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CS3030 2TB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 246% (66th of 1080)

Based on 2,666 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS3030 2TB SSD
Poor: 164%Average: 246% Great: 315%

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Outstanding average bench

The PNY CS3030 2TB SSD averaged 146.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS3030 2TB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,103MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,052MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS3030 2TB SSD is 150%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PNY CS3030 2TB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 40.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 65.1MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,666 samples)
Rank 66246%
Min Avg Max
710 Read 1,280 1,606
1,016 Write 2,052 2,664
710 Mixed 1,412 1,775
714 SusWrite 1,202 1,660
337% 1,486 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.2 4K Read 40.9 52.2
92.3 4K Write 167 261
27.3 4K Mixed 65.1 86.4
234% 91.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
47.7 DQ Read 1,215 1,891
343 DQ Write 1,030 1,687
64.5 DQ Mixed 1,103 1,821
832% 1,116 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: CS303226
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2117 1110 1109 1110 1116 1110 MB/s
313% Outstanding
Read 1,399
Write 1,500
Mixed 1,697
SusWrite 1,279
332% 1,469 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 269
4K Mixed 83.3
319% 133 MB/s
DQ Read 1,882
DQ Write 1,810
DQ Mixed 2,002
1,460% 1,898 MB/s
407GB free
Firmware: CS303132
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2424 1345 1014 939 752 782 MB/s
295% Outstanding
Read 1,491
Write 2,438
Mixed 1,703
SusWrite 1,209
388% 1,710 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 219
4K Mixed 74.2
273% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,939
DQ Write 1,558
DQ Mixed 1,699
1,285% 1,732 MB/s
245GB free
Firmware: CS303134
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2567 1950 693 705 634 575 MB/s
290% Outstanding
Read 1,472
Write 2,531
Mixed 1,741
SusWrite 1,188
393% 1,733 MB/s
4K Read 50.5
4K Write 216
4K Mixed 81.2
295% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 1,626
DQ Write 1,449
DQ Mixed 1,631
1,198% 1,569 MB/s
686GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS303226
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1774 1094 1084 894 1067 1071 MB/s
276% Outstanding
Read 1,284
Write 2,456
Mixed 1,620
SusWrite 1,164
370% 1,631 MB/s
4K Read 54.5
4K Write 234
4K Mixed 89.2
321% 126 MB/s
DQ Read 1,364
DQ Write 1,114
DQ Mixed 1,259
937% 1,245 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS303125
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1473 925 945 929 943 928 MB/s
242% Outstanding
Read 1,426
Write 2,432
Mixed 1,491
SusWrite 1,024
361% 1,593 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 59.4
202% 74.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,384
DQ Write 1,307
DQ Mixed 1,390
1,031% 1,360 MB/s
208GB free
Firmware: CS303226
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1319 1164 1051 821 714 916 MB/s
235% Outstanding
Read 1,052
Write 1,321
Mixed 1,144
SusWrite 997
255% 1,129 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 73.4
247% 94.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,304
DQ Write 1,177
DQ Mixed 1,295
956% 1,259 MB/s
746GB free
Firmware: CS303226
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2123 1017 1028 1066 1060 1028 MB/s
233% Outstanding
Read 1,142
Write 2,161
Mixed 989
SusWrite 1,220
313% 1,378 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 67.1
217% 80 MB/s
DQ Read 1,188
DQ Write 835
DQ Mixed 1,005
752% 1,009 MB/s
746GB free
Firmware: CS303226
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2131 1399 986 983 1002 986 MB/s
171% Outstanding
Read 925
Write 979
Mixed 766
SusWrite 1,248
221% 979 MB/s
4K Read 11.5
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 26.8
127% 60.1 MB/s
DQ Read 47.3
DQ Write 836
DQ Mixed 64.9
163% 316 MB/s
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Workstation 194%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z390 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE-CF

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel  $385Bench 98%, 354,223 samples106x
Core i9-9900KSIntelBench 99%, 12,840 samples17x
Core i9-9900KFIntel  $245Bench 98%, 50,265 samples5x
GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $635Bench 204%, 155,335 samples48x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples46x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $750Bench 210%, 158,856 samples9x
SSD
CS3030 2TB SSDPNYBench 246%, 2,666 samples37x
RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 89%, 95,273 samples34x
F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 93%, 9,031 samples6x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $64Bench 81%, 93,353 samples4x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $1,020

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