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CS2311 1TB SSD

CS2311 1TB SSD
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Effective Speed -375%Effective Speed -375%Average Score -474%Read -778%, Write -922%, 4K Read -140%, 4K Write -110%, Mixed -632%, 4K Mixed -114%, SusWrite -621%Peak Score -668%Read -1,049%, Write -1,184%, 4K Read -341%, 4K Write -178%, Mixed -862%, 4K Mixed -241%, SusWrite -822%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -389%DQ Read -494%, DQ Write -410%, DQ Mixed -453%, ADQ Read -390%, ADQ Write -296%, ADQ Mixed -362%, Age -217%, AS-SSD Total -488%

Average Bench: 115% (207^th of 1080)

Based on 212 user benchmarks. Model: PNY CS2311 1TB SSD

Poor: 84%Average: 115% Great: 135%

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Outstanding average bench

The PNY CS2311 1TB SSD averaged 14.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS2311 1TB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 322MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 51.7MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS2311 1TB SSD is 50.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY CS2311 1TB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 478MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 439MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 212 samples)

Rank 207115%

Min	Avg	Max
356	Read 478	516
354	Write 455	500
307	Mixed 441	486
303	SusWrite 439	496
102% 453 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.8	4K Read 37.2	43.6
51.5	4K Write 98.3	137
30.5	4K Mixed 51.7	64.5
175% 62.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
222	DQ Read 350	390
187	DQ Write 318	372
177	DQ Mixed 322	379
245% 330 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

MYS-User, 3 months ago.

931GB free

Firmware: CS231132

SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 477 488 484 485 486 MB/s

135% Outstanding

Write 485

Mixed 475

SusWrite 483

110% 489 MB/s

4K Read 43.1

4K Write 141

4K Mixed 64.1

222% 82.7 MB/s

DQ Read 371

DQ Write 327

DQ Mixed 347

261% 348 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

130GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS231132

SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 469 477 438 321 259 MB/s

121% Outstanding

Write 355

Mixed 474

SusWrite 404

95% 422 MB/s

4K Read 41

4K Write 113

4K Mixed 58.8

198% 71 MB/s

DQ Read 386

DQ Write 367

DQ Mixed 367

278% 373 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

505GB free

Firmware: CS231123

SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 446 456 458 457 458 MB/s

112% Outstanding

Write 449

Mixed 454

SusWrite 452

104% 463 MB/s

4K Read 38.2

4K Write 96

4K Mixed 52.9

176% 62.4 MB/s

DQ Read 236

DQ Write 199

DQ Mixed 216

162% 217 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

367GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS231123

SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 476 475 476 477 477 MB/s

107% Outstanding

Write 478

Mixed 310

SusWrite 475

99% 440 MB/s

4K Read 12.8

4K Write 90.5

4K Mixed 49.9

131% 51.1 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 328

DQ Mixed 350

263% 352 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

505GB free

Firmware: CS231123

SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 439 448 450 444 455 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 453

Mixed 452

SusWrite 449

103% 455 MB/s

4K Read 35.6

4K Write 79.1

4K Mixed 48.1

158% 54.3 MB/s

DQ Read 238

DQ Write 200

DQ Mixed 217

163% 218 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

143GB free

Firmware: CS231123

SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 331 340 336 340 336 MB/s

68.5% Good

Write 332

Mixed 354

SusWrite 336

78% 347 MB/s

4K Read 17

4K Write 32.7

4K Mixed 25.7

76% 25.1 MB/s

DQ Read 223

DQ Write 190

DQ Mixed 205

154% 206 MB/s

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 74%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

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Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	5,161x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $184Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	3,262x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $165Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	3,053x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,546x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,362x
RTX 3070Nvidia $470Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,354x

SSD
CS2311 1TB SSDPNYBench 115%, 212 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $57Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,603x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,567x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	974x

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Value: 134% - Outstanding

Total price: $420

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