PNY SSD7CS900-240-RB

CS900 240GB

CS900 240GB
BENCHMARKS (61,417)
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Effective Speed -35%Effective Speed -35%Average Score -35%Read -14%, Write -40%, 4K Read -17%, 4K Write -30%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -45%, SusWrite -82%Peak Score -17%Read -5%, Write -14%, 4K Read -10%, 4K Write -30%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -38%, SusWrite -9%Value & Sentiment +95% User Rating -11%, Market Share -39%, Price 368%, Value 63%Nice To Haves -29%DQ Read -20%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -56%, ADQ Read -54%, ADQ Write -15%, ADQ Mixed -72%, Age 4%, AS-SSD Total -14%

Average Bench: 72.9% (613^th of 1072)

Based on 61,417 user benchmarks. Models: PNY CS900 240GB SSD, PNY CS900 240SSD, PNY CS900 240GB, PNY CS900

Poor: 43%Average: 72.9% Great: 91%

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Good average bench

The PNY CS900 240GB averaged 27.1% 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 151MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.4MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS900 240GB is 48.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY CS900 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 163MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 290MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 61,417 samples)

Rank 61372.9%

Min	Avg	Max
293	Read 401	482
106	Write 290	426
120	Mixed 302	381
58.2	SusWrite 163	355
64.5% 289 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.4	4K Read 29.4	38.9
17	4K Write 67.5	94.2
8.78	4K Mixed 31	42.2
120% 42.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
67.6	DQ Read 212	305
23.8	DQ Write 251	346
16.2	DQ Mixed 151	212
136% 205 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 23 hrs ago.

223GB free

Firmware: CS900BB3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 447 430 446 448 451 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 440

Mixed 373

SusWrite 444

94% 413 MB/s

4K Read 33.8

4K Write 85.9

4K Mixed 41.7

150% 53.8 MB/s

DQ Read 254

DQ Write 317

DQ Mixed 208

178% 260 MB/s

GBR-User, 8 hrs ago.

178GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900KB3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 381 402 406 409 408 MB/s

94.2% Outstanding

Write 396

Mixed 343

SusWrite 368

86% 382 MB/s

4K Read 31.4

4K Write 93

4K Mixed 37.1

144% 53.8 MB/s

DQ Read 133

DQ Write 347

DQ Mixed 136

134% 205 MB/s

BGD-User, 16 hrs ago.

165GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900615

SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 145 32 113 73 71 MB/s

81.3% Excellent

Write 348

Mixed 314

SusWrite 137

71% 318 MB/s

4K Read 37.1

4K Write 74.8

4K Mixed 33.3

138% 48.4 MB/s

DQ Read 257

DQ Write 290

DQ Mixed 182

162% 243 MB/s

USA-User, 21 hrs ago.

22GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900615

SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 145 87 82 81 64 MB/s

78.6% Very good

Write 300

Mixed 335

SusWrite 106

67% 302 MB/s

4K Read 34.5

4K Write 69.5

4K Mixed 34.7

134% 46.2 MB/s

DQ Read 267

DQ Write 308

DQ Mixed 227

188% 267 MB/s

USA-User, 11 hrs ago.

216GB free

Firmware: CS900612

SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 140 66 67 67 65 MB/s

74.5% Very good

Write 403

Mixed 341

SusWrite 132

75% 337 MB/s

4K Read 29

4K Write 79.7

4K Mixed 27.1

121% 45.3 MB/s

DQ Read 202

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 166

150% 223 MB/s

FRA-User, 15 hrs ago.

82GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900612

SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 57 48 47 48 33 MB/s

70.6% Very good

Write 341

Mixed 322

SusWrite 79.7

67% 303 MB/s

4K Read 32.9

4K Write 67.7

4K Mixed 33.2

128% 44.6 MB/s

DQ Read 264

DQ Write 86.9

DQ Mixed 28.8

60% 127 MB/s

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

98GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900613

SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 167 107 53 53 88 MB/s

66.6% Good

Write 238

Mixed 300

SusWrite 109

60% 272 MB/s

4K Read 28

4K Write 58.7

4K Mixed 28.7

110% 38.5 MB/s

DQ Read 244

DQ Write 140

DQ Mixed 16.7

59% 133 MB/s

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 41%

Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $79

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	3,593x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,694x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	1,082x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,285x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	982x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	980x

SSD
CS900 240GBPNY $20Bench 73%, 61,417 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	593x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	425x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $429

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

PNY SSD7CS900-240-RB

CS900 240GB

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CS900 240GB

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