The PNY CS1311 and CS2211 SSD Review: MLC vs TLC at 15nm
by Billy Tallis on April 15, 2016 8:00 AM ESTAnandTech Storage Bench - The Destroyer
The Destroyer is an extremely long test replicating the access patterns of very IO-intensive desktop usage. A detailed breakdown can be found in this article. Like real-world usage and unlike our Iometer tests, the drives do get the occasional break that allows for some background garbage collection and flushing caches, but those idle times are limited to 25ms so that it doesn't take all week to run the test.
We quantify performance on this test by reporting the drive's average data throughput, a few data points about its latency, and the total energy used by the drive over the course of the test.
The PNY CS2211's average data rate on The Destroyer can't quite match what Samsung's 850 Pro and EVO deliver, but it trades blows with SanDisk's Extreme Pro and is a huge improvement over the Corsair Neutron XT. The CS1311 falls behind both the OCZ Trion 150 and the ADATA SP550.
The average service time of the CS2211 is at the bottom of the normal range for most MLC drives. The CS1311 has a clear advantage over the SP550 and also manages to tie the Trion 150 at 240GB, but still shows twice the latency of the CS2211.
The latency outliers above the 10ms threshold are unremarkable for the CS2211. The CS1311 falls significantly significantly behind the SP550 and Trion 150 except at 120GB where the CS1311 beats the SP550 (but both 120GB drives are pretty much overwhelmed by The Destroyer).
With a 100ms threshold for latency outliers, the total spread of scores is a bit smaller and the CS2211 is no longer in the top tier. The 240GB CS2211 is even a little bit slower than the 240GB SP550, which shows that using MLC flash isn't all there is to delivering good performance.
Power usage of the CS2211 is pretty good, as only drives based on Silicon Motion's SM2246EN controller or OCZ's Barefoot 3 controller use less energy over the course of the test. The low performance of the CS1311 puts it at or near the bottom for each capacity.
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Ascaris - Friday, April 29, 2016 - link
My PNY 760 is still going strong too. No plans to replace it at present, as it still does what I need.StrangerGuy - Friday, April 15, 2016 - link
I know this is an SSD, but...PC industry: "Hey, let's continue to make gaudy looking hardware to appeal to the xtremez hardcorez teenage gamerz crowd instead of adult gamers with actual disposable income."
deeksha - Saturday, April 16, 2016 - link
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watzupken - Saturday, April 16, 2016 - link
I have to agree that at the mid/low range, currently the Samsung 850 Evo seems like the best buy in terms of performance and endurance. Still I wonder why so many manufacturers are jumping in and piling up with budget SSDs.hlmcompany - Tuesday, April 19, 2016 - link
They want a piece of the pie. They figure that with their brand on a popular item, they will be able to reap some profit. Over the years, my best selling SSD's have been Intel and Samsung. Lately, I've been impressed with SanDisk and have included them to my lineup.hlmcompany - Monday, April 18, 2016 - link
The SanDisk X400 512GB SATA SSD at $122.00 from Amazon USA is also a good option.slowdemon21 - Thursday, April 28, 2016 - link
you guys are so two-faced, the #1 complaint of SSD is too expensive, so a new lower cost SSD appears and your answers are, i.e. "not worth it...pay a little more for better" LOL bi-polar much?Ascaris - Friday, April 29, 2016 - link
Do you know for sure it's the same people making those comments? It's not hard to imagine that one site could have readers of both types commenting.slowdemon21 - Thursday, April 28, 2016 - link
one more thing...if your looking for 3 or SSD's, the extra $$ adds up. e.g. a desktop, laptop. PS4...maybe a 2 year old laptop. Bingo! four already... [talking real world]slowdemon21 - Thursday, April 28, 2016 - link
OCZ TRION 150 BENCHED IN THE MIDDLE OF MOST OF THESE TEST, there's the Winner