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PNY SSD7CS2211-240-(R|P)B

CS2211 240GB

▲ CS2211 240GB
BENCHMARKS (1,866)
MKT (0%)
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BUY • $90

Effective Speed -9%Effective Speed -9%Average Score -11%Read 0%, Write -15%, 4K Read -15%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -21%, SusWrite -2%Peak Score -11%Read 2%, Write -10%, 4K Read -19%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -15%, 4K Mixed -27%, SusWrite 3%Value & Sentiment User Rating -9%, Market Share -∞%, Price -3%, Value -38%Nice To Haves -15%DQ Read -11%, DQ Write 6%, DQ Mixed -52%, ADQ Read -8%, ADQ Write -5%, ADQ Mixed -42%, Age -2%, AS-SSD Total -5%

Average Bench: 87.5% (371^st of 1080)

Based on 1,866 user benchmarks. Models: PNY CS2211 240GB SSD, PN CS2211 240GB SSD, PNY CS2211 240GB, PNY CS22 11 240GB SSD

Poor: 62%Average: 87.5% Great: 108%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The PNY CS2211 240GB averaged just 12.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS2211 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 153MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 34MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS2211 240GB is 46.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY CS2211 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 301MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 305MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,866 samples)

Rank 37187.5%

Min	Avg	Max
308	Read 453	513
76.8	Write 345	437
134	Mixed 305	348
126	SusWrite 301	426
78.6% 351 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19	4K Read 27.6	33
30.8	4K Write 75.3	110
20.6	4K Mixed 34	41.6
125% 45.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
210	DQ Read 299	329
75	DQ Write 270	376
44.8	DQ Mixed 153	181
151% 241 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 15 days ago.

29GB free

Firmware: CS221016

SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 348 353 428 431 357 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 432

Mixed 347

SusWrite 391

94% 420 MB/s

4K Read 30.9

4K Write 92.3

4K Mixed 39.1

146% 54.1 MB/s

DQ Read 329

DQ Write 368

DQ Mixed 180

182% 292 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

180GB free

Firmware: CS221016

SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 414 418 409 421 414 MB/s

92.1% Outstanding

Write 431

Mixed 338

SusWrite 415

94% 417 MB/s

4K Read 25.8

4K Write 55

4K Mixed 31.2

108% 37.3 MB/s

DQ Read 326

DQ Write 299

DQ Mixed 180

171% 268 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 month ago.

144GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS221016

SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 214 272 289 255 251 MB/s

80.3% Excellent

Write 379

Mixed 331

SusWrite 244

77% 344 MB/s

4K Read 26.2

4K Write 49.5

4K Mixed 32.4

107% 36 MB/s

DQ Read 323

DQ Write 356

DQ Mixed 174

177% 284 MB/s

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Anniversary - $120

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	347x
Core i5-4690KIntel $43Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	255x
Core i7-4790Intel $104Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	120x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	152x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	100x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	85x

SSD
CS2211 240GBPNY $90Bench 88%, 1,866 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	39x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	38x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	29x

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Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $758

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PNY SSD7CS2211-240-(R|P)B

CS2211 240GB

Average Bench: 87.5% (371^st of 1080)

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PNY SSD7CS2211-240-(R|P)B

CS2211 240GB

Average Bench: 87.5% (371st of 1080)

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