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PNY CS900
Capacity 250GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 535 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 100 TBW
41 Overall Score
Price CA$76
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong endurance (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average capacity (13th percentile)
- Below average random (21st percentile)
- Below average speed (24th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has improved over time
Based on 7 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 250 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 535 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 500 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 100 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | PNY CS900 | Crucial T500 | Western Digital Black SN850X | SK Hynix Platinum P41 | Samsung 990 Pro | SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850X 850X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 250GB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 535 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | 100 TBW | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNY CS900 | 23.9 | 21 | 53.1 | 12.5 | 68.7 | 91 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 90.2 | 95.9 | 98.9 | 54.6 | 83 | 96.6 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 84.2 | 91.9 | 93.6 | 54.6 | 88 | 96.6 |
| SK Hynix Platinum P41 Compare | 82 | 96.3 | 93.6 | 78.5 | 86 | 58.8 |
| Samsung 990 Pro Compare | 93.1 | 96.5 | 98.9 | 54.6 | 86 | 38.7 |
| SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850X 850X Compare | 84.2 | 91.9 | 78.5 | 54.6 | 88 | 48.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$76
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