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CS1211 480GB SSD 754D117-514

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 84.9% (403rd of 1072)

Based on 344 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS1211 480GB SSD 754D117-514
Poor: 59%Average: 84.9% Great: 102%

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Very good average bench

The PNY CS1211 480GB SSD 754D117-514 averaged just 15.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS1211 480GB SSD 754D117-514 near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 135MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 32.4MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS1211 480GB SSD 754D117-514 is 42.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY CS1211 480GB SSD 754D117-514 performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 312MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 330MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 344 samples)
Rank 40384.9%
Min Avg Max
320 Read 434 498
284 Write 374 424
158 Mixed 312 426
170 SusWrite 330 425
81.3% 362 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.7 4K Read 24.7 29.5
25.9 4K Write 76.9 112
15.6 4K Mixed 32.4 43.4
120% 44.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.5 DQ Read 215 277
60.9 DQ Write 234 300
17.3 DQ Mixed 135 198
126% 195 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS121101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 100 391 411 417 413 MB/s
88.9% Excellent
Read 439
Write 414
Mixed 290
SusWrite 354
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 72.5
4K Mixed 35.3
121% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 194
168% 246 MB/s
100GB free
Firmware: CS121101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 362 206 223 263 178 MB/s
83.1% Excellent
Read 403
Write 379
Mixed 284
SusWrite 268
75% 334 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 80.6
4K Mixed 34
123% 46.3 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 197
172% 256 MB/s
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS121101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 255 153 193 157 153 MB/s
82.4% Excellent
Read 443
Write 407
Mixed 294
SusWrite 210
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 77.6
4K Mixed 37.3
129% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 196
168% 245 MB/s
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS121101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 271 298 305 196 147 MB/s
78.2% Very good
Read 420
Write 387
Mixed 284
SusWrite 261
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 62.1
4K Mixed 31.8
110% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 243
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 192
162% 233 MB/s
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS121101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 355 157 248 142 171 MB/s
62.4% Good
Read 437
Write 381
Mixed 294
SusWrite 233
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 52.6
4K Mixed 16.2
84% 30.7 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 31.8
DQ Mixed 192
126% 154 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,666,246 SSDs tested

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Typical CS1211 480GB SSD 754D117-514 Builds (Compare 3,113 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 43%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation 34%
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Motherboard: Asus H110M-A/M.2

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel  $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples392x
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples381x
Core i5-7400Intel  $110Bench 64%, 234,266 samples352x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples399x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples346x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples217x
SSD
CS1211 480GB SSD 754D117-514PNYBench 85%, 344 samples1x
RAM
9905678-012.A00G 2x8GBKingstonBench 73%, 1,882 samples55x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples53x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair  $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples49x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $206

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