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CS90 0 120GB SSD

CS90 0 120GB SSD
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Effective Speed -62%Effective Speed -62%Average Score -62%Read -22%, Write -57%, 4K Read -29%, 4K Write -56%, Mixed -35%, 4K Mixed -82%, SusWrite -156%Peak Score -29%Read -3%, Write -27%, 4K Read -12%, 4K Write -44%, Mixed -23%, 4K Mixed -59%, SusWrite -33%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -54%DQ Read -49%, DQ Write -30%, DQ Mixed -82%, ADQ Read -81%, ADQ Write -64%, ADQ Mixed -96%, Age 5%, AS-SSD Total -36%

Average Bench: 60.8% (796^th of 1072)

Based on 423 user benchmarks. Model: PNY CS90 0 120GB SSD

Poor: 34%Average: 60.8% Great: 86%

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Above average average bench

The PNY CS90 0 120GB SSD averaged 39.2% 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 133MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.7MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS90 0 120GB SSD is 51.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY CS90 0 120GB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 116MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 258MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 423 samples)

Rank 79660.8%

Min	Avg	Max
290	Read 376	492
116	Write 258	381
137	Mixed 266	344
53.6	SusWrite 116	291
56.6% 254 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
1.22	4K Read 26.7	38.4
16.1	4K Write 56.3	85.2
1.55	4K Mixed 24.7	36.7
102% 35.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
67.9	DQ Read 180	247
31.1	DQ Write 176	276
26.8	DQ Mixed 133	182
112% 163 MB/s

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GBR-User, 1 month ago.

95GB free

Firmware: CS90

SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 123 158 59 58 58 MB/s

51.4% Above average

Write 183

Mixed 227

SusWrite 112

48% 216 MB/s

4K Read 23.7

4K Write 40.6

4K Mixed 22.6

86% 29 MB/s

DQ Read 100

DQ Write 100

DQ Mixed 97.4

74% 99.3 MB/s

COL-User, 3 months ago.

30GB free

Firmware: 3202

SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 63 64 65 65 64 MB/s

42.6% Average

Write 257

Mixed 250

SusWrite 87.7

51% 229 MB/s

4K Read 16.6

4K Write 29.6

4K Mixed 16.4

62% 20.9 MB/s

DQ Read 128

DQ Write 119

DQ Mixed 108

85% 118 MB/s

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P - $149

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FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	939x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	854x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	395x

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GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	279x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	180x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	157x

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CS90 0 120GB SSDPNYBench 61%, 423 samples	1x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	148x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	61x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $338

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CS90 0 120GB SSD

Average Bench: 60.8% (796^th of 1072)

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