Mushkin MKNSSDPL250GB-D8

Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB

Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB
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Effective Speed +74% Effective Speed 74%Average Score +66% Read 221%, Write 32%, 4K Read 32%, 4K Write 51%, Mixed 47%, 4K Mixed 29%, SusWrite 48%Peak Score +136% Read 394%, Write 123%, 4K Read 49%, 4K Write 51%, Mixed 126%, 4K Mixed 52%, SusWrite 159%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%, Price 56%, Value 73%Nice To Haves +85% DQ Read 121%, DQ Write 179%, DQ Mixed 71%, ADQ Read 49%, ADQ Write 55%, ADQ Mixed 33%, Age 35%, AS-SSD Total 137%

Average Bench: 172% (130^th of 1072)

Based on 1,241 user benchmarks. Model: MKNSSDPL250GB-D8

Poor: 118%Average: 172% Great: 254%

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Outstanding average bench

The Mushkin Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB averaged 71.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Mushkin Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 347MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,470MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB is 137%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Mushkin Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 438MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 527MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,241 samples)

Rank 130172%

Min	Avg	Max
1,079	Read 1,470	2,504
218	Write 535	1,080
134	Mixed 527	958
181	SusWrite 438	1,001
163% 742 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
27.8	4K Read 45.2	64.2
55	4K Write 132	185
31	4K Mixed 58.3	88.7
213% 78.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
296	DQ Read 485	811
176	DQ Write 447	1,001
164	DQ Mixed 347	565
293% 426 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 1 month ago.

119GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 42A2S8MA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 262 262 267 265 266 MB/s

191% Outstanding

Write 1091

Mixed 1,103

SusWrite 295

276% 1,259 MB/s

4K Read 43.8

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 45.8

179% 63.7 MB/s

DQ Read 326

DQ Write 439

DQ Mixed 479

335% 415 MB/s

SAU-User, 2 months ago.

42GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 42A2S8MA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 233 187 129 150 128 MB/s

168% Outstanding

Write 293

Mixed 458

SusWrite 176

157% 729 MB/s

4K Read 31.9

4K Write 159

4K Mixed 57.1

206% 82.8 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 256

DQ Mixed 141

153% 259 MB/s

USA-User, 21 days ago.

153GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 260 262 262 260 250 MB/s

146% Outstanding

Write 268

Mixed 413

SusWrite 260

125% 575 MB/s

4K Read 34

4K Write 160

4K Mixed 52.4

204% 82.3 MB/s

DQ Read 345

DQ Write 268

DQ Mixed 254

204% 289 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

73GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 234 236 244 243 241 MB/s

143% Outstanding

Write 235

Mixed 372

SusWrite 240

117% 539 MB/s

4K Read 35.3

4K Write 147

4K Mixed 56.3

204% 79.7 MB/s

DQ Read 353

DQ Write 245

DQ Mixed 251

200% 283 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

30GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 74 143 96 108 108 MB/s

140% Outstanding

Write 255

Mixed 391

SusWrite 126

114% 529 MB/s

4K Read 40.3

4K Write 162

4K Mixed 52.6

214% 85.1 MB/s

DQ Read 336

DQ Write 251

DQ Mixed 215

182% 268 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 month ago.

38GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 260 254 210 257 262 MB/s

131% Outstanding

Write 254

Mixed 405

SusWrite 249

117% 538 MB/s

4K Read 34.7

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 46.8

170% 63.6 MB/s

DQ Read 331

DQ Write 266

DQ Mixed 260

205% 286 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

74GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 245 247 248 245 252 MB/s

113% Outstanding

Write 241

Mixed 336

SusWrite 247

105% 483 MB/s

4K Read 24.2

4K Write 89.1

4K Mixed 36.9

131% 50.1 MB/s

DQ Read 346

DQ Write 251

DQ Mixed 247

198% 281 MB/s

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 129%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C37) - $179

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,931x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,531x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,293x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	764x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	620x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	596x

SSD
Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBMushkin $60Bench 172%, 1,241 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	429x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	268x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	231x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $984

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Mushkin MKNSSDPL250GB-D8

Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB

Average Bench: 172% (130^th of 1072)

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Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB

Average Bench: 172% (130th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 172% (130^th of 1072)