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PNY CS3030 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 200% (104th of 1080)

Based on 415 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe PNY CS3030 500GB
Poor: 129%Average: 200% Great: 242%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme PNY CS3030 500GB averaged 100.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme PNY CS3030 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 905MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,788MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme PNY CS3030 500GB is 113%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme PNY CS3030 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 632MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 40.5MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 415 samples)
Rank 104200%
Min Avg Max
660 Read 1,303 1,867
560 Write 1,788 2,311
502 Mixed 1,239 1,657
404 SusWrite 632 788
280% 1,240 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.5 4K Read 40.5 51.4
69.3 4K Write 148 221
36.5 4K Mixed 64.4 84.3
222% 84.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
492 DQ Read 917 1,388
375 DQ Write 911 1,444
353 DQ Mixed 905 1,301
682% 911 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
428GB free
Firmware: CS303132 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1980 1984 1850 787 787 789 MB/s
215% Outstanding
Read 1,043
Write 2,161
Mixed 1,269
SusWrite 1,363
332% 1,459 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 99.3
4K Mixed 54.4
175% 62.9 MB/s
DQ Read 914
DQ Write 678
DQ Mixed 776
586% 790 MB/s
466GB free
Firmware: 3321 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1782 1043 578 581 582 579 MB/s
215% Outstanding
Read 1,613
Write 1,609
Mixed 1,645
SusWrite 858
322% 1,431 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 62.5
202% 74 MB/s
DQ Read 875
DQ Write 693
DQ Mixed 759
574% 775 MB/s
342GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS303224 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 643 445 446 402 442 394 MB/s
162% Outstanding
Read 972
Write 1,964
Mixed 1,264
SusWrite 462
264% 1,165 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 61.8
192% 70.5 MB/s
DQ Read 890
DQ Write 677
DQ Mixed 773
581% 780 MB/s
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3121 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 369 250 328 290 310 MB/s
126% Outstanding
Read 219
Write 1,165
Mixed 315
SusWrite 338
117% 509 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 38.9
189% 77.5 MB/s
DQ Read 815
DQ Write 989
DQ Mixed 472
475% 759 MB/s
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3320 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 525 494 407 362 260 255 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 1,065
Mixed 155
SusWrite 384
101% 441 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 42
161% 70.1 MB/s
DQ Read 849
DQ Write 249
DQ Mixed 569
414% 556 MB/s
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Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 92%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING - $439

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $166Bench 84%, 712,312 samples4,158x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $80Bench 76%, 195,006 samples817x
Core i7-7700Intel  $179Bench 76%, 256,717 samples392x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples976x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples827x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $237Bench 124%, 840,268 samples820x
SSD
PNY CS3030 500GBNvmeBench 200%, 415 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples376x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples307x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $46Bench 84%, 215,644 samples146x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 117% - Outstanding Total price: $840

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