PNY CS900 250GB SATA III 2.5"
PNY
42 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital Black SN850X 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
86 Overall Score
Scores
Budget
Laptop
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Portable
Specifications
| PNY CS900 | Western Digital Black SN850X | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | SATA | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 4★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✗ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
PNY CS900 250GB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong affordability (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong endurance (70th percentile)
- Below average capacity (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average speed (24th percentile)
Western Digital Black SN850X 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong random (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong feature (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong endurance (88th percentile)88th %ile
Pricing
PNY CS900 250GB SATA III 2.5"0.556score per dollar
vs
Western Digital Black SN850X 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.268score per dollar
PNY CS900 250GB SATA III 2.5" offers 2.1x better value for money
PNY CS900 250GB SATA III 2.5"
Western Digital Black SN850X 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital Black SN850X
Scores 86 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 17 specs.
