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CS3030 2000GB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 223% (79th of 1072)

Based on 237 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS3030 2000GB SSD
Poor: 133%Average: 223% Great: 288%

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Outstanding average bench

The PNY CS3030 2000GB SSD averaged 122.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS3030 2000GB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,028MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,998MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS3030 2000GB SSD is 155%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PNY CS3030 2000GB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 35.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 134MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 237 samples)
Rank 79223%
Min Avg Max
595 Read 1,368 1,736
932 Write 1,998 2,650
427 Mixed 1,337 1,888
535 SusWrite 1,012 1,291
323% 1,429 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.8 4K Read 35.7 49.8
56.8 4K Write 134 215
25.7 4K Mixed 56 86.4
197% 75.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
56 DQ Read 1,111 1,689
158 DQ Write 934 1,492
172 DQ Mixed 1,028 1,566
769% 1,024 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1TB free
Firmware: CS303224
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1842 1088 1080 1070 1076 1078 MB/s
316% Outstanding
Read 1,537
Write 1,164
Mixed 1,893
SusWrite 1,206
327% 1,450 MB/s
4K Read 51.8
4K Write 276
4K Mixed 94.4
346% 141 MB/s
DQ Read 1,829
DQ Write 1,539
DQ Mixed 1,729
1,283% 1,699 MB/s
546GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS303224
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1224 746 1042 1036 1031 1046 MB/s
306% Outstanding
Read 1,724
Write 2687
Mixed 1986
SusWrite 1021
420% 1,855 MB/s
4K Read 59.7
4K Write 241
4K Mixed 93.5
338% 132 MB/s
DQ Read 1748
DQ Write 1,449
DQ Mixed 1,592
1,194% 1,596 MB/s
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS303224
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1856 850 797 747 696 640 MB/s
272% Outstanding
Read 1,212
Write 1,030
Mixed 1,457
SusWrite 931
261% 1,157 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 251
4K Mixed 77.5
288% 122 MB/s
DQ Read 1,879
DQ Write 1,670
DQ Mixed 1,850
1,367% 1,800 MB/s
336GB free
Firmware: CS303224
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1751 1048 1061 1022 1034 929 MB/s
272% Outstanding
Read 1,722
Write 2,435
Mixed 1,772
SusWrite 1,141
399% 1,767 MB/s
4K Read 52
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 77.7
261% 95.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,383
DQ Write 973
DQ Mixed 1,121
853% 1,159 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS303224
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1462 1027 1073 1078 1059 1039 MB/s
262% Outstanding
Read 1722
Write 2,453
Mixed 1,780
SusWrite 1,123
400% 1,770 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 72.3
242% 91.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1293
DQ Write 928
DQ Mixed 1,107
828% 1,109 MB/s
865GB free
Firmware: CS303121
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1547 910 930 930 917 938 MB/s
242% Outstanding
Read 1,635
Write 2,269
Mixed 1,385
SusWrite 1,029
356% 1,579 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 96.3
4K Mixed 43.5
161% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,637
DQ Write 1,269
DQ Mixed 1,384
1,054% 1,430 MB/s
447GB free
Firmware: CS303227
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2049 1117 1118 1119 1120 1119 MB/s
195% Outstanding
Read 982
Write 995
Mixed 867
SusWrite 1,274
233% 1,029 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 202
4K Mixed 32.3
193% 88 MB/s
DQ Read 47.2
DQ Write 944
DQ Mixed 64.5
179% 352 MB/s
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS303121
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 150 182 434 355 449 MB/s
148% Outstanding
Read 387
Write 1,335
Mixed 725
SusWrite 308
157% 689 MB/s
4K Read 16
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 50.4
179% 79.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,388
DQ Write 1,258
DQ Mixed 273
492% 973 MB/s
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Gaming 151%
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Desktop 100%
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Workstation 150%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra - $330

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel  $439Bench 98%, 354,223 samples3,317x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples2,248x
Core i9-9900KFIntel  $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples487x
GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples827x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples624x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples547x
SSD
CS3030 2000GB SSDPNYBench 223%, 237 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples299x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples263x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples246x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $1,324

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