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

We used CrystalDiskMark 8‘s custom settings to test the 4K random read performance of the drive through a range of queue depths. The setup for the tests is listed below.

4K Sustained Random Read

Transfer Request Size: 4KB, Outstanding I/O: 1-32.

PNY doesn’t put any random performance figures on any specification sheets we have seen for comparison with our test results. The best figure we saw in our 4-threaded testing was 420,899 IOPS (QD32).

4K Sustained Random Read IOPS v QD compared.

In comparison to the drives around it, the XLR8 CS3040 performs best at QD32 where it sits in third place behind WD's Black SN850 and the 2TB version of Sabrent's Rocket 4 Plus.

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