PNY SSD7CS900-120-RB

CS900 120GB

CS900 120GB
BENCHMARKS (42,924)
MKT (0.1%)
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(3)
BUY • $16

Effective Speed -42%Effective Speed -42%Average Score -52%Read -16%, Write -51%, 4K Read -10%, 4K Write -20%, Mixed -28%, 4K Mixed -57%, SusWrite -180%Peak Score -35%Read -4%, Write -19%, 4K Read -7%, 4K Write -27%, Mixed -17%, 4K Mixed -51%, SusWrite -119%Value & Sentiment +67% User Rating -9%, Market Share -183%, Price 456%, Value 5%Nice To Haves -36%DQ Read -37%, DQ Write -10%, DQ Mixed -68%, ADQ Read -56%, ADQ Write -20%, ADQ Mixed -78%, Age 4%, AS-SSD Total -22%

Average Bench: 69.3% (680^th of 1071)

Based on 42,924 user benchmarks. Models: PNY CS900 120GB SSD, PN CS900 120GB SSD, PNY CS900 120GB, PNY CS900

Poor: 42%Average: 69.3% Great: 87%

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Above average average bench

The PNY CS900 120GB averaged 30.6% 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 146MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 31.2MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS900 120GB is 45.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY CS900 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 106MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 268MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 42,924 samples)

Rank 68069.3%

Min	Avg	Max
296	Read 395	488
107	Write 268	408
112	Mixed 281	361
50.9	SusWrite 106	177
58.5% 263 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
4.42	4K Read 31.2	40.2
26	4K Write 73.2	96.6
8.44	4K Mixed 28.8	38.7
123% 44.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
97.4	DQ Read 209	268
32.5	DQ Write 241	325
15.1	DQ Mixed 146	197
132% 199 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

FIN-User, 5 hrs ago.

30GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900613

SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 100 79 82 89 83 MB/s

72.6% Very good

Write 240

Mixed 293

SusWrite 105

57% 257 MB/s

4K Read 35.2

4K Write 71.8

4K Mixed 30.2

130% 45.7 MB/s

DQ Read 232

DQ Write 280

DQ Mixed 189

161% 234 MB/s

USA-User, 36 mins ago.

14GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900613

SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 45 58 49 37 45 MB/s

66% Good

Write 112

Mixed 300

SusWrite 73

50% 228 MB/s

4K Read 31.1

4K Write 65.2

4K Mixed 30.8

121% 42.4 MB/s

DQ Read 250

DQ Write 92

DQ Mixed 18.8

54% 120 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 hrs ago.

36GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900613

SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 51 113 60 87 37 MB/s

65.4% Good

Write 234

Mixed 261

SusWrite 97.6

53% 236 MB/s

4K Read 30.2

4K Write 60.8

4K Mixed 29.5

116% 40.2 MB/s

DQ Read 255

DQ Write 198

DQ Mixed 32.9

77% 162 MB/s

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Typical CS900 120GB Builds (Compare 13,257 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 40%

Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $80

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $193Bench 73%, 446,215 samples	2,969x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $114Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,188x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $213Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	889x

GPU
RX 580AMD $189Bench 52%, 861,249 samples	1,071x
RX 570AMD $170Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	815x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $228Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	773x

SSD
CS900 120GBPNY $16Bench 69%, 42,924 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	755x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	506x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $43Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	343x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $521

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14 months ago.

This SSD saved my 2013 laptop!

ColdSpy

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330

Average

3 years ago.

Excellent SSD for PC Builders with very tight budget ($300 and below). However, the performance and capacity is low hence the SSD's low price.

Deemus

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8

Good

18 months ago.

Cheap, fast enough, and does the job well. Great.

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Crucial MX500 250GB $31
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060 $365	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $155	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

PNY SSD7CS900-120-RB

CS900 120GB

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PNY SSD7CS900-120-RB

CS900 120GB

Average Bench: 69.3% (680th of 1071)

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