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CS900 2TB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 104% (235th of 1072)

Based on 829 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS900 2TB SSD
Poor: 75%Average: 104% Great: 125%

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Outstanding average bench

The PNY CS900 2TB SSD averaged 4.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS900 2TB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 263MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 44.4MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS900 2TB SSD is 50.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY CS900 2TB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 404MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 415MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 829 samples)
Rank 235104%
Min Avg Max
321 Read 404 443
339 Write 438 489
312 Mixed 415 456
240 SusWrite 418 485
94.6% 419 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.7 4K Read 32.4 39.4
46.9 4K Write 93.3 135
28.3 4K Mixed 44.4 56.1
155% 56.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
227 DQ Read 353 387
125 DQ Write 306 363
181 DQ Mixed 263 292
215% 307 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1TB free
Firmware: CS900600
SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 461 472 476 478 473 MB/s
120% Outstanding
Read 418
Write 480
Mixed 449
SusWrite 472
103% 455 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 53.1
187% 69.8 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 283
233% 334 MB/s
32GB free
Firmware: CS900600
SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 481 474 474 473 84 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 337
Write 482
Mixed 453
SusWrite 410
96% 421 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 53.6
192% 71.2 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 287
236% 337 MB/s
211GB free
Firmware: CS900600
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 455 463 464 466 247 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 417
Write 440
Mixed 442
SusWrite 424
97% 431 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 73.8
4K Mixed 43.4
148% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 287
236% 337 MB/s
292GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900702
SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 409 445 427 414 346 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 388
Write 417
Mixed 396
SusWrite 402
90% 401 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 85.1
4K Mixed 44.5
151% 53.9 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 255
219% 322 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900600
SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 446 450 454 455 455 MB/s
96.6% Outstanding
Read 389
Write 413
Mixed 407
SusWrite 450
94% 415 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 62.2
4K Mixed 37.5
126% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 266
215% 305 MB/s
976GB free
Firmware: CS900702
SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 429 431 431 427 430 MB/s
88.2% Excellent
Read 416
Write 425
Mixed 422
SusWrite 428
95% 423 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 45.1
4K Mixed 35.9
118% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 246
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 202
149% 198 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,760,645 SSDs tested

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Typical CS900 2TB SSD Builds (Compare 4,279 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: Asus TUF B365M-PLUS GAMING

CPU
Core i7-9700FIntel  $295Bench 92%, 54,980 samples1,621x
Core i5-9400FIntel  $96Bench 85%, 299,482 samples1,221x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples177x
GPU
GTX 1660-TiNvidia  $143Bench 76%, 318,562 samples836x
GTX 1660Nvidia  $143Bench 68%, 230,793 samples483x
RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 100%, 319,148 samples429x
SSD
CS900 2TB SSDPNYBench 104%, 829 samples1x
RAM
2x8GBAdataBench 77%, 24,552 samples362x
D12.2356WS.001 2x8GBApacerBench 81%, 464 samples171x
D12.2324CS.001 2x8GBApacerBench 80%, 469 samples163x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $438

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