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CS900 500GB SSD

CS900 500GB SSD
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Effective Speed -629%Effective Speed -629%Average Score -843%Read -1,007%, Write -1,834%, 4K Read -203%, 4K Write -225%, Mixed -1,018%, 4K Mixed -258%, SusWrite -1,359%Peak Score -813%Read -1,115%, Write -1,386%, 4K Read -392%, 4K Write -311%, Mixed -1,129%, 4K Mixed -423%, SusWrite -936%Value & Sentiment -437%User Rating -37%, Market Share -837%Nice To Haves -572%DQ Read -636%, DQ Write -435%, DQ Mixed -832%, ADQ Read -664%, ADQ Write -403%, ADQ Mixed -800%, Age -216%, AS-SSD Total -593%

Average Bench: 74.8% (586^th of 1080)

Based on 16,267 user benchmarks. Model: PNY CS900 500GB SSD

Poor: 46%Average: 74.8% Great: 96%

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Good average bench

The PNY CS900 500GB SSD averaged 25.1% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 165MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.3MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY CS900 500GB SSD is 49.7%. 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 216MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 241MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 16,267 samples)

Rank 58674.8%

Min	Avg	Max
190	Read 379	488
82.1	Write 241	433
84.9	Mixed 289	380
82.1	SusWrite 216	442
62.8% 281 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16	4K Read 29.3	39
16.7	4K Write 63.7	92.2
11.4	4K Mixed 30.9	41.8
118% 41.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.5	DQ Read 224	315
15.6	DQ Write 250	355
14.4	DQ Mixed 165	225
144% 213 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 8 hrs ago.

243GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900615

SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 148 227 99 99 84 MB/s

83.4% Excellent

Write 112

Mixed 332

SusWrite 156

53% 237 MB/s

4K Read 36

4K Write 81.1

4K Mixed 43.2

153% 53.4 MB/s

DQ Read 258

DQ Write 314

DQ Mixed 206

178% 260 MB/s

USA-User, 14 hrs ago.

122GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900613

SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 158 218 143 91 111 MB/s

77.3% Very good

Write 131

Mixed 271

SusWrite 167

53% 240 MB/s

4K Read 31.5

4K Write 62.2

4K Mixed 34.8

125% 42.8 MB/s

DQ Read 273

DQ Write 309

DQ Mixed 213

182% 265 MB/s

USA-User, 3 hrs ago.

255GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900613

SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 118 224 117 175 67 MB/s

75.1% Very good

Write 418

Mixed 334

SusWrite 154

75% 337 MB/s

4K Read 29.6

4K Write 55.2

4K Mixed 38

123% 40.9 MB/s

DQ Read 270

DQ Write 159

DQ Mixed 20.5

67% 150 MB/s

USA-User, 20 hrs ago.

50GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CS900M13

SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 118 86 24 61 39 MB/s

66.7% Good

Write 235

Mixed 269

SusWrite 60.1

52% 232 MB/s

4K Read 33.9

4K Write 81.1

4K Mixed 21.8

122% 45.6 MB/s

DQ Read 268

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 208

178% 259 MB/s

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Gaming 77%

Battleship

Desktop 86%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Asrock B450M/ac

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $90Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	634x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $157Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	285x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $120Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	271x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	296x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	261x
RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 319,148 samples	176x

SSD
CS900 500GB SSDPNYBench 75%, 16,267 samples	231x

RAM
CL16-18-18 D4-3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 40,300 samples	212x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	188x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 82%, 74,390 samples	90x

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Value: 137% - Outstanding

Total price: $230

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CS900 500GB SSD