PNY SSD7CS900-480-RB

CS900 480GB

CS900 480GB
BENCHMARKS (13,059)
MKT (0.1%)
BUILDS
(2)
BUY • $48

Effective Speed -26%Effective Speed -26%Average Score -29%Read -25%, Write -54%, 4K Read -17%, 4K Write -23%, Mixed -26%, 4K Mixed -42%, SusWrite -19%Peak Score -10%Read -5%, Write -9%, 4K Read -10%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed -33%, SusWrite 19%Value & Sentiment -15%User Rating -13%, Market Share -289%, Price 156%, Value 86%Nice To Haves -24%DQ Read -21%, DQ Write -1%, DQ Mixed -48%, ADQ Read -50%, ADQ Write -8%, ADQ Mixed -61%, Age 8%, AS-SSD Total -12%

Average Bench: 78% (502^nd of 1058)

Based on 13,059 user benchmarks. Models: PNY CS900 480GB SSD, PNY CS900 480GB, PNY CS900

Poor: 42%Average: 78% Great: 103%

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Good average bench

The PNY CS900 480GB averaged 21.9% 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 160MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.5MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS900 480GB is 60.6%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PNY CS900 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 250MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 262MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 13,059 samples)

Rank 50278%

Min	Avg	Max
199	Read 370	482
101	Write 262	446
87.3	Mixed 287	374
64.1	SusWrite 250	461
65.6% 292 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.3	4K Read 29.5	39.1
17.7	4K Write 70.2	98.8
9.64	4K Mixed 31.6	43.7
122% 43.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.5	DQ Read 215	303
15.6	DQ Write 265	356
14.7	DQ Mixed 160	224
143% 213 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

DNK-User, 1 hr ago.

117GB free

Firmware: CS900J13

SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 470 477 476 469 478 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 106

Mixed 194

SusWrite 473

59% 263 MB/s

4K Read 35

4K Write 92.8

4K Mixed 44.9

160% 57.6 MB/s

DQ Read 261

DQ Write 356

DQ Mixed 219

190% 279 MB/s

PHL-User, 11 hrs ago.

406GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900KA3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 363 411 415 394 409 MB/s

91.5% Outstanding

Write 342

Mixed 326

SusWrite 390

80% 353 MB/s

4K Read 29.1

4K Write 88.2

4K Mixed 34.7

135% 50.7 MB/s

DQ Read 218

DQ Write 332

DQ Mixed 168

157% 239 MB/s

NZL-User, 11 hrs ago.

179GB free

Firmware: CS900E13

SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 161 162 165 240 277 MB/s

83.3% Excellent

Write 150

Mixed 250

SusWrite 222

53% 238 MB/s

4K Read 32.8

4K Write 85

4K Mixed 36.2

141% 51.3 MB/s

DQ Read 292

DQ Write 318

DQ Mixed 197

178% 269 MB/s

USA-User, 16 hrs ago.

47GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900BB3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 36 71 189 36 33 MB/s

74.5% Very good

Write 331

Mixed 334

SusWrite 88.6

63% 283 MB/s

4K Read 30.8

4K Write 73.5

4K Mixed 37.6

134% 47.3 MB/s

DQ Read 264

DQ Write 305

DQ Mixed 212

180% 260 MB/s

OMN-User, 17 hrs ago.

189GB free

Firmware: CS9006B3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 338 99 82 85 81 MB/s

46.8% Average

Write 118

Mixed 112

SusWrite 170

41% 186 MB/s

4K Read 21.9

4K Write 30.1

4K Mixed 16.7

70% 22.9 MB/s

DQ Read 28.5

DQ Write 31

DQ Mixed 28.4

22% 29.3 MB/s

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Typical CS900 480GB Builds (Compare 36,944 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 47%

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Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: Asrock B450M Pro4 - $76

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $192Bench 76%, 682,921 samples	8,927x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $270Bench 84%, 980,212 samples	8,154x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $200Bench 79%, 318,546 samples	3,109x

GPU
RX 580AMD $220Bench 54%, 782,613 samples	4,054x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 284,028 samples	2,848x
RX 570AMD $150Bench 47%, 356,810 samples	2,729x

SSD
CS900 480GBPNY $48Bench 78%, 13,059 samples	1x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $65Bench 83%, 145,806 samples	3,594x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $74Bench 85%, 517,339 samples	2,679x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 85%, 253,738 samples	2,193x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $601

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Intel Core i5-11600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11400F $260	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $74	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $77	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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PNY SSD7CS900-480-RB

CS900 480GB

Average Bench: 78% (502^nd of 1058)

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PNY SSD7CS900-480-RB

CS900 480GB

Average Bench: 78% (502nd of 1058)

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Motherboard: Asrock B450M Pro4 - $76

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Average Bench: 78% (502^nd of 1058)