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 took note of the drive’s temperature during some of our benchmarking runs. The well-designed extruded aluminium heatsink on the CS3040 keeps the temperature down even when the drive is being pushed hard during benchmarking. The hottest the drive got was 51° C  (with a 25° C ambient temperature) during the write test run in CrystalDiskMark 8.

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