TEST: PNY XLR8 CS3040 2TB M.2 SSD

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test of the M.2 NVMe SSD XLR8 CS3040 with 2TB (M280CS3040-2TB-RB) from PNY.
Score
6510
Price/GB
0,14 €


Technical data
Image XLR8 CS3040
Manufacturer PNY
Model number M280CS3040-2TB-RB
Storage capacity 2048 GB (1863 GiB)
Read speed 5600 MB/s
Write speed 4300 MB/s
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Connection M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM Cache ✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 3600 Terabyte
Controller Phison PS5016-E16
Price ca. 290 USD (= 0,14 $ / GB)
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Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
67 %
Write speed
60 %

*) 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 6510 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: PNY XLR8 CS3040 2TB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
4228,09 MB/s
3856,12 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
54,84 MB/s
183,32 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
1651,87 MB/s
2737,57 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0,022 ms
0,102 ms
Score
2130
3307
Total score
6510

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 July 28, 2022 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD TEST: PNY XLR8 CS3040 2TB
AS SSD Copy-Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
1945,47 MB/s
1,18 s
Program
many small files
1236,43 MB/s
5,69 s
Game
small and large files
1842,91 MB/s
3,75 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 5600 MB/s and 4300 MB/s respectively).

AS SSD TEST: PNY XLR8 CS3040 2TB

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 XLR8 CS3040 2TB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
5008,86
4231,40
SEQ1M
Q1T1
3191,01
4177,71
RND4K
Q32T16
2826,26
2422,68
RND4K
Q1T1
57,75
184,54

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
4.776,80
4.035,40
SEQ1M
Q1T1
3.043,20
3.984,20
RND4K
Q32T16
690.005,00
591.474,00
RND4K
Q1T1
14.098,40
45.054,40

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
1.673,87
1.979,22
SEQ1M
Q1T1
328,43
250,75
RND4K
Q32T16
729,62
862,99
RND4K
Q1T1
70,82
22,06

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 XLR8 CS3040 2TB

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 XLR8 CS3040 2TB

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 XLR8 CS3040 2TB

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 XLR8 CS3040 2TB


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