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CS800 120GB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 59.7% (806th of 1072)

Based on 198 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS800 120GB SSD
Poor: 35%Average: 59.7% Great: 71%

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Average average bench

The PNY CS800 120GB SSD averaged 40.3% 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 83.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.7MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS800 120GB SSD is 35.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY CS800 120GB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 60.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 139MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 198 samples)
Rank 80659.7%
Min Avg Max
258 Read 363 435
101 Write 259 376
68.9 Mixed 275 413
33.5 SusWrite 60.3 81.6
53.3% 239 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.5 4K Read 25.7 30.9
22.6 4K Write 72.5 102
1.42 4K Mixed 17.7 26.3
100% 38.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.9 DQ Read 139 164
32.5 DQ Write 233 336
1.69 DQ Mixed 83.4 143
92.1% 152 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
111GB free
Firmware: CS800710
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 2.1 15 41 40 50 MB/s
65.4% Good
Read 411
Write 361
Mixed 291
SusWrite 64.7
63% 282 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 79
4K Mixed 24.2
115% 43.7 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 138
134% 206 MB/s
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS800710
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 18 124 21 45 47 MB/s
60% Good
Read 380
Write 245
Mixed 266
SusWrite 56.6
53% 237 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 72
4K Mixed 22
104% 39.6 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 141
133% 202 MB/s
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS800710
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 44 43 48 39 48 MB/s
55.7% Above average
Read 328
Write 113
Mixed 222
SusWrite 78
41% 185 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 69.2
4K Mixed 19.8
99% 37.8 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 221
DQ Mixed 132
116% 172 MB/s
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS800710
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 39 13 14 99 0.6 MB/s
50.2% Above average
Read 364
Write 239
Mixed 275
SusWrite 42.5
51% 230 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 47.5
4K Mixed 20.6
86% 30.3 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 11.9
49% 110 MB/s
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS800710
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 0.6 6.4 59 2.5 16 MB/s
45.5% Average
Read 336
Write 198
Mixed 245
SusWrite 37.3
45% 204 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 43.8
4K Mixed 19.2
80% 28.1 MB/s
DQ Read 156
DQ Write 89.3
DQ Mixed 11.4
38% 85.6 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,659,903 SSDs tested

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Typical CS800 120GB SSD Builds (Compare 1,752 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
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Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteDesk 800 G2 TWR

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples790x
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples710x
Core i5-6600Intel  $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples151x
GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples648x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples119x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples112x
SSD
CS800 120GB SSDPNYBench 60%, 198 samples1x
RAM
M378A1K43BB1-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 67%, 6,881 samples62x
M378A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 72%, 8,407 samples49x
M378A1G43DB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 6,175 samples46x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $180

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