PNY SSD7CS2211-480-(R|P)B

CS2211 480GB

▲ CS2211 480GB
BENCHMARKS (2,197)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -3%Effective Speed -3%Average Score -2%Read 4%, Write -0%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed 6%, 4K Mixed -13%, SusWrite 3%Peak Score -2%Read 4%, Write 4%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed 4%, 4K Mixed -17%, SusWrite 11%Value & Sentiment -218%User Rating -6%, Market Share -967%, Price 80%, Value 19%Nice To Haves -5%DQ Read 7%, DQ Write 9%, DQ Mixed -38%, ADQ Read 2%, ADQ Write 1%, ADQ Mixed -36%, Age 11%, AS-SSD Total 5%

Average Bench: 92.2% (304^th of 1072)

Based on 2,197 user benchmarks. Models: PNY CS2211 480GB SSD, PNY CS2211 480GB

Poor: 63%Average: 92.2% Great: 113%

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Excellent average bench

The PNY CS2211 480GB averaged just 7.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS2211 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 163MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 35.3MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS2211 480GB is 50.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY CS2211 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 342MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 349MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,197 samples)

Rank 30492.2%

Min	Avg	Max
334	Read 462	509
103	Write 411	495
193	Mixed 342	383
150	SusWrite 349	488
87.8% 391 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.1	4K Read 27.9	33.1
31.5	4K Write 76.9	110
21.6	4K Mixed 35.3	42.8
128% 46.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
161	DQ Read 305	368
73.8	DQ Write 278	372
41.3	DQ Mixed 163	194
157% 249 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 5 days ago.

203GB free

Firmware: CS221017

SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 479 479 483 482 483 MB/s

100% Outstanding

Write 490

Mixed 376

SusWrite 481

101% 448 MB/s

4K Read 27.7

4K Write 68.1

4K Mixed 35

123% 43.6 MB/s

DQ Read 318

DQ Write 374

DQ Mixed 188

185% 293 MB/s

BRA-User, 20 days ago.

269GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1016

SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 417 453 445 443 439 MB/s

95.5% Outstanding

Write 443

Mixed 326

SusWrite 439

93% 413 MB/s

4K Read 25.4

4K Write 67.9

4K Mixed 32.1

116% 41.8 MB/s

DQ Read 348

DQ Write 338

DQ Mixed 190

185% 292 MB/s

USA-User, 7 hrs ago.

260GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS221016

SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 169 333 237 360 190 MB/s

76.7% Very good

Write 340

Mixed 339

SusWrite 261

64% 283 MB/s

4K Read 26.5

4K Write 68.7

4K Mixed 33.7

120% 43 MB/s

DQ Read 366

DQ Write 355

DQ Mixed 191

190% 304 MB/s

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Workstation 80%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X470-PRO - $139

CPU
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	1,949x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	436x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	403x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	285x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	283x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	247x

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CS2211 480GBPNY $70Bench 92%, 2,197 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	278x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	231x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	222x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $662

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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PNY SSD7CS2211-480-(R|P)B

CS2211 480GB

Average Bench: 92.2% (304^th of 1072)

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CS2211 480GB

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