PNY SSD7CS900-480-RB

CS900 480GB

CS900 480GB
BENCHMARKS (11,215)
MKT (0.1%)
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(2)
BUY • $48

Effective Speed -26%Effective Speed -26%Average Score -30%Read -28%, Write -57%, 4K Read -17%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed -27%, 4K Mixed -43%, SusWrite -19%Peak Score -10%Read -6%, Write -9%, 4K Read -10%, 4K Write -19%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed -35%, SusWrite 20%Value & Sentiment -43%User Rating -13%, Market Share -367%, Price 136%, Value 73%Nice To Haves -24%DQ Read -22%, DQ Write -1%, DQ Mixed -50%, ADQ Read -49%, ADQ Write -8%, ADQ Mixed -62%, Age 8%, AS-SSD Total -12%

Average Bench: 77.7% (506^th of 1058)

Based on 11,215 user benchmarks. Models: PNY CS900 480GB SSD, PNY CS900 480GB, PNY CS900

Poor: 44%Average: 77.7% Great: 102%

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Good average bench

The PNY CS900 480GB averaged 22.2% 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 29.2MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS900 480GB is 57.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY CS900 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 252MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 258MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 11,215 samples)

Rank 50677.7%

Min	Avg	Max
188	Read 362	480
97.8	Write 258	446
82.6	Mixed 284	374
70.4	SusWrite 252	464
64.8% 289 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.6	4K Read 29.2	39
18.9	4K Write 71.1	100
9.31	4K Mixed 31.4	43
122% 43.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.4	DQ Read 216	302
15.1	DQ Write 264	356
14.9	DQ Mixed 160	221
143% 213 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

SAU-User, 12 hrs ago.

254GB free

Firmware: CS900613

SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 455 178 107 105 110 MB/s

97.8% Outstanding

Write 407

Mixed 336

SusWrite 236

80% 357 MB/s

4K Read 38.9

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 45.2

171% 61.9 MB/s

DQ Read 272

DQ Write 316

DQ Mixed 218

186% 269 MB/s

GBR-User, 5 hrs ago.

246GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900613

SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 147 193 149 187 91 MB/s

93.3% Outstanding

Write 197

Mixed 338

SusWrite 179

66% 297 MB/s

4K Read 38.4

4K Write 95.2

4K Mixed 43.4

164% 59 MB/s

DQ Read 270

DQ Write 316

DQ Mixed 220

186% 269 MB/s

USA-User, 7 hrs ago.

377GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900KB3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 443 442 436 437 435 MB/s

87.4% Excellent

Write 232

Mixed 350

SusWrite 437

79% 350 MB/s

4K Read 24.6

4K Write 56.1

4K Mixed 30.6

106% 37.1 MB/s

DQ Read 221

DQ Write 347

DQ Mixed 175

163% 248 MB/s

PHL-User, 1 min ago.

343GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS9006B3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 334 162 65 71 67 MB/s

86.1% Excellent

Write 334

Mixed 313

SusWrite 166

70% 312 MB/s

4K Read 39.1

4K Write 98.9

4K Mixed 32.9

154% 57 MB/s

DQ Read 268

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 184

167% 251 MB/s

DNK-User, 8 hrs ago.

380GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS9006B3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 322 70 69 69 71 MB/s

43.2% Average

Write 94.9

Mixed 87.5

SusWrite 158

37% 168 MB/s

4K Read 18.2

4K Write 26.2

4K Mixed 16

62% 20.1 MB/s

DQ Read 26.4

DQ Write 30.6

DQ Mixed 28.2

21% 28.4 MB/s

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Typical CS900 480GB Builds (Compare 33,431 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 47%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: Asrock B450M Pro4 - $70

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $183Bench 76%, 635,086 samples	8,149x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $210Bench 83%, 842,939 samples	7,392x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $199Bench 79%, 307,294 samples	2,859x

GPU
RX 580AMD $220Bench 54%, 692,956 samples	3,749x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 243,919 samples	2,648x
RX 570AMD $150Bench 46%, 334,062 samples	2,538x

SSD
CS900 480GBPNY $48Bench 78%, 11,215 samples	1x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $83Bench 84%, 127,663 samples	3,324x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 449,640 samples	2,419x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $89Bench 84%, 212,382 samples	2,041x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $604

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Intel Core i5-11400F $220	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $95	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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PNY SSD7CS900-480-RB

CS900 480GB

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PNY SSD7CS900-480-RB

CS900 480GB

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