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Mushkin MKNSSDEC512GB

ECO2 SMI 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 79.6% (490th of 1072)

Based on 1,273 user benchmarks.  Models: MKNSSDEC512GB, MKNSSDEC 512GB
Poor: 51%Average: 79.6% Great: 97%

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Good average bench

The Mushkin ECO2 SMI 512GB averaged 20.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Mushkin ECO2 SMI 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 157MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 32.8MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin ECO2 SMI 512GB is 46.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Mushkin ECO2 SMI 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 241MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 249MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,273 samples)
Rank 49079.6%
Min Avg Max
378 Read 469 511
223 Write 275 399
12.2 Mixed 249 323
141 SusWrite 241 351
68.7% 309 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.1 4K Read 24.9 29.7
4.9 4K Write 72.3 110
8.88 4K Mixed 32.8 42.6
118% 43.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
137 DQ Read 249 281
66.8 DQ Write 220 285
28.6 DQ Mixed 157 193
139% 209 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
268GB free
Firmware: N1007C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 290 290 299 300 300 MB/s
94.1% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 300
Mixed 284
SusWrite 295
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 90.9
4K Mixed 39.5
141% 52.8 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 158
153% 242 MB/s
457GB free
Firmware: N1007C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 224 222 223 222 220 MB/s
89.2% Excellent
Read 512
Write 223
Mixed 236
SusWrite 222
66% 299 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 99.3
4K Mixed 38.5
143% 54.9 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 170
149% 224 MB/s
30GB free
Firmware: O1026A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 351 294 106 107 98 MB/s
87.1% Excellent
Read 498
Write 431
Mixed 336
SusWrite 197
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 77
4K Mixed 41.8
141% 49.9 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 204
166% 236 MB/s
351GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1007C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 233 233 233 233 233 MB/s
84.1% Excellent
Read 502
Write 234
Mixed 236
SusWrite 233
67% 301 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 82.8
4K Mixed 33.4
126% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 232
DQ Mixed 170
151% 226 MB/s
477GB free
Firmware: N1007C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 268 268 267 268 267 MB/s
75.9% Very good
Read 375
Write 268
Mixed 242
SusWrite 268
64% 288 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 62.5
4K Mixed 33.5
114% 40.5 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 155
128% 186 MB/s
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1007C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 268 164 28 25 48 MB/s
53% Above average
Read 431
Write 271
Mixed 275
SusWrite 132
62% 277 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 36.5
83% 20.6 MB/s
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Gaming 25%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation 20%
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Motherboard: Dell PowerEdge T110 II

CPU
Xeon E3-1220 V2Intel  $305Bench 69%, 3,748 samples21x
Xeon E31220Intel  $305Bench 68%, 2,507 samples16x
Xeon E3-1240 V2Intel  $345Bench 71%, 4,997 samples9x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples7x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples5x
Radeon HD 5400ATIBench 1%, 10,400 samples4x
SSD
ECO2 SMI 512GBMushkin  $80Bench 80%, 1,273 samples1x
RAM
HMT41GU7AFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 55%, 367 samples6x
M391B5773CH0-CH9 4x2GBUnknownBench 41%, 28 samples3x
M391B1G73QH0-YK0 1x8GBUnknownBench 33%, 27 samples3x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $444

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