PNY

CS900 500GB SSD

CS900 500GB SSD
BENCHMARKS (12,890)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed -29%Effective Speed -29%Average Score -32%Read -21%, Write -61%, 4K Read -14%, 4K Write -30%, Mixed -21%, 4K Mixed -41%, SusWrite -36%Peak Score -12%Read -5%, Write -10%, 4K Read -13%, 4K Write -29%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -35%, SusWrite 17%Value & Sentiment -72%User Rating -13%, Market Share -131%Nice To Haves -11%DQ Read -19%, DQ Write -1%, DQ Mixed -48%, ADQ Read -45%, ADQ Write -13%, ADQ Mixed -56%, Age 102%, AS-SSD Total -12%

Average Bench: 76.6% (540^th of 1071)

Based on 12,890 user benchmarks. Model: PNY CS900 500GB SSD

Poor: 47%Average: 76.6% Great: 98%

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Good average bench

The PNY CS900 500GB SSD averaged 23.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY CS900 500GB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 167MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 30.1MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS900 500GB SSD is 51.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY CS900 500GB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 218MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 252MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 12,890 samples)

Rank 54076.6%

Min	Avg	Max
184	Read 379	482
99.4	Write 252	441
86.2	Mixed 296	386
79.8	SusWrite 218	451
64.1% 286 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.4	4K Read 30.1	38.3
20.6	4K Write 67.7	94.7
10.4	4K Mixed 32	43.2
122% 43.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
26	DQ Read 225	309
15.4	DQ Write 256	355
14.6	DQ Mixed 167	224
146% 216 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

48GB free

Firmware: CS900613

SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 434 161 105 105 109 MB/s

98.9% Outstanding

Write 439

Mixed 363

SusWrite 227

84% 372 MB/s

4K Read 39.1

4K Write 98.3

4K Mixed 45.2

169% 60.9 MB/s

DQ Read 305

DQ Write 353

DQ Mixed 233

202% 297 MB/s

USA-User, 14 mins ago.

86GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900J13

SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 8.1 8.2 29 126 39 MB/s

68.3% Good

Write 103

Mixed 298

SusWrite 69.4

37% 164 MB/s

4K Read 30.8

4K Write 85.6

4K Mixed 38.9

142% 51.8 MB/s

DQ Read 250

DQ Write 334

DQ Mixed 207

180% 264 MB/s

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

24GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900J13

SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 65 69 37 30 45 MB/s

56.3% Above average

Write 251

Mixed 383

SusWrite 53.9

63% 282 MB/s

4K Read 31.4

4K Write 65.5

4K Mixed 22.5

111% 39.8 MB/s

DQ Read 80.7

DQ Write 26.2

DQ Mixed 18.8

23% 41.9 MB/s

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Gaming 77%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 73%

Battleship

Motherboard: Asrock B450M/ac

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $114Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	468x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $240Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	215x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $193Bench 73%, 446,215 samples	208x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $225Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	238x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	196x
RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia $429Bench 100%, 319,148 samples	130x

SSD
CS900 500GB SSDPNYBench 77%, 12,890 samples	179x

RAM
CL16-18-18 D4-3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 40,300 samples	165x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	144x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 82%, 74,390 samples	70x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $339

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Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Crucial MX500 250GB $31
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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CS900 500GB SSD

Average Bench: 76.6% (540^th of 1071)

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Average Bench: 76.6% (540th of 1071)

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