TEST: PNY CS900 960GB SATA SSDCS900

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test.
The the SATA SSD CS900 with 960GB (SSD7CS900-960-PB) from PNY was tested.


Technical data
Manufacturer PNY
Type SSD7CS900-960-PB
Storage capacity 960 GB (894 GiB)
Read speed 535 MB/s
Write speed 515 MB/s
Interface SATA 6 Gbps
Form factor M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM Cache no
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 450 Terabyte
Controller Phison PS3111-S11
Price 49 USD (= 0,05 $ / GB)
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Score
718
Price/GB
0,05 $
Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
86 %
Write speed
80 %

*) Test result evaluated according to AS SSD Score within the same size.

AS SSD Benchmark 2.0

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 1 GB file. Here, a total score of 718 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: PNY CS900 960GB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
448,16 MB/s
370,36 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
44,37 MB/s
76,54 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
183,00 MB/s
177,63 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0,039 ms
0,140 ms
Score
272
291
Total score
718

Copy Performance Test

A common everyday situation is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using Windows Copy command (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of 15.11.2022 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: PNY CS900 960GB
AS SSD Kopier-Benchmark Transferrate: Dauer:
ISO
two large files
891,30 MB/s
1,20 s
Program
many small files
1014,89 MB/s
1,39 s
Game
small and large files
1282,75 MB/s
1,08 s

Compression Performance Test

Here, the write as well as read speed (according to the manufacturer 535 MB/s and 515 MB/s) the PNY SATA SSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data.

AS SSD TEST: PNY CS900 960GB

CrystalDiskMark 7.0 Benchmark


Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark TEST: PNY CS900 960GB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
480,64
466,44
SEQ1M
Q1T1
502,82
453,00
RND4K
Q32T16
180,79
194,44
RND4K
Q1T1
38,75
80,17

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IPOS] Write [IPOS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
458,40
444,80
SEQ1M
Q1T1
479,50
432,00
RND4K
Q32T16
44.138,40
47.470,90
RND4K
Q1T1
9.459,70
19.573,50

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
17.408,00
17.918,70
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2.084,61
2.313,48
RND4K
Q32T16
11.581,60
10.769,80
RND4K
Q1T1
105,58
50,98

ATTO Disk Benchmark 4

Here a 256 MB file is written several times to the PNY SATA SSD. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster they can usually be written and read.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: PNY CS900 960GB

HD Tune Pro 5.75 Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 1 GB file to the PNY SATA SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The determined access time and burst rate are also displayed.

HD Tune TEST: PNY CS900 960GB

HD Tune Endurance test

A long-term test was performed here to fully utilize the memory. You can see when a cache is full and the write performance decreases.

HD Tune Dauertest TEST: PNY CS900 960GB

SSD-Z 16 Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the PNY SATA SSD here. is written. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better.

SSD-Z TEST: PNY CS900 960GB

Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.