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EU SSD CS1311 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 72.8% (615th of 1072)

Based on 226 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY EU SSD CS1311 240GB
Poor: 51%Average: 72.8% Great: 91%

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Good average bench

The PNY EU SSD CS1311 240GB averaged 27.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 105MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.7MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY EU SSD CS1311 240GB is 40.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY EU SSD CS1311 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 115MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 316MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 226 samples)
Rank 61572.8%
Min Avg Max
294 Read 464 518
258 Write 368 461
107 Mixed 316 369
71.3 SusWrite 115 145
70.3% 316 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.2 4K Read 26.7 33.9
24.1 4K Write 68 112
7.44 4K Mixed 24.6 42.7
108% 39.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.3 DQ Read 247 323
37.9 DQ Write 225 350
7.92 DQ Mixed 105 181
115% 192 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 55 53 86 90 91 MB/s
87% Excellent
Read 515
Write 424
Mixed 362
SusWrite 95.3
78% 349 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 93.6
4K Mixed 40.5
150% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 170
169% 271 MB/s
71GB free
Firmware: SAFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 141 91 92 91 91 MB/s
85.2% Excellent
Read 473
Write 432
Mixed 338
SusWrite 140
77% 346 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 34.8
144% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 175
171% 270 MB/s
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 110 89 83 87 88 MB/s
82.6% Excellent
Read 490
Write 453
Mixed 345
SusWrite 131
79% 355 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 81.1
4K Mixed 35.2
132% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 176
174% 277 MB/s
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 74 89 58 71 64 MB/s
82.5% Excellent
Read 508
Write 436
Mixed 368
SusWrite 91.5
78% 351 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 93.1
4K Mixed 40.3
150% 55.3 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 134
126% 201 MB/s
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 55 52 59 80 70 MB/s
81.4% Excellent
Read 461
Write 413
Mixed 97.8
SusWrite 73.7
58% 261 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 38.8
152% 59.1 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 172
154% 235 MB/s
146GB free
Firmware: SAFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 104 92 78 94 92 MB/s
78.4% Very good
Read 492
Write 450
Mixed 355
SusWrite 141
80% 360 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 59.9
4K Mixed 31.3
113% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 181
181% 289 MB/s
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Typical EU SSD CS1311 240GB Builds (Compare 3,285 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
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Desktop 60%
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Workstation 7%
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System: HP ProDesk 600 G1 TWR

CPU
Core i5-4570Intel  $99Bench 62%, 129,272 samples1,017x
Core i5-4590Intel  $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples847x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples311x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples981x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples331x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples224x
SSD
EU SSD CS1311 240GBPNYBench 73%, 226 samples1x
RAM
HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 51%, 8,612 samples52x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples40x
M378B5173QH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 51%, 13,591 samples26x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $114

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