Average Bench: 86.3% (386th of 1072)

Based on 13,149 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS1311 480GB SSD

Very good average bench

The PNY CS1311 480GB averaged just 13.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS1311 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 186MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 35.8MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS1311 480GB is 43.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY CS1311 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 216MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 364MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 13,149 samples)
Min Avg Max
366 Read 474 517
249 Write 430 491
281 Mixed 364 408
113 SusWrite 216 319
83.1% 371 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.2 4K Read 28.8 34.4
34.1 4K Write 77.7 108
20.8 4K Mixed 35.8 43.5
131% 47.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
219 DQ Read 336 367
61.6 DQ Write 292 360
91.2 DQ Mixed 186 206
174% 271 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
223GB free
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 396 107 175 172 171 MB/s
Read 511
Write 489
Mixed 389
SusWrite 249
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 91
4K Mixed 41.1
150% 54.8 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 205
198% 311 MB/s
324GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 342 142 179 178 175 MB/s
Read 497
Write 141
Mixed 376
SusWrite 243
70% 314 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 63.9
4K Mixed 34.9
119% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 200
185% 286 MB/s
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 246 118 111 152 166 MB/s
Read 300
Write 261
Mixed 250
SusWrite 177
56% 247 MB/s
4K Read 12.6
4K Write 29.9
4K Mixed 16.8
56% 19.8 MB/s
DQ Read 343
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 196
183% 283 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,697,481 SSDs tested

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MSRP ≈ $109 @ launch in Apr '16
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Typical CS1311 480GB Builds (Compare 23,304 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 78%
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 74%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $629

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 Comments

Controller: Phison PS3110. NAND Memory: Toshiba 15nm TLC

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15 months ago.

Its speeds are much faster then expected. Its boot time are very short with little worries.


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