TEST: PNY XLR8 CS3040 2TB M.2 SSDXLR8 CS3040

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test.
The the M.2 NVMe SSD XLR8 CS3040 with 2TB (M280CS3040-2TB-RB) from PNY was tested.


Technical data
Manufacturer PNY
Type M280CS3040-2TB-RB
Storage capacity 2048 GB (1863 GiB)
Read speed 5600 MB/s
Write speed 4300 MB/s
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Form factor M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM Cache ✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 3600 Terabyte
Controller Phison PS5016-E16
Price 219 USD (= 0,11 $ / GB)
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Score
6510
Price/GB
0,11 $
Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
69 %
Write speed
63 %

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

AS SSD Benchmark 2.0

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. Here, 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 Windows Copy command (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of 28.07.2022 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: PNY XLR8 CS3040 2TB
AS SSD Kopier-Benchmark Transferrate: Dauer:
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

Here, the write as well as read speed (according to the manufacturer 5600 MB/s and 4300 MB/s) the PNY SSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data.

AS SSD TEST: PNY XLR8 CS3040 2TB

CrystalDiskMark 7.0 Benchmark


Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed.

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 [IPOS] Write [IPOS]
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

ATTO Disk Benchmark 4

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 can usually be written and read.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: PNY XLR8 CS3040 2TB

HD Tune Pro 5.75 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

HD Tune Endurance test

A long-term test was performed here to fully utilize the memory. You can see when a cache is full and the write performance decreases.

HD Tune Dauertest TEST: PNY XLR8 CS3040 2TB

SSD-Z 16 Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the PNY M.2 SSD here. is written. 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.