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PNY CS3030 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 200% (96th of 1072)

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
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Average Bench

(Based on 415 samples)
Rank 96200%
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%
466GB free
Firmware: 3121 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1870 600 600 601 600 601 MB/s
229% Outstanding
Read 1,808
Write 1,650
Mixed 1,382
SusWrite 812
317% 1,413 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 94.6
4K Mixed 50.5
170% 60.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,338
DQ Write 1,093
DQ Mixed 1,194
900% 1,208 MB/s
382GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3226 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1638 1165 542 551 535 526 MB/s
215% Outstanding
Read 1416
Write 2274
Mixed 1489
SusWrite 826
340% 1,501 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 66.4
218% 79.1 MB/s
DQ Read 643
DQ Write 1,164
DQ Mixed 1,007
735% 938 MB/s
397GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3226 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1420 504 534 539 549 551 MB/s
208% Outstanding
Read 1,391
Write 2,272
Mixed 1,473
SusWrite 683
329% 1,455 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 67.6
221% 80 MB/s
DQ Read 680
DQ Write 1,201
DQ Mixed 1,007
745% 963 MB/s
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Gaming
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  $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples3,894x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples764x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples363x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples905x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples783x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples778x
SSD
PNY CS3030 500GBNvmeBench 200%, 415 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples355x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples288x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples138x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $1,124

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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