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CS2311 500GB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 112% (209th of 1072)

Based on 216 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS2311 500GB SSD
Poor: 78%Average: 112% Great: 134%

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Outstanding average bench

The PNY CS2311 500GB SSD averaged 11.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS2311 500GB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 308MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 49.8MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS2311 500GB SSD is 56.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY CS2311 500GB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 472MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 422MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 216 samples)
Rank 209112%
Min Avg Max
368 Read 472 516
324 Write 443 499
300 Mixed 431 485
286 SusWrite 422 493
99.5% 442 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.5 4K Read 36.1 43.8
48.2 4K Write 97.7 134
28.2 4K Mixed 49.8 63.5
170% 61.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
213 DQ Read 338 392
152 DQ Write 304 371
174 DQ Mixed 308 378
235% 317 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
337GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS231132
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 388 396 448 440 440 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 437
Write 413
Mixed 408
SusWrite 415
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 85
4K Mixed 48.2
157% 55.4 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 205
198% 313 MB/s
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS231123
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 321 362 346 291 212 MB/s
99.8% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 486
Mixed 344
SusWrite 320
93% 413 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 86.9
4K Mixed 34.4
143% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 390
DQ Write 374
DQ Mixed 380
286% 381 MB/s
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS231123
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 296 304 332 336 336 MB/s
86.6% Excellent
Read 362
Write 349
Mixed 233
SusWrite 298
70% 310 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 66.9
4K Mixed 43.4
140% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 218
164% 222 MB/s
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Typical CS2311 500GB SSD Builds (Compare 901 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 19%
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Motherboard: Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA - $299

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples431x
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples112x
FX-8370AMD  $175Bench 62%, 34,720 samples85x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples86x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples66x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples51x
SSD
CS2311 500GB SSDPNYBench 112%, 216 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples51x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples13x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples13x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $488

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