Average Bench: 69.4% (677th of 1072)

Based on 452 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS13 11 240GB SSD

Above average average bench

The PNY CS13 11 240GB SSD averaged 30.5% 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 108MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 22.8MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS13 11 240GB SSD is 45.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY CS13 11 240GB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 168MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 200MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 452 samples)
Min Avg Max
328 Read 452 522
169 Write 390 476
159 Mixed 348 491
73.3 SusWrite 168 219
75.9% 339 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.42 4K Read 22.8 31.5
12.6 4K Write 51.6 84.4
7.12 4K Mixed 22.8 39.1
91% 32.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.9 DQ Read 200 281
47.5 DQ Write 169 248
11.5 DQ Mixed 108 180
102% 159 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
49GB free
Firmware: CS13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 130 178 177 177 178 MB/s
Read 517
Write 466
Mixed 352
SusWrite 217
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 82.8
4K Mixed 39.8
143% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 189
DQ Mixed 160
132% 191 MB/s
178GB free
Firmware: CS13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 188 170 175 175 175 MB/s
Read 504
Write 414
Mixed 345
SusWrite 206
82% 367 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 70.4
4K Mixed 34.7
120% 43.5 MB/s
DQ Read 226
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 158
132% 192 MB/s
116GB free
Firmware: CS13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 143 175 174 175 175 MB/s
Read 501
Write 453
Mixed 359
SusWrite 214
86% 382 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 56.3
4K Mixed 32.6
114% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 246
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 163
138% 202 MB/s
93GB free
Firmware: CS13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 168 175 173 142 176 MB/s
Read 485
Write 433
Mixed 356
SusWrite 206
83% 370 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 38.4
4K Mixed 27.3
91% 29.8 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 166
140% 205 MB/s
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 159 160 166 173 173 MB/s
Read 374
Write 326
Mixed 203
SusWrite 164
60% 267 MB/s
4K Read 7.2
4K Write 43.1
4K Mixed 19.9
59% 23.4 MB/s
DQ Read 110
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 106
83% 114 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,834,326 SSDs tested

Typical CS13 11 240GB SSD Builds (Compare 1,064 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus P8P67 DELUXE - $100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $619

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