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CS1111 960GB SSD 770D117-515

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 89.6% (335th of 1072)

Based on 82 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS1111 960GB SSD 770D117-515
Poor: 75%Average: 89.6% Great: 102%

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Very good average bench

The PNY CS1111 960GB SSD 770D117-515 averaged just 10.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS1111 960GB SSD 770D117-515 near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 129MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 82.8MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS1111 960GB SSD 770D117-515 is 27.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the PNY CS1111 960GB SSD 770D117-515 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 344MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 227MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 82 samples)
Rank 33589.6%
Min Avg Max
385 Read 451 497
330 Write 386 425
276 Mixed 344 425
283 SusWrite 369 422
87.1% 388 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.6 4K Read 25.6 29.1
43.6 4K Write 82.8 112
16.9 4K Mixed 33.2 43.1
125% 47.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.1 DQ Read 227 277
92.6 DQ Write 244 301
19 DQ Mixed 129 198
126% 200 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS111102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 386 293 361 336 226 MB/s
85.4% Excellent
Read 433
Write 425
Mixed 24.9
SusWrite 335
68% 305 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 27
4K Mixed 41.3
107% 31.6 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 198
174% 258 MB/s
758GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS111102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 371 382 382 245 373 MB/s
84% Excellent
Read 383
Write 329
Mixed 292
SusWrite 353
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 66.2
4K Mixed 34
112% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 267
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 198
170% 250 MB/s
269GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS111102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 308 338 347 237 246 MB/s
67.9% Good
Read 385
Write 353
Mixed 24.4
SusWrite 298
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 16.8
4K Mixed 26.8
73% 21.1 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 195
160% 228 MB/s
768GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS111102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 44 8.1 43 3.8 MB/s
62.2% Good
Read 325
Write 68.3
Mixed 122
SusWrite 27.7
30% 136 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 62.6
4K Mixed 35.5
118% 41.4 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 181
151% 220 MB/s
121GB free
Firmware: CS111102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 52 53 53 53 53 MB/s
26.6% Poor
Read 351
Write 52.3
Mixed 92.2
SusWrite 52.5
30% 137 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 3.7
33% 7.93 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,667,320 SSDs tested

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Gaming 67%
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Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 57%
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) - $140

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples2,450x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples1,150x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples310x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples851x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples440x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples364x
SSD
CS1111 960GB SSD 770D117-515PNYBench 90%, 82 samples1x
RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples270x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples243x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples198x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 117% - Outstanding Total price: $492

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