Average Bench: 74.2% (589th of 1072)

Based on 39 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS1311
Poor: 58%Average: 74.2% Great: 88%

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Good average bench

The PNY CS1311 120GB averaged 25.7% 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 Random Read Speed 28.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 72.2MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS1311 120GB is 29.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the PNY CS1311 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 83.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 16.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 39 samples)
Min Avg Max
337 Read 490 520
36.4 Write 334 466
45.7 Mixed 300 380
41.4 SusWrite 83.5 103
66.9% 302 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.7 4K Read 28.5 35.1
12.3 4K Write 72.2 103
6.65 4K Mixed 16.9 42.6
103% 39.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.7 DQ Read 254 323
14.3 DQ Write 186 348
0.6 DQ Mixed 57.1 179
86.9% 166 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 24 80 38 47 64 MB/s
Read 473
Write 438
Mixed 342
SusWrite 66
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 83.1
4K Mixed 35.5
128% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 317
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 104
137% 247 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,783,639 SSDs tested

Typical CS1311 120GB Builds (Compare 14,559 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard

System: Default string

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $59

Popular CS1311 120GB systems:

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