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CS3030 2TB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 246% (59th of 1072)

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
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,666 samples)
Rank 59246%
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: 2472 1208 1080 1082 1089 1109 MB/s
295% Outstanding
Read 1,343
Write 2,355
Mixed 1,581
SusWrite 1340
376% 1,655 MB/s
4K Read 48.3
4K Write 217
4K Mixed 80
291% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 1,737
DQ Write 1,438
DQ Mixed 1,527
1,160% 1,567 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: CS303132
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2409 2446 1201 1108 1109 1109 MB/s
259% Outstanding
Read 1384
Write 2,376
Mixed 1,659
SusWrite 1,564
396% 1,746 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 93.8
4K Mixed 56.8
185% 64 MB/s
DQ Read 1,338
DQ Write 953
DQ Mixed 1,214
888% 1,168 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS303226
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2057 1096 976 1062 1110 1112 MB/s
243% Outstanding
Read 1454
Write 2,472
Mixed 1,733
SusWrite 1,236
391% 1,723 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 67.2
212% 74 MB/s
DQ Read 1,253
DQ Write 685
DQ Mixed 937
706% 958 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS303226
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1580 1056 1085 1087 1087 1090 MB/s
179% Outstanding
Read 945
Write 1,082
Mixed 906
SusWrite 1,164
232% 1,024 MB/s
4K Read 14.2
4K Write 184
4K Mixed 28.3
155% 75.6 MB/s
DQ Read 45.6
DQ Write 1067
DQ Mixed 1,239
757% 784 MB/s
259GB free
Firmware: CS303226
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2071 1396 891 698 667 621 MB/s
168% Outstanding
Read 978
Write 1,028
Mixed 788
SusWrite 1,057
217% 963 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 26.9
116% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 49.5
DQ Write 1,266
DQ Mixed 1,506
914% 941 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 196%
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Desktop 101%
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Workstation 194%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z390 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE-CF

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel  $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples105x
Core i9-9900KSIntelBench 99%, 12,840 samples16x
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples3x
GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples48x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples41x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,280Bench 210%, 158,856 samples9x
SSD
CS3030 2TB SSDPNYBench 246%, 2,666 samples37x
RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples34x
F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 93%, 9,031 samples6x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $60Bench 81%, 93,353 samples4x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $1,042

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