TEST: PNY CS1030 500GB M.2 SSD

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test of the M.2 NVMe SSD CS1030 with 500GB (M280CS1030-500-RB) from PNY.
Score
1617
Price/GB
0,09 €


Technical data
Image CS1030
Manufacturer PNY
Model number M280CS1030-500-RB
Storage capacity 500 GB (466 GiB)
Read speed 2000 MB/s
Write speed 1000 MB/s
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Connection M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM Cache no
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 110 Terabyte
Controller Phison PS5013-E13T
Price ca. 47 USD (= 0,09 $ / GB)
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Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
61 %
Write speed
39 %

*) Test result evaluated according to AS SSD Score within the same size.

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed using a 5 GB file. A total score of 1617 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: PNY CS1030 500GB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
1942,73 MB/s
1225,51 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
38,77 MB/s
172,08 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
237,83 MB/s
632,36 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0,022 ms
0,198 ms
Score
471
927
Total score
1617

Copy Performance Test

A common everyday situation 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 (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of November 19, 2022 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD TEST: PNY CS1030 500GB
AS SSD Copy-Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
1563,05 MB/s
1,47 s
Program
many small files
1115,86 MB/s
6,31 s
Game
small and large files
1205,78 MB/s
5,73 s

Compression Performance Test

This measures the write and read speed of the PNY SSD, depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 2000 MB/s and 1000 MB/s respectively).

AS SSD TEST: PNY CS1030 500GB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Here, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed, similar to the ones performed on the AS SSD.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark TEST: PNY CS1030 500GB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2223,97
1288,85
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1355,39
1290,98
RND4K
Q32T16
477,82
750,28
RND4K
Q1T1
60,96
179,07

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2.120,90
1.229,10
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1.292,60
1.231,20
RND4K
Q32T16
116.656,00
183.173,00
RND4K
Q1T1
14.882,30
43.718,80

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3.768,48
6.492,76
SEQ1M
Q1T1
773,29
811,67
RND4K
Q32T16
4.381,79
2.790,43
RND4K
Q1T1
67,07
22,75

HD Tune Pro Endurance test

This is a long term test to make full use of the memory capacity. You can see when a cache is full and the writing performance decreases.

HD Tune Endurance Test TEST: PNY CS1030 500GB

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

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

HD Tune TEST: PNY CS1030 500GB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written several times to the PNY M.2 SSD. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster they were written and read.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: PNY CS1030 500GB

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the PNY M.2 SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better.

SSD-Z TEST: PNY CS1030 500GB


Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.
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