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CS1211 240GB SSD 754D117-489

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 78.9% (503rd of 1072)

Based on 568 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS1211 240GB SSD 754D117-489
Poor: 58%Average: 78.9% Great: 94%

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Good average bench

The PNY CS1211 240GB SSD 754D117-489 averaged 21.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS1211 240GB SSD 754D117-489 near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 154MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 33.5MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS1211 240GB SSD 754D117-489 is 36.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY CS1211 240GB SSD 754D117-489 performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 230MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 240MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 568 samples)
Rank 50378.9%
Min Avg Max
345 Read 422 460
262 Write 287 300
18.9 Mixed 240 283
123 SusWrite 230 297
65.8% 295 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.7 4K Read 24.8 29.3
10.6 4K Write 74.2 111
17.4 4K Mixed 33.5 41.8
120% 44.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
179 DQ Read 255 279
61.7 DQ Write 242 285
19.7 DQ Mixed 154 180
142% 217 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
223GB free
Firmware: CS121101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 266 231 270 275 282 MB/s
88.7% Excellent
Read 400
Write 282
Mixed 265
SusWrite 259
68% 301 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 38.4
145% 55.8 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 181
163% 248 MB/s
19GB free
Firmware: CS121101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 283 283 290 287 285 MB/s
84.9% Excellent
Read 414
Write 289
Mixed 270
SusWrite 285
70% 315 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 77.2
4K Mixed 35.9
124% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 178
161% 243 MB/s
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS121101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 225 168 106 119 79 MB/s
80.5% Excellent
Read 405
Write 282
Mixed 269
SusWrite 152
62% 277 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 98.2
4K Mixed 37.4
140% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 268
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 176
158% 238 MB/s
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS121101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 276 178 236 177 239 MB/s
79.8% Very good
Read 425
Write 300
Mixed 267
SusWrite 220
68% 303 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 69.5
4K Mixed 34.5
119% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 178
161% 245 MB/s
49GB free
Firmware: CS121101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 240 196 244 103 112 MB/s
75.2% Very good
Read 372
Write 245
Mixed 262
SusWrite 197
60% 269 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 72.5
4K Mixed 33.8
116% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 267
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 176
159% 240 MB/s
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS121101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 224 257 177 286 289 MB/s
59.4% Above average
Read 381
Write 248
Mixed 223
SusWrite 238
61% 273 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 32.5
4K Mixed 17.3
72% 23.8 MB/s
DQ Read 268
DQ Write 88.3
DQ Mixed 157
121% 171 MB/s
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H270-HD3-CF

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples267x
Core i5-7500Intel  $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples170x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples138x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples138x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples98x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples92x
SSD
CS1211 240GB SSD 754D117-489PNYBench 79%, 568 samples1x
RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples29x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples28x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples27x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $324

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