PNY XLR8 CS3040 1TB SSD Review

1. Introduction2. PNY XLR8 CS3040 1TB3. Testing Methodology4. CrystalDiskMark5. ATTO Disk Benchmark6. AS SSD7. 128KB Sequential Performance8. 4K Sustained Random Read9. 4K Sustained Random Write10. 4K Random 70/30 mix Read/Write.11. 4K Random Performance QD1-QD812. Throughput13. PCMark 10 Full System Drive Benchmark14. Performance Stability15. Drive Temperatures16. Real Life File Testing17. Closing Thoughts18. View All Pages

In our read throughput test, the drive peaked at the 8MB block mark at 4,030.8MB/s before dropping back to finish the test run at 3,725.88MB/s. That peak result is a fair bit short of the official maximum of 5,600MB/s

The 4,030MB/s read throughput result puts the XLR8 CS3040 into the bottom half of our result chart.

The drive peaked at 4,140MB/s (16MB block) in our write throughput test. The test result is just shy of the official maximum write figure of 4,300MB/s.

As with the read throughput result, the tested write figure of 4,140MB/s puts the drive into the bottom half of our results chart.

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