PNY SSD7CS900-480-RB

CS900 480GB

CS900 480GB
BENCHMARKS (17,946)
MKT (0.1%)
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BUY • $42

Effective Speed -24%Effective Speed -24%Average Score -28%Read -24%, Write -55%, 4K Read -14%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed -23%, 4K Mixed -40%, SusWrite -18%Peak Score -11%Read -6%, Write -9%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write -24%, Mixed -12%, 4K Mixed -35%, SusWrite 20%Value & Sentiment -4%User Rating -14%, Market Share -204%, Price 128%, Value 72%Nice To Haves -24%DQ Read -22%, DQ Write -1%, DQ Mixed -51%, ADQ Read -47%, ADQ Write -8%, ADQ Mixed -59%, Age 5%, AS-SSD Total -13%

Average Bench: 79.3% (493^rd of 1072)

Based on 17,946 user benchmarks. Models: PNY CS900 480GB SSD, PNY CS900 480GB, PNY CS900

Poor: 47%Average: 79.3% Great: 102%

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Good average bench

The PNY CS900 480GB averaged 20.7% 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 164MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 30.2MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS900 480GB is 55.4%. 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 262MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 17,946 samples)

Rank 49379.3%

Min	Avg	Max
178	Read 370	480
101	Write 262	445
84.7	Mixed 292	378
75.3	SusWrite 252	464
65.9% 294 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.4	4K Read 30.2	39.4
19.3	4K Write 72.4	98.6
8.98	4K Mixed 32.1	43.1
125% 44.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
30.8	DQ Read 222	300
15.4	DQ Write 267	354
16.1	DQ Mixed 164	220
146% 218 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

URY-User, 2 days ago.

426GB free

Firmware: CS900BB3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 419 418 419 423 423 MB/s

97.8% Outstanding

Write 112

Mixed 377

SusWrite 419

75% 334 MB/s

4K Read 30.5

4K Write 79.2

4K Mixed 38

137% 49.2 MB/s

DQ Read 263

DQ Write 311

DQ Mixed 215

182% 263 MB/s

FRA-User, 2 days ago.

139GB free

Firmware: CS900KA3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 366 432 444 450 444 MB/s

88.3% Excellent

Write 445

Mixed 349

SusWrite 359

88% 389 MB/s

4K Read 27.8

4K Write 73.1

4K Mixed 33.6

124% 44.8 MB/s

DQ Read 219

DQ Write 329

DQ Mixed 169

157% 239 MB/s

USA-User, 3 days ago.

126GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900KA3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 411 412 399 404 412 MB/s

83.8% Excellent

Write 343

Mixed 330

SusWrite 409

83% 368 MB/s

4K Read 24.5

4K Write 54.2

4K Mixed 29.3

103% 36 MB/s

DQ Read 216

DQ Write 295

DQ Mixed 162

149% 224 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

420GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900E13

SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 170 164 166 167 171 MB/s

79.1% Very good

Write 254

Mixed 254

SusWrite 184

56% 248 MB/s

4K Read 32.4

4K Write 84

4K Mixed 35.4

139% 50.6 MB/s

DQ Read 292

DQ Write 315

DQ Mixed 198

178% 268 MB/s

SVN-User, 3 days ago.

391GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900M13

SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 292 147 88 90 90 MB/s

78.4% Very good

Write 113

Mixed 229

SusWrite 166

46% 206 MB/s

4K Read 33.4

4K Write 84.4

4K Mixed 37.1

143% 51.6 MB/s

DQ Read 246

DQ Write 289

DQ Mixed 194

166% 243 MB/s

AUS-User, 1 day ago.

81GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900LA5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 113 86 70 83 57 MB/s

77.9% Very good

Write 192

Mixed 329

SusWrite 77.7

59% 267 MB/s

4K Read 39.6

4K Write 85.9

4K Mixed 40.1

157% 55.2 MB/s

DQ Read 218

DQ Write 67.8

DQ Mixed 6.1

40% 97.4 MB/s

USA-User, 3 days ago.

288GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900913

SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 206 204 216 213 213 MB/s

71% Very good

Write 258

Mixed 230

SusWrite 214

56% 248 MB/s

4K Read 28

4K Write 67

4K Mixed 27.6

113% 40.9 MB/s

DQ Read 226

DQ Write 307

DQ Mixed 163

152% 232 MB/s

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 41%

Speed boat

Motherboard: Asrock B450M Pro4 - $79

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,916x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $80Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	605x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	720x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	499x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	473x

SSD
CS900 480GBPNY $42Bench 79%, 17,946 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	592x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	491x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	356x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $446

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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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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

PNY SSD7CS900-480-RB

CS900 480GB

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CS900 480GB

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