PNY SSD7CS900-480-RB

CS900 480GB

CS900 480GB
BENCHMARKS (7,363)
MKT (0.1%)
BUILDS
(1)
BUY • $40

Effective Speed -19%Effective Speed -19%Average Score -23%Read -25%, Write -49%, 4K Read -14%, 4K Write -20%, Mixed -22%, 4K Mixed -35%, SusWrite 1%Peak Score -9%Read -5%, Write -7%, 4K Read -10%, 4K Write -23%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -33%, SusWrite 23%Value & Sentiment +9% User Rating -42%, Market Share -326%, Price 264%, Value 140%Nice To Haves -23%DQ Read -24%, DQ Write 1%, DQ Mixed -50%, ADQ Read -50%, ADQ Write -6%, ADQ Mixed -64%, Age 23%, AS-SSD Total -13%

Average Bench: 82% (419^th of 1040)

Based on 7,363 user benchmarks. Models: PNY CS900 480GB SSD, PNY CS900 480GB, PNY CS900

Poor: 47%Average: 82% Great: 103%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The PNY CS900 480GB averaged just 18.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS900 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 161MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.9MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS900 480GB is 56.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY CS900 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 274MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 294MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 7,363 samples)

Rank 41982%

Min	Avg	Max
187	Read 366	476
101	Write 274	452
84.9	Mixed 294	379
88.9	SusWrite 296	467
69.1% 308 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.7	4K Read 28.9	36.7
19.6	4K Write 74.2	97.9
11.3	4K Mixed 32.8	41.5
125% 45.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
34.8	DQ Read 215	292
16.8	DQ Write 276	358
17.3	DQ Mixed 161	216
145% 217 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

FRA-User, 2 hrs ago.

279GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900KB3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 461 460 467 468 465 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 433

Mixed 372

SusWrite 462

96% 428 MB/s

4K Read 30.9

4K Write 84.2

4K Mixed 38.2

140% 51.1 MB/s

DQ Read 220

DQ Write 349

DQ Mixed 175

163% 248 MB/s

FRA-User, 1 hr ago.

318GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900KB3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 422 428 451 462 460 MB/s

100% Outstanding

Write 297

Mixed 362

SusWrite 439

85% 378 MB/s

4K Read 31.5

4K Write 89.2

4K Mixed 37.7

143% 52.8 MB/s

DQ Read 222

DQ Write 349

DQ Mixed 177

165% 249 MB/s

FRA-User, 37 secs ago.

379GB free

Firmware: CS900KB3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 459 457 471 467 469 MB/s

97.3% Outstanding

Write 433

Mixed 330

SusWrite 457

90% 401 MB/s

4K Read 30.7

4K Write 81.8

4K Mixed 36.1

136% 49.5 MB/s

DQ Read 222

DQ Write 337

DQ Mixed 176

162% 245 MB/s

USA-User, 26 mins ago.

187GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS9006B3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 115 115 115 121 71 MB/s

86.3% Excellent

Write 340

Mixed 337

SusWrite 119

72% 324 MB/s

4K Read 38.7

4K Write 90.6

4K Mixed 35.8

152% 55 MB/s

DQ Read 270

DQ Write 311

DQ Mixed 191

171% 257 MB/s

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

388GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900KA3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 299 338 340 340 342 MB/s

65.8% Good

Write 334

Mixed 256

SusWrite 309

71% 315 MB/s

4K Read 23.4

4K Write 46.2

4K Mixed 28.6

97% 32.7 MB/s

DQ Read 30.5

DQ Write 78.3

DQ Mixed 37.9

34% 48.9 MB/s

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Workstation 46%

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Motherboard: Asrock B450M Pro4 - $83

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $140Bench 78%, 513,831 samples	4,799x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $200Bench 85%, 536,292 samples	4,033x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $160Bench 81%, 212,199 samples	1,656x

GPU
RX 580AMD $170Bench 57%, 520,627 samples	2,237x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $230Bench 70%, 121,227 samples	1,547x
RX 570AMD $159Bench 49%, 234,864 samples	1,471x

SSD
CS900 480GBPNY $40Bench 82%, 7,363 samples	1x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $59Bench 82%, 95,015 samples	1,792x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 87%, 335,196 samples	1,289x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $60Bench 85%, 152,685 samples	1,219x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $492

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Intel Core i5-9600K $199	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9400F $140	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10600K $260	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $548	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28

PNY SSD7CS900-480-RB

CS900 480GB

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PNY SSD7CS900-480-RB

CS900 480GB

Average Bench: 82% (419th of 1040)

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