PNY

CS900 240GB SSD

CS900 240GB SSD
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Effective Speed -34%Effective Speed -34%Average Score -45%Read -7%, Write -67%, 4K Read -11%, 4K Write -42%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed -40%, SusWrite -135%Peak Score -36%Read -4%, Write -22%, 4K Read -5%, 4K Write -23%, Mixed -20%, 4K Mixed -34%, SusWrite -142%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -19%DQ Read -40%, DQ Write -12%, DQ Mixed -66%, ADQ Read -36%, ADQ Write -5%, ADQ Mixed -56%, Age 84%, AS-SSD Total -24%

Average Bench: 73.3% (605^th of 1071)

Based on 25 user benchmarks. Model: PNY CS900 240GB SSD

Poor: 54%Average: 73.3% Great: 90%

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Good average bench

The PNY CS900 240GB SSD averaged 26.6% 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 167MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 31MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS900 240GB SSD is 36.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY CS900 240GB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 126MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 242MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)

Rank 60573.3%

Min	Avg	Max
313	Read 428	485
97.5	Write 242	399
231	Mixed 317	353
91.7	SusWrite 126	160
62% 278 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13	4K Read 31	40.8
12.8	4K Write 61.8	99.4
14.9	4K Mixed 32.2	43.5
121% 41.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
140	DQ Read 240	262
125	DQ Write 274	319
15.5	DQ Mixed 167	200
151% 227 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

IDN-User, 4 months ago.

118GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900615

SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 171 82 81 82 83 MB/s

84.1% Excellent

Write 381

Mixed 377

SusWrite 140

77% 345 MB/s

4K Read 35.4

4K Write 75.1

4K Mixed 37.3

141% 49.3 MB/s

DQ Read 250

DQ Write 331

DQ Mixed 204

178% 262 MB/s

IDN-User, 4 months ago.

186GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900615

SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 180 82 83 83 83 MB/s

82.9% Excellent

Write 369

Mixed 332

SusWrite 142

72% 322 MB/s

4K Read 36.3

4K Write 73.9

4K Mixed 38.3

143% 49.5 MB/s

DQ Read 249

DQ Write 314

DQ Mixed 195

171% 253 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

180GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0615

SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 238 81 82 84 83 MB/s

79.3% Very good

Write 426

Mixed 364

SusWrite 158

78% 350 MB/s

4K Read 31.9

4K Write 64.6

4K Mixed 33.8

126% 43.4 MB/s

DQ Read 258

DQ Write 325

DQ Mixed 197

175% 260 MB/s

VNM-User, 3 months ago.

60GB free

Firmware: CS900615

SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 120 82 96 85 83 MB/s

76.5% Very good

Write 237

Mixed 331

SusWrite 135

64% 287 MB/s

4K Read 33.3

4K Write 60.6

4K Mixed 34.6

127% 42.8 MB/s

DQ Read 257

DQ Write 257

DQ Mixed 190

161% 234 MB/s

PHL-User, 6 months ago.

98GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900615

SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 172 71 82 81 81 MB/s

59.3% Above average

Write 108

Mixed 326

SusWrite 120

55% 249 MB/s

4K Read 31.1

4K Write 12.8

4K Mixed 19.1

78% 21 MB/s

DQ Read 187

DQ Write 288

DQ Mixed 196

160% 223 MB/s

PHL-User, 5 months ago.

91GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900615

SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 177 125 100 49 79 MB/s

38.8% Below average

Write 188

Mixed 237

SusWrite 115

53% 240 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 36.2

4K Mixed 15.6

40% 17.5 MB/s

DQ Read 36.5

DQ Write 39.8

DQ Mixed 69.5

44% 48.6 MB/s

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq 8200 Elite SFF PC

CPU
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,668x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	553x
Core i7-2600Intel $191Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	545x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,776x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	275x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	238x

SSD
CS900 240GB SSDPNYBench 73%, 25 samples	1x

RAM
9905584-014.A00LF 2x4GBKingstonBench 51%, 436 samples	38x
M378B5773DH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 45%, 4,605 samples	37x
M378B5273DH0-CH9 1x4GBSamsungBench 27%, 3,798 samples	22x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $250

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CS900 240GB SSD

Average Bench: 73.3% (605^th of 1071)

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