acer Predator PH317-52

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples1,207x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 65%, 167,898 samples345x
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples1x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples846x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples439x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples267x
SSD
PNY CS3030 1TB SNvmeBench 225%, 371 samples1x
RAM
ACR26D4S9S8ME-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 17,072 samples304x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G6E1 2x8GBMicronBench 76%, 20,226 samples141x
4ATF51264HZ-2G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 59%, 11,378 samples105x
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