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PNY SSD7CS900-960-RB

CS900 960GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 83.6% (432nd of 1072)

Based on 5,902 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS900 960GB SSD
Poor: 50%Average: 83.6% Great: 104%

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Very good average bench

The PNY CS900 960GB averaged just 16.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS900 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 165MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.4MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS900 960GB is 53.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY CS900 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 268MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 299MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,902 samples)
Rank 43283.6%
Min Avg Max
185 Read 363 475
102 Write 268 441
84.4 Mixed 299 389
114 SusWrite 337 461
71.2% 317 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.7 4K Read 29.4 37.9
17.8 4K Write 70 98.1
11.8 4K Mixed 33.1 42.5
124% 44.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.3 DQ Read 212 298
15.1 DQ Write 254 353
15.1 DQ Mixed 165 218
143% 210 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
751GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900KA3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 458 460 457 459 461 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 416
Write 279
Mixed 390
SusWrite 459
87% 386 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 92.6
4K Mixed 41.9
153% 55.8 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 355
DQ Mixed 208
185% 273 MB/s
160GB free
Firmware: CS900KA3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 428 431 438 49 27 MB/s
83.6% Excellent
Read 378
Write 419
Mixed 367
SusWrite 271
81% 359 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 73.3
4K Mixed 34.1
125% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 206
184% 272 MB/s
291GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900KA3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 254 435 437 449 428 MB/s
56.7% Above average
Read 399
Write 255
Mixed 24
SusWrite 337
56% 254 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 10.5
4K Mixed 13.8
63% 16.9 MB/s
DQ Read 43.2
DQ Write 13.1
DQ Mixed 17.2
16% 24.5 MB/s
146GB free
Firmware: CS900613
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 317 414 438 436 437 MB/s
51.4% Above average
Read 267
Write 105
Mixed 86
SusWrite 396
48% 213 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 20.1
4K Mixed 11.5
53% 16.7 MB/s
DQ Read 13.8
DQ Write 15
DQ Mixed 139
70% 56.1 MB/s
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Typical CS900 960GB Builds (Compare 5,385 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 73%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF B450-PLUS GAMING

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples1,385x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples806x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples470x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples423x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples294x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples293x
SSD
CS900 960GBPNY  $48Bench 84%, 5,902 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples387x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples240x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples206x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $500

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