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MKNSSDHL120GB-D8 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 120% (191st of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Model: MKNSSDHL120GB-D8
Poor: 56%Average: 120% Great: 159%

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Outstanding average bench

The Mushkin MKNSSDHL120GB-D8 120GB averaged 19.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Mushkin MKNSSDHL120GB-D8 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 228MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,268MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin MKNSSDHL120GB-D8 120GB is 103%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Mushkin MKNSSDHL120GB-D8 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 174MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 22.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Rank 191120%
Min Avg Max
325 Read 1,268 1,727
48.3 Write 396 534
56.9 Mixed 440 642
73.3 SusWrite 174 306
124% 569 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.6 4K Read 41.2 55.4
9.7 4K Write 103 205
5.8 4K Mixed 22.1 40.6
145% 55.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
103 DQ Read 382 413
39.2 DQ Write 346 525
9.4 DQ Mixed 228 365
208% 319 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0614B0G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 89 265 320 230 73 MB/s
150% Outstanding
Read 1,663
Write 502
Mixed 446
SusWrite 207
153% 704 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 95.8
4K Mixed 38.9
168% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 404
DQ Write 514
DQ Mixed 360
299% 426 MB/s
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0614B0G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 94 69 72 69 214 MB/s
144% Outstanding
Read 1500
Write 498
Mixed 644
SusWrite 107
150% 687 MB/s
4K Read 53.5
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 40.9
210% 79.8 MB/s
DQ Read 407
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 67
126% 254 MB/s
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0614B0G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 93 112 84 145 215 MB/s
140% Outstanding
Read 1,442
Write 414
Mixed 531
SusWrite 125
137% 628 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 41.7
192% 73.2 MB/s
DQ Read 412
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 66.8
136% 276 MB/s
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1111A0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 214 146 178 169 103 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 1467
Write 482
Mixed 308
SusWrite 152
131% 602 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 29.6
4K Mixed 18.9
96% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 402
DQ Write 492
DQ Mixed 307
270% 400 MB/s
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Gaming 4%
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Desktop 53%
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System: Acer Aspire A315-42

CPU
Ryzen 5 3500UAMDBench 48%, 78,189 samples218x
Ryzen 3 3200UAMDBench 41%, 21,522 samples168x
Ryzen 7 3700UAMDBench 49%, 23,686 samples110x
GPU
Radeon Vega 8 GraphicsAMDBench 10%, 115,953 samples218x
Radeon Vega 3 GraphicsAMDBench 5%, 27,821 samples209x
Radeon RX Vega 10 GraphicsAMDBench 10%, 37,264 samples110x
SSD
MKNSSDHL120GB-D8 120GBMushkinBench 120%, 50 samples1x
RAM
4ATF51264HZ-3G2J1 1x4GBMicronBench 35%, 7,475 samples57x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples55x
HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 1x8GBHynixBench 40%, 48,644 samples44x
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