PNY CS1030 1TB M.2 SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the M.2 NVMe SSD CS1030 with 1TB (M280CS1030-1TB-RB) from the brand PNY.

Performance score 
3084
Price/GB
0.18 $
Read
2,100 MB/s
Write
1,700 MB/s
Connector
M.2 2280
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x4
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image CS1030
Manufacturer PNY  
Model number M280CS1030-1TB-RB
Capacity 1024 GB (932 GiB)
pSLC cache 24 GB approx.
Read speed 2100 MB/s
Write speed 1700 MB/s
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Connector M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM cache No
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 240 terabyte
Warranty 5 Years
Controller Phison PS5013-E13T

Product
Score
Price
PNY CS1030 500GB
1617
n/a
  Current price
~ 180 $
(= 0.18 $ / GB)
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Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
63 %
Write speed
58 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.
   v0.386a
OS: 10.0 build 19045 
Drive   : 0(NVME)
Driver  : W10(0:3)
Model   : PNY CS1030 1TB SSD                      
Fw      : CS103007
HMB     : 3272 - 1117376 KB (Enabled, 64 M)
Size    : 953869 MB [1000.2 GB]
LBA Size: 512
AdminCmd: 0x00 0x01 0x02 0x04 0x05 0x06 0x08 0x09 0x0A 0x0C 0x10 0x11 0x14 0x18 0x80 0x81 0x82 0x84 0xD0 0xD1 0xD2 0xE0 0xE1 0xE2 0xF4
I/O Cmd : 0x00 0x01 0x02 0x04 0x08 0x09
Firmware lock supported [02 01] [P001] [0100]
Handshake error: 0
Drive unlocked [02 03]
F/W     : EDFM00.7 
P/N     : 511-231003116   
Bank00: 0x98,0x3e,0x98,0xb3,0x76,0xe3,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 96L BiCS4 TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank01: 0x98,0x3e,0x98,0xb3,0x76,0xe3,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 96L BiCS4 TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank02: 0x98,0x3e,0x98,0xb3,0x76,0xe3,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 96L BiCS4 TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank03: 0x98,0x3e,0x98,0xb3,0x76,0xe3,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 96L BiCS4 TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank04: 0x98,0x3e,0x98,0xb3,0x76,0xe3,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 96L BiCS4 TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank05: 0x98,0x3e,0x98,0xb3,0x76,0xe3,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 96L BiCS4 TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank06: 0x98,0x3e,0x98,0xb3,0x76,0xe3,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 96L BiCS4 TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank07: 0x98,0x3e,0x98,0xb3,0x76,0xe3,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 96L BiCS4 TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank08: 0x98,0x3e,0x98,0xb3,0x76,0xe3,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 96L BiCS4 TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank09: 0x98,0x3e,0x98,0xb3,0x76,0xe3,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 96L BiCS4 TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank10: 0x98,0x3e,0x98,0xb3,0x76,0xe3,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 96L BiCS4 TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank11: 0x98,0x3e,0x98,0xb3,0x76,0xe3,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 96L BiCS4 TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank12: 0x98,0x3e,0x98,0xb3,0x76,0xe3,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 96L BiCS4 TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank13: 0x98,0x3e,0x98,0xb3,0x76,0xe3,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 96L BiCS4 TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank14: 0x98,0x3e,0x98,0xb3,0x76,0xe3,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 96L BiCS4 TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die 2Plane/die
Bank15: 0x98,0x3e,0x98,0xb3,0x76,0xe3,0x0,0x0 - Toshiba 96L BiCS4 TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die 2Plane/die
Controller    : PS5013-E13
CPU Clk       : 667
Flash CE      : 16
Flash Channel : 4
Interleave    : 4
Flash CE Mask : [++++++++ ++++++++ -------- --------]
Flash Clk,MT  : 800
Die per CE    : 1
Block per CE  : 3916
Page per Block: 1152
Bit Per Cell  : 3(TLC)
PE Cycle Limit: 30000/3000
SLC cache     : 0x600000/0x340000

We put the PNY NVMe M.2 SSD through a detailed test. You can find the test result / test report here:

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. A total score of 3084 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: PNY CS1030 1TB
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
2,209.16 MB/s
1,858.36 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
34.72 MB/s
177.85 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
567.09 MB/s
1,486.57 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.025 ms
0.120 ms
Score
823
1850
Total score 
3084

Copy performance test

A common everyday scenario is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows copy command (cache remains enabled). The real-world test from 15 December 2023 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: PNY CS1030 1TB
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
1,820.58 MB/s
1.26 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
1,195.93 MB/s
5.89 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
1,973.06 MB/s
3.50 s

Compression performance test

Here, speed is measured depending on how compressible the data is.

AS SSD TEST: PNY CS1030 1TB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer specs: 2100 MB/s and 1700 MB/s) the PNY SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: PNY CS1030 1TB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2,462.62
1,951.00
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1,654.49
1,953.10
RND4K
Q32T16
1,403.94
1,635.20
RND4K
Q1T1
55.92
186.66

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2,348.50
1,860.60
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1,577.80
1,862.60
RND4K
Q32T16
342,759.00
399,220.00
RND4K
Q1T1
13,653.30
45,570.30

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3,402.17
4,290.97
SEQ1M
Q1T1
633.54
536.59
RND4K
Q32T16
1,491.83
1,281.17
RND4K
Q1T1
73.11
21.83

HD Tune Pro long-term test

A long-term test was performed to fully utilize the storage. You can see at what point the cache (if present) becomes full and write performance drops. A test file of 100 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 24 GB, the cache was full and performance was throttled.
The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 2,184 MB/s and written at 590 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: PNY CS1030 1TB

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the PNY NVMe M.2 SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The measured access time and burst rate are also shown.

HD Tune TEST: PNY CS1030 1TB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the PNY NVMe M.2 SSD multiple times. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster writing and reading usually becomes.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: PNY CS1030 1TB

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the PNY NVMe M.2 SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more consistent the line, the better. Unfortunately, the tool no longer works correctly from around 4,000 MB/s and no line is displayed (and sometimes incorrect min/max data is shown).

SSD-Z TEST: PNY CS1030 1TB


You can find information about the test system at the bottom of the homepage.
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