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CS13 11 480GB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 70.9% (654th of 1072)

Based on 221 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS13 11 480GB SSD
Poor: 47%Average: 70.9% Great: 90%

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Good average bench

The PNY CS13 11 480GB SSD averaged 29.1% 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 95.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24.4MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS13 11 480GB SSD is 42.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY CS13 11 480GB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 192MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 186MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 221 samples)
Rank 65470.9%
Min Avg Max
315 Read 446 523
157 Write 381 477
217 Mixed 364 492
110 SusWrite 192 254
77.4% 346 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.8 4K Read 24.4 32.1
21.8 4K Write 50.8 82.7
9.77 4K Mixed 21.3 38.9
91.2% 32.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.8 DQ Read 186 286
48.9 DQ Write 161 246
10.6 DQ Mixed 95.6 179
92.8% 147 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
351GB free
Firmware: CS13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 374 151 176 178 175 MB/s
92.1% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 467
Mixed 366
SusWrite 250
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 89.4
4K Mixed 41.2
150% 54.5 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 165
139% 204 MB/s
350GB free
Firmware: CS13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 357 174 173 176 177 MB/s
91.8% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 470
Mixed 373
SusWrite 250
90% 403 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 88.1
4K Mixed 41.1
149% 53.9 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 165
139% 204 MB/s
447GB free
Firmware: 8302
SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 380 178 176 176 169 MB/s
58.2% Above average
Read 387
Write 390
Mixed 304
SusWrite 242
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 34.3
4K Mixed 19.3
72% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 124
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 52.4
61% 105 MB/s
91GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 310 259 141 169 171 MB/s
53.3% Above average
Read 376
Write 349
Mixed 300
SusWrite 224
70% 312 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 29.4
4K Mixed 19.1
65% 21.7 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 50
DQ Mixed 87.5
67% 93.3 MB/s
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 184 127 114 133 167 MB/s
40.6% Average
Read 101
Write 406
Mixed 318
SusWrite 179
58% 251 MB/s
4K Read 13
4K Write 15.1
4K Mixed 17.8
50% 15.3 MB/s
DQ Read 245
DQ Write 183
DQ Mixed 166
137% 198 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,666,910 SSDs tested

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Typical CS13 11 480GB SSD Builds (Compare 1,350 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 23%
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Desktop 72%
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Workstation 19%
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Motherboard: Asus P6X58D-E

CPU
Core i7-950Intel  $100Bench 66%, 36,389 samples496x
Core i7 930Intel  $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples198x
Core i7 960Intel  $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples145x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples74x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples74x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples67x
SSD
CS13 11 480GB SSDPNYBench 71%, 221 samples1x
RAM
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples231x
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples221x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples132x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $159

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