PNY SSD7CS900-120-RB

CS900 120GB

CS900 120GB
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Effective Speed -42%Effective Speed -42%Average Score -51%Read -16%, Write -51%, 4K Read -10%, 4K Write -20%, Mixed -28%, 4K Mixed -56%, SusWrite -180%Peak Score -35%Read -4%, Write -19%, 4K Read -7%, 4K Write -27%, Mixed -17%, 4K Mixed -51%, SusWrite -119%Value & Sentiment -65%User Rating -9%, Market Share -496%, Price 275%, Value -28%Nice To Haves -36%DQ Read -37%, DQ Write -10%, DQ Mixed -68%, ADQ Read -56%, ADQ Write -20%, ADQ Mixed -78%, Age 3%, AS-SSD Total -22%

Average Bench: 69.3% (680^th of 1072)

Based on 42,924 user benchmarks. Models: PNY CS900 120GB SSD, PN CS900 120GB SSD, PNY CS900 120GB, PNY CS900

Poor: 42%Average: 69.3% Great: 87%

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Above average average bench

The PNY CS900 120GB averaged 30.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 146MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 31.2MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS900 120GB is 45.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY CS900 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 106MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 268MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 42,924 samples)

Rank 68069.3%

Min	Avg	Max
296	Read 395	488
107	Write 268	408
112	Mixed 281	361
50.9	SusWrite 106	177
58.5% 263 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
4.42	4K Read 31.2	40.2
26	4K Write 73.2	96.6
8.44	4K Mixed 28.8	38.7
123% 44.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
97.4	DQ Read 209	268
32.5	DQ Write 241	325
15.1	DQ Mixed 146	197
132% 199 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 1 day ago.

72GB free

Firmware: CS900613

SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 203 87 85 86 84 MB/s

88.3% Excellent

Write 322

Mixed 327

SusWrite 158

71% 321 MB/s

4K Read 39.4

4K Write 90.6

4K Mixed 38.2

157% 56.1 MB/s

DQ Read 250

DQ Write 295

DQ Mixed 186

164% 243 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 day ago.

60GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900613

SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 64 63 64 63 62 MB/s

72.5% Very good

Write 178

Mixed 305

SusWrite 68.9

55% 248 MB/s

4K Read 33.3

4K Write 73.2

4K Mixed 32

130% 46.2 MB/s

DQ Read 222

DQ Write 280

DQ Mixed 176

153% 226 MB/s

FRA-User, 20 hrs ago.

71GB free

Firmware: CS900613

SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 150 54 61 53 69 MB/s

66.3% Good

Write 267

Mixed 249

SusWrite 108

52% 234 MB/s

4K Read 30.3

4K Write 80.5

4K Mixed 28.1

124% 46.3 MB/s

DQ Read 172

DQ Write 267

DQ Mixed 158

137% 199 MB/s

THA-User, 14 hrs ago.

16GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900615

SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 71 91 63 50 30 MB/s

61.3% Good

Write 93.6

Mixed 286

SusWrite 83.7

48% 218 MB/s

4K Read 25.2

4K Write 55.6

4K Mixed 25

100% 35.3 MB/s

DQ Read 157

DQ Write 277

DQ Mixed 159

137% 198 MB/s

GBR-User, 14 hrs ago.

33GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900613

SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 127 81 84 31 19 MB/s

60.3% Good

Write 160

Mixed 335

SusWrite 80.3

58% 261 MB/s

4K Read 38.2

4K Write 78.6

4K Mixed 14.8

118% 43.9 MB/s

DQ Read 98

DQ Write 31.5

DQ Mixed 38.9

36% 56.1 MB/s

USA-User, 8 hrs ago.

17GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900612

SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 55 37 17 25 25 MB/s

41.3% Average

Write 254

Mixed 167

SusWrite 36.3

52% 235 MB/s

4K Read 0.5

4K Write 19.6

4K Mixed 23.3

41% 14.5 MB/s

DQ Read 72

DQ Write 163

DQ Mixed 55.8

60% 96.8 MB/s

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 41%

Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $79

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	3,593x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,694x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	1,082x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,285x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	982x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	980x

SSD
CS900 120GBPNY $25Bench 69%, 42,924 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	593x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	425x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $434

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2 years ago.

This SSD saved my 2013 laptop!

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Average

4 years ago.

Excellent SSD for PC Builders with very tight budget ($300 and below). However, the performance and capacity is low hence the SSD's low price.

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2 years ago.

Cheap, fast enough, and does the job well. Great.

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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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
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

PNY SSD7CS900-120-RB

CS900 120GB

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CS900 120GB

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