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PNY CS3030 1000G 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 216% (86th of 1072)

Based on 72 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe PNY CS3030 1000G
Poor: 153%Average: 216% Great: 273%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme PNY CS3030 1000G 1TB averaged 115.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme PNY CS3030 1000G 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,035MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 995MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme PNY CS3030 1000G 1TB is 119%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme PNY CS3030 1000G 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 785MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 40.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 72 samples)
Rank 86216%
Min Avg Max
550 Read 1,310 1,889
677 Write 1,910 2,510
555 Mixed 1,262 1,732
357 SusWrite 785 1,160
297% 1,317 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.5 4K Read 40.9 55.2
71.1 4K Write 146 230
31.2 4K Mixed 63.1 90.3
220% 83.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
56.9 DQ Read 1,142 1,796
166 DQ Write 995 1,599
209 DQ Mixed 1,035 1,649
785% 1,057 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
0GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS303121 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1545 1014 1053 1056 1059 1054 MB/s
289% Outstanding
Read 1,887
Write 2,385
Mixed 643
SusWrite 1,130
339% 1,511 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 65.2
226% 85.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,812
DQ Write 1,558
DQ Mixed 1,622
1,233% 1,664 MB/s
289GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS303224 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1683 908 863 884 711 671 MB/s
220% Outstanding
Read 1,412
Write 2,432
Mixed 1,556
SusWrite 953
360% 1,588 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 63.2
203% 72.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,063
DQ Write 807
DQ Mixed 1,023
741% 964 MB/s
800GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS303224 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1326 560 561 572 578 570 MB/s
212% Outstanding
Read 1,582
Write 2,368
Mixed 1,746
SusWrite 694
361% 1,598 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 70.3
220% 80.5 MB/s
DQ Read 932
DQ Write 761
DQ Mixed 830
626% 841 MB/s
163GB free
Firmware: CS303224 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1861 905 865 417 559 854 MB/s
209% Outstanding
Read 1,394
Write 2,306
Mixed 1,557
SusWrite 910
349% 1,542 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 61.6
196% 70.5 MB/s
DQ Read 932
DQ Write 718
DQ Mixed 827
618% 826 MB/s
454GB free
Firmware: CS303121 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1521 1046 1042 1041 1037 1039 MB/s
203% Outstanding
Read 1,695
Write 2,060
Mixed 1416
SusWrite 1121
354% 1,573 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 75.4
4K Mixed 48.9
148% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 556
DQ Write 355
DQ Mixed 459
341% 457 MB/s
925GB free
Firmware: 3224 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2125 801 564 571 566 572 MB/s
169% Outstanding
Read 1,183
Write 582
Mixed 576
SusWrite 866
179% 802 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 98.3
4K Mixed 37.6
127% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 455
DQ Write 872
DQ Mixed 965
648% 764 MB/s
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Typical PNY CS3030 1000G 1TB Builds (Compare 586 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 83%
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Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z370N WIFI-CF

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples163x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples101x
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples82x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples49x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples45x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples44x
SSD
PNY CS3030 1000G 1TBNvmeBench 216%, 72 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples51x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples23x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples14x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 109% - Outstanding Total price: $229

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