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PNY SSD7CS900-960-RB

CS900 960GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 83.6% (440th of 1080)

Based on 5,902 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY CS900 960GB SSD
Poor: 50%Average: 83.6% Great: 104%

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Very good average bench

The PNY CS900 960GB averaged just 16.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS900 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 165MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.4MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS900 960GB is 53.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY CS900 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 268MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 299MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,902 samples)
Rank 44083.6%
Min Avg Max
185 Read 363 475
102 Write 268 441
84.4 Mixed 299 389
114 SusWrite 337 461
71.2% 317 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.7 4K Read 29.4 37.9
17.8 4K Write 70 98.1
11.8 4K Mixed 33.1 42.5
124% 44.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.3 DQ Read 212 298
15.1 DQ Write 254 353
15.1 DQ Mixed 165 218
143% 210 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
655GB free
Firmware: CS900X13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 424 412 419 157 354 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 482
Write 202
Mixed 370
SusWrite 361
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 96.9
4K Mixed 42.2
158% 58.1 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 214
188% 279 MB/s
667GB free
Firmware: CS900613
SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 417 441 451 444 450 MB/s
99.1% Outstanding
Read 316
Write 102
Mixed 154
SusWrite 434
56% 251 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 82.3
4K Mixed 40.3
148% 52.4 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 228
199% 293 MB/s
626GB free
Firmware: CS900KB3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 440 445 444 449 442 MB/s
96.8% Outstanding
Read 395
Write 392
Mixed 368
SusWrite 443
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 75.9
4K Mixed 36.2
132% 47.4 MB/s
DQ Read 251
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 207
182% 268 MB/s
279GB free
Firmware: CS900KA3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 431 434 432 432 431 MB/s
94.6% Outstanding
Read 419
Write 286
Mixed 378
SusWrite 430
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 80.3
4K Mixed 39.3
141% 50.5 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 161
126% 174 MB/s
894GB free
Firmware: CS900613
SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 8.9 371 83 264 191 MB/s
86.2% Excellent
Read 413
Write 391
Mixed 336
SusWrite 221
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 80
4K Mixed 35
142% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 219
186% 270 MB/s
421GB free
Firmware: CS9006B5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 382 384 382 380 385 MB/s
80.7% Excellent
Read 291
Write 104
Mixed 89.7
SusWrite 382
48% 217 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 51.8
4K Mixed 36.6
103% 35.9 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 199
174% 256 MB/s
45GB free
Firmware: CS900612
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 20 99 14 23 106 MB/s
76% Very good
Read 455
Write 213
Mixed 354
SusWrite 92.1
62% 279 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 66.4
4K Mixed 33.1
126% 43.7 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 215
187% 277 MB/s
231GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900KA3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 330 349 334 324 3.1 MB/s
75.9% Very good
Read 409
Write 377
Mixed 362
SusWrite 274
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 55.2
4K Mixed 28.9
103% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 251
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 185
156% 226 MB/s
61GB free
Firmware: CS900613
SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 337 320 296 449 450 MB/s
48.4% Average
Read 238
Write 104
Mixed 90
SusWrite 384
46% 204 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 19
4K Mixed 10.7
50% 15.6 MB/s
DQ Read 14
DQ Write 14.8
DQ Mixed 14.5
11% 14.4 MB/s
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Gaming 78%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 73%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF B450-PLUS GAMING

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $80Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples1,417x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $140Bench 73%, 179,588 samples819x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $190Bench 76%, 159,077 samples475x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $234Bench 90%, 645,160 samples433x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $139Bench 71%, 428,800 samples299x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples297x
SSD
CS900 960GBPNY  $48Bench 84%, 5,902 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples393x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples243x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples209x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $401

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