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PNYSSD7CS900-480-RB
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Controller: Samsung Triple Core MEX. Memory: Samsung 40nm MLC V-NAND. Release date: Q3 2014.

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Effective Speed 
+25%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 36,141 user samples
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18,195 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 119% 119GB free
Worst Bench: 71% 60GB free (System drive)
Poor: 71% Great: 119%
SPEED RANK: 260th / 1072
17,946 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 102% 349GB free
Worst Bench: 47% 75GB free (System drive)
Poor: 47% Great: 102%
SPEED RANK: 493rd / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		98.7 % Faster effective speed.
+25% 		79.3 %
Average Score 
+24%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		472 MB/s Faster read speed.
+28% 		370 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		397 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+52% 		262 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		32.3 MB/s Slightly faster random read.
+7% 		30.2 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		88.9 MB/s Faster random write.
+23% 		72.4 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		301 MB/s +3% 292 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		40 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+25% 		32.1 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		336 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+33% 		252 MB/s
Peak Score 
+5%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		516 MB/s Slightly faster peak read speed.
+8% 		480 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		479 MB/s Slightly faster peak write speed.
+8% 		445 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		37.8 MB/s 39.4 MB/s +4%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		120 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+22% 		98.6 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		356 MB/s 378 MB/s Slightly faster peak mixed IO speed.
+6%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		47.4 MB/s Slightly faster peak random mixed IO.
+10% 		43.1 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		473 MB/s +2% 464 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+137%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.04 % Hugely higher market share.
+300%
Value
Value For Money 		10.1 % 32 % Hugely better value.
+218%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % Slightly more popular.
+8% 		50 %
Price
Price (score) 		$70 $42 Much cheaper.
+40%
Nice To Haves 
+26%
Age
Newest 		117 Months 89+ Months More recent.
+24%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		389 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+30% 		300 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		360 MB/s +2% 354 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1,263 Pts Stronger server IO.
+15% 		1,096 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		332 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+51% 		220 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		343 MB/s Much faster deep queue read.
+55% 		222 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		292 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue write.
+9% 		267 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		276 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+68% 		164 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		128GB 480GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 98.7%
Average Bench 79.3%
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