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PNY SSD7CS2211-960-(R|P)B

CS2211 960GB

▲ CS2211 960GB
BENCHMARKS (229)
MKT (0%)
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(2)
$289

Effective Speed -4%Effective Speed -4%Average Score -2%Read 11%, Write 8%, 4K Read -7%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed 22%, 4K Mixed -45%, SusWrite 1%Peak Score +4% Read 10%, Write 5%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed 35%, 4K Mixed -16%, SusWrite 4%Value & Sentiment User Rating -5%, Market Share -∞%, Price -38%, Value -66%Nice To Haves -18%DQ Read -2%, DQ Write 6%, DQ Mixed -44%, ADQ Read -23%, ADQ Write -6%, ADQ Mixed -83%, Age 7%, AS-SSD Total 1%

Average Bench: 90.6% (326^th of 1080)

Based on 229 user benchmarks. Model: PNY CS2211 960GB SSD

Poor: 66%Average: 90.6% Great: 111%

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Excellent average bench

The PNY CS2211 960GB averaged just 9.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS2211 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 115MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 79.2MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS2211 960GB is 44.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY CS2211 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 360MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 244MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 229 samples)

Rank 32690.6%

Min	Avg	Max
390	Read 487	528
216	Write 439	503
288	Mixed 398	510
190	SusWrite 360	475
94.6% 421 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.4	4K Read 27.2	33
37.2	4K Write 79.2	113
10.5	4K Mixed 26.9	42.5
118% 44.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.8	DQ Read 244	357
45.9	DQ Write 254	363
10.9	DQ Mixed 115	189
123% 204 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 5 months ago.

352GB free

Firmware: CS221017

SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 457 457 473 474 473 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 486

Mixed 376

SusWrite 464

103% 459 MB/s

4K Read 29.9

4K Write 89.1

4K Mixed 38.5

142% 52.5 MB/s

DQ Read 285

DQ Write 347

DQ Mixed 187

177% 273 MB/s

USA-User, 28 days ago.

250GB free

Firmware: CS221017

SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 474 474 467 470 472 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 478

Mixed 375

SusWrite 472

101% 450 MB/s

4K Read 29.1

4K Write 78.9

4K Mixed 37

133% 48.3 MB/s

DQ Read 345

DQ Write 374

DQ Mixed 188

189% 302 MB/s

USA-User, 25 days ago.

250GB free

Firmware: CS221017

SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 467 465 467 409 466 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 473

Mixed 374

SusWrite 456

101% 450 MB/s

4K Read 28.3

4K Write 76.7

4K Mixed 35.6

129% 46.9 MB/s

DQ Read 339

DQ Write 376

DQ Mixed 186

188% 300 MB/s

ITA-User, 1 month ago.

290GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS221017

SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 122 98 170 146 172 MB/s

52.3% Above average

Write 116

Mixed 238

SusWrite 147

55% 250 MB/s

4K Read 17.8

4K Write 62.1

4K Mixed 6.8

69% 28.9 MB/s

DQ Read 108

DQ Write 71.4

DQ Mixed 73.4

59% 84.2 MB/s

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Typical CS2211 960GB Builds (Compare 24,379 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 78%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 74%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $90Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	5,220x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $150Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	3,295x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $137Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	3,091x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,564x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $387Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,380x
RTX 3070Nvidia $450Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,371x

SSD
CS2211 960GBPNY $289Bench 91%, 229 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,617x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,581x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	983x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $709

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

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PNY SSD7CS2211-960-(R|P)B

CS2211 960GB

Average Bench: 90.6% (326^th of 1080)

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PNY SSD7CS2211-960-(R|P)B

CS2211 960GB

Average Bench: 90.6% (326th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 90.6% (326^th of 1080)