PNY

500GB SATA SSD 500GB

500GB SATA SSD 500GB
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Effective Speed -25%Effective Speed -25%Average Score -19%Read -5%, Write -5%, 4K Read -28%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed 3%, 4K Mixed -90%, SusWrite 4%Peak Score -13%Read 0%, Write -5%, 4K Read -25%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -0%, 4K Mixed -67%, SusWrite 14%Value & Sentiment -401%User Rating -14%, Market Share -789%Nice To Haves -48%DQ Read -56%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -115%, ADQ Read -140%, ADQ Write -6%, ADQ Mixed -329%, Age 291%, AS-SSD Total -23%

Average Bench: 78.6% (509^th of 1072)

Based on 421 user benchmarks. Model: PNY 500GB SATA SSD

Poor: 50%Average: 78.6% Great: 100%

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Good average bench

The PNY 500GB SATA SSD 500GB averaged 21.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY 500GB SATA SSD 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 77.6MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 272MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY 500GB SATA SSD 500GB is 49.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY 500GB SATA SSD 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 136MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 307MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 421 samples)

Rank 50978.6%

Min	Avg	Max
305	Read 434	507
245	Write 387	462
257	Mixed 370	422
70.8	SusWrite 307	442
84.2% 374 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.7	4K Read 26.9	34.4
26.6	4K Write 77.6	116
11.9	4K Mixed 23.7	35
112% 42.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
87.3	DQ Read 136	236
105	DQ Write 272	346
18.6	DQ Mixed 60.6	154
86.7% 156 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 2 days ago.

325GB free (System drive)

Firmware: W0825A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 433 433 441 442 440 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 436

Mixed 422

SusWrite 409

100% 445 MB/s

4K Read 31.6

4K Write 114

4K Mixed 31.7

149% 59.1 MB/s

DQ Read 188

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 46.8

97% 191 MB/s

GBR-User, 8 days ago.

425GB free (System drive)

Firmware: H220916a

SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 396 382 409 418 409 MB/s

89.3% Excellent

Write 464

Mixed 414

SusWrite 381

95% 423 MB/s

4K Read 28.6

4K Write 80.9

4K Mixed 35.2

131% 48.2 MB/s

DQ Read 89.4

DQ Write 288

DQ Mixed 152

127% 176 MB/s

USA-User, 13 hrs ago.

241GB free

Firmware: W0825A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 31 31 426 237 73 MB/s

89.2% Excellent

Write 435

Mixed 430

SusWrite 201

88% 395 MB/s

4K Read 34.9

4K Write 113

4K Mixed 31

152% 59.7 MB/s

DQ Read 153

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 43.5

91% 179 MB/s

FIN-User, 1 day ago.

338GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0718B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 390 393 399 406 389 MB/s

79.3% Very good

Write 420

Mixed 386

SusWrite 389

94% 417 MB/s

4K Read 22.3

4K Write 47.9

4K Mixed 21.6

87% 30.6 MB/s

DQ Read 139

DQ Write 325

DQ Mixed 39.2

85% 168 MB/s

USA-User, 10 days ago.

30GB free

Firmware: U1125A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 241 26 17 22 59 MB/s

78.5% Very good

Write 442

Mixed 426

SusWrite 102

82% 369 MB/s

4K Read 31.8

4K Write 113

4K Mixed 24.7

140% 56.5 MB/s

DQ Read 147

DQ Write 348

DQ Mixed 32.6

86% 176 MB/s

GBR-User, 6 days ago.

190GB free (System drive)

Firmware: H220916a

SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 84 44 42 45 45 MB/s

72.8% Very good

Write 387

Mixed 396

SusWrite 99.1

73% 328 MB/s

4K Read 28.6

4K Write 100

4K Mixed 31.9

137% 53.5 MB/s

DQ Read 99.8

DQ Write 266

DQ Mixed 160

128% 175 MB/s

FRA-User, 9 days ago.

278GB free

Firmware: U1125A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 324 320 290 288 246 MB/s

64% Good

Write 353

Mixed 312

SusWrite 299

75% 331 MB/s

4K Read 17.6

4K Write 53.2

4K Mixed 14.4

73% 28.4 MB/s

DQ Read 122

DQ Write 312

DQ Mixed 31.4

77% 155 MB/s

USA-User, 12 days ago.

145GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U1125A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 146 5.8 5.3 155 13 MB/s

34.1% Below average

Write 355

Mixed 388

SusWrite 58.2

73% 327 MB/s

4K Read 23.3

4K Write 6.1

4K Mixed 0.3

39% 9.9 MB/s

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-D3H

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A8-6600K APUAMD $88Bench 50%, 21,890 samples	16x
A8-7600 APU (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 42%, 31,243 samples	16x
Athlon II X4 860KAMD $51Bench 45%, 29,887 samples	10x

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Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 5%, 22,117 samples	12x
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples	12x
Radeon HD 8470DAMDBench 3%, 8,268 samples	7x

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500GB SATA SSD 500GBPNYBench 79%, 421 samples	8x

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HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GBKingstonBench 52%, 1,736 samples	7x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	5x
8GBH2X04F1AA2 2x8GBUnknownBench 45%, 412 samples	4x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $88

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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Average Bench: 78.6% (509^th of 1072)

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