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It shows the 8TB model (SKU SSD7CS900-8TB-RB) with a 2026 copyright line","status":"The page sells the CS900 2.5 inch line in 2026 and PNY's current sell sheet (ver. 11-19-25) lists it","form_factor":"Form factor row reads 2.5 inch. PNY also sells a CS900 in M.2 2280 SATA, which is a different product and is not stored here","storage_gb":"Page lists the capacities 120GB, 240GB, 250GB, 480GB, 500GB, 960GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB and 8TB. A footnote says usable capacity is lower after formatting. 1TB is stored as 1000 GB and 960GB stays 960","interface":"Interface row reads SATA III 6Gb/s, backward compatible with SATA II 3Gb/s","mtbf_h":"MTBF row reads 2 million hours. The sell sheets read 2,000,000 hours Mean Time Between Failures","warranty_years":"Page reads 3-year limited warranty or TBW. The US warranty document gives the TBW limits","dimensions_mm":"Height row reads 7mm. Length and width come from the 2019 datasheet","variants":"Capacity list of the page. The per-capacity speeds, part numbers and endurance come from the datasheet and warranty document below"}},{"url":"https://www.content.shi.com/cms-content/accelerator/media/pdfs/pny/pny-060223-pny-ssd-cs900-datasheet.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["model_numbers","storage_gb","form_factor","interface","seq_read_mbs","seq_write_mbs","mtbf_h","operating_temperature_c","compatible_platforms","weight_g","variants"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"PNY CS900 datasheet ver. 08-30-21, a PNY PDF mirrored by the reseller SHI. PNY Part Number rows list SSD7CS900-120-RB, -240-RB, -250-RB, -480-RB, -500-RB, -960-RB, -1TB-RB, -2TB-RB, -4TB-RB and -8TB-RB","storage_gb":"Usable Capacities (IDEMA) row lists 120GB, 240GB, 250GB, 480GB, 500GB, 960GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB and 8TB. This is the only PNY sheet with every capacity, since PNY's 2025 sheets list 250GB to 4TB","form_factor":"Form Factor row reads 2.5-inch","interface":"Interface row reads SATA-III (6 Gb/s), backwards compatible with SATA-II","seq_read_mbs":"Max sequential read per capacity: 120GB 515, 240GB and 250GB 535, 480GB and 500GB 550, 960GB and 1TB 535, 2TB 550, 4TB and 8TB 560 MB/s. Footnote on PNY's sell sheets says speeds vary with host device, settings, OS and applications. No test tool is named. Base value is the 2TB model","seq_write_mbs":"Max sequential write per capacity: 120GB 490, 240GB and 250GB 500, 480GB and 500GB 500, 960GB and 1TB 515, 2TB 530, 4TB and 8TB 540 MB/s. No test tool is named. Base value is the 2TB model","mtbf_h":"Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) 2,000,000 Hours","operating_temperature_c":"Operating Temperature 0 C ~ 70 C. Storage -40 C ~ 85 C is not stored","compatible_platforms":"Operating Systems row: Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Linux, Mac OS X, Ubuntu 14. PNY's Feb 2025 sheet adds Windows 11","weight_g":"Weight row reads 45g. The sheet gives one weight for all capacities. A 2.5 inch case weighs far more than an M.2 drive, so the peer-median warning against M.2 drives is expected","variants":"Ten capacities with their part numbers and speeds. The rows for 120GB to 1TB and 2TB to 8TB differ in speed and TBW"}},{"url":"https://www.pny.com/file%20library/company/support/product%20brochures/solid%20state%20drives/pny-ssd-cs900-sell-sheet-11-26-25.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["spec_sheet_url","gtins","model_numbers","seq_read_mbs","seq_write_mbs","mtbf_h","operating_temperature_c","warranty_years","variants"],"notes":{"spec_sheet_url":"PNY CS900 2.5-inch SATA III sell sheet ver. 11-19-25, linked from PNY's SSD support page as the current collateral. It lists 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB and 4TB","gtins":"UPC Code rows: 250GB 751492629940, 500GB 751492629957, 1TB 751492629964, 2TB 751492636023, 4TB 751492640297. The other UPCs come from reseller listings below","model_numbers":"PNY Part Number rows for 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB and 4TB, same as the 08-30-21 datasheet","seq_read_mbs":"Up to 535 MB/s (250GB), 550 (500GB), 535 (1TB), 550 (2TB), 560 (4TB). Same figures as the 08-30-21 datasheet","seq_write_mbs":"Up to 500 MB/s (250GB), 500 (500GB), 515 (1TB), 530 (2TB), 540 (4TB). Footnote: speeds vary with host, settings, configuration, OS and applications","mtbf_h":"Mean Time Before Failures (MTBF) 2,000,000 Hours","operating_temperature_c":"Operating Temperature 0 C ~ 70 C","warranty_years":"3-Year Limited Warranty or TBW. A footnote says to see PNY's website for the warranty in your region. The base term is stored from the US warranty document","variants":"Part numbers, UPCs and speeds for five capacities"}},{"url":"https://www.pny.com/file%20library/company/support/product%20brochures/solid%20state%20drives/pny-ssd-cs900-sell-sheet-.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["weight_g","dimensions_mm","compatible_platforms"],"notes":{"weight_g":"PNY CS900 sell sheet ver. 02-05-25 for 250GB to 2TB. Weight row reads 45g","dimensions_mm":"Dimensions (L x W x H) row reads 3.9 in x 2.75 in x 0.25 in, which is the rounded inch form of the 100 x 70 x 7 mm in the 2019 datasheet. The mm values are stored","compatible_platforms":"Operating Systems row: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Linux, Mac OS X, Ubuntu 14"}},{"url":"https://www.pny.com/file%20library/company/support/product%20brochures/solid%20state%20drives/solid-state-drive-warranty-v01.02.2025.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["endurance_tbw","warranty_years","variants"],"notes":{"endurance_tbw":"PNY SSD limited warranty document dated January 2025, TBW Attachment I, row 2.5 inch SATA CS900 (3 Years): 120GB 40, 240GB 100, 250GB 100, 480GB 200, 500GB 200, 960GB 450, 1TB 450, 2TB 540, 4TB 1,155 and 8TB 5,695 TB. The attachment lists a separate CS900 M.2 SATA with its own TBW. The 8TB figure is far above the trend of the smaller capacities and is stored as PNY published it. Base value is the 2TB model","warranty_years":"Duration column reads 3 Years for the 2.5 inch SATA CS900. Coverage ends at the term or at the TBW, whichever comes first. The document is in USD and names PNY's US service line","variants":"TBW per capacity"}},{"url":"https://www.pny.com/File%20Library/Commercial/PNYPRO-CS900-Datasheet-High-Performance-Web.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["dimensions_mm","variants"],"notes":{"dimensions_mm":"PNY CS900 datasheet, 2019, for 120GB to 1TB. Dimensions (L x W x H) row reads 100 x 70 x 7 mm for all capacities on that sheet","variants":"Flash type per variant: the sheet is titled CS900 TLC SOLID STATE DRIVE and covers 120GB, 240GB, 250GB, 480GB, 500GB, 960GB and 1TB, so those rows are TLC as this 2019 sheet states. PNY's later sheets (ver. 06-28-19 onward) say only 3D Flash Memory, and Next (6 January 2020) found QLC flash in a 960GB drive and quotes PNY saying it moved from TLC to QLC for supply reasons. The two sources conflict for the 960GB, so that row has no flash type. The other TLC rows follow this sheet and may not describe drives made after the change. PNY's 2021 and 2025 sheets say only 3D Flash Memory, so the flash type of the 2TB, 4TB and 8TB is not stored. Power per variant: Power Consumption (Avg.) reads 2.0W Active, 0.3W Idle. It is one active figure with no read and write split, so it is stored in both read and write for those seven rows. The 0.3W idle figure names no low-power state and is not stored"}},{"url":"https://www.tecisoft.com/products/pny-cs900-8tb-2-5-sata-internal-solid-state-drive-ssd7cs9008tbrb","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["gtins"],"notes":{"gtins":"Tecisoft listings give the UPCs of the capacities PNY's sell sheets do not: 120GB 751492597843, 240GB 751492597867, 480GB 751492597881, 960GB 751492604183 (pages for SSD7CS900-120-RB, -240-RB, -480-RB and -960-RB) and 8TB 751492642604 (this page). All pass the UPC-A check digit"}},{"url":"https://geizhals.de/1508814","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["release_date","dram_cache","variants"],"notes":{"release_date":"Geizhals lists the 480GB (SSD7CS900-480-RB) since 15 Sep 2016. The 960GB was listed on 29 Jan 2018. This first listing date is the earliest evidence found for the family. PNY published no launch release that could be found, so the month is approximate","dram_cache":"DRAM-Cache row reads nein (no). Controller row reads Phison PS3111-S11, 2 channels, embedded cache (32MB SDR). SATA has no host memory buffer, so the value is none","variants":"480GB page: 4K IOPS 89K read and 83K write, the same as the Hermitage Akihabara article. Queue depth and test tool are not stated"}},{"url":"https://www.pny.com/File%20Library/Support/PNY%20Products/Resource%20Center/Solid%20State%20Drives/PNY-Linecard-SSD.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["controller"],"notes":{"controller":"PNY SSD line card, PDF created March 2020. The CS900 2.5 inch SATA III rows (120GB to 1TB) list the controller as Phison with 3D NAND and name no controller model. The line card does not cover the 2TB, 4TB and 8TB. Geizhals also lists Phison for those capacities, so Phison is stored for the family. The Phison PS3111-S11 named by Next and Geizhals applies to the 120GB to 960GB drives and is not confirmed for the larger ones"}},{"url":"https://next.ink/3171/ssd-cs900-960-go-pny-annonce-flash-tlc-mais-utilise-qlc/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["controller","dram_cache","variants"],"notes":{"controller":"Teardown of a 240GB and a 960GB CS900 bought in late 2019: Phison PS3111-S11-13 controller, four flash packages. Next is a French tech news site","dram_cache":"Teardown says the drive has no cache chip. The S11 controller has no external DRAM and SATA has no host memory buffer, so the value is none","variants":"Article of 6 January 2020. The 240GB drive had TLC flash with an unnamed package code. The 960GB drive had Micron QLC flash (part MT29F2T08GEHAFJ4), although PNY's site and sheets said TLC. PNY told Next it used TLC at launch and moved to QLC for supply reasons, and did not say which capacities changed. The 960GB flash type is left out because of this. The TLC rows of the other capacities come from PNY's 2019 sheet"}},{"url":"https://geizhals.de/pny-cs900-120gb-ssd7cs900-120-pb-a1508809.html","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["dram_cache","variants"],"notes":{"dram_cache":"DRAM-Cache row reads nein (no) on every CS900 capacity page, with Phison PS3111-S11 and an embedded 32MB cache named as the controller. SATA has no host memory buffer, so the value is none","variants":"120GB page: 4K IOPS 86K read and 81K write. The read value is stored. The write value is left out because the 2017 Hermitage Akihabara article gives 91,000 write IOPS. Queue depth and test tool are not stated. Geizhals' 2.2W active and 170 mW idle figures differ from PNY's datasheet and are not stored"}},{"url":"https://geizhals.de/pny-cs900-240gb-ssd7cs900-240-pb-a1508812.html","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["variants"],"notes":{"variants":"240GB page: 4K IOPS 86K read and 80K write, the same as the Hermitage Akihabara article. Queue depth and test tool are not stated"}},{"url":"https://geizhals.de/pny-cs900-960gb-ssd7cs900-960-pb-a1762162.html","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["variants"],"notes":{"variants":"960GB page: 4K IOPS 89K read and 83K write, the same figures as the 480GB. Only Geizhals gives them for the 960GB. Queue depth and test tool are not stated"}},{"url":"https://www.gdm.or.jp/pressrelease/2017/0509/206272","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["variants"],"notes":{"variants":"Japanese retailer news item of 9 May 2017 on PNY's announcement of the 120GB, 240GB and 480GB (US time 8 May 2017). Random read and write IOPS: 120GB 86,000 and 91,000, 240GB 86,000 and 80,000, 480GB 89,000 and 83,000. Queue depth is not stated. Its sequential speeds, 2.5W active and 0.2W idle differ from PNY's later sheets and are not stored. The article dates the PNY announcement to May 2017, while Geizhals lists the drives from September 2016. The release date stays at the earlier Geizhals month"}},{"url":"https://pcper.com/2018/03/pny-adds-cs900-960gb-sata-ssd-to-budget-ssd-series/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["variants"],"notes":{"variants":"PC Perspective article of 18 March 2018 on the 960GB CS900 states an MSRP of $249.99. The article does not say whether the price excludes tax. It names no controller or flash"}},{"url":"https://geizhals.de/pny-cs900-2tb-ssd7cs900-2tb-rb-ssd7cs900-2tb-pb-a2430487.html","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["controller","dram_cache"],"notes":{"controller":"2TB page: Controller row reads Phison with no model. The 4TB and 8TB pages read the same. The model is not named for these capacities","dram_cache":"2TB page: DRAM-Cache row reads nein (no). SATA has no host memory buffer, so the value is none"}}],"fields_filled":19,"updated":"2026-10-21"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}