Average Bench: 146% (160th of 1072)

Based on 223 user benchmarks.  Model: MKNSSDHT500GB-D8

Outstanding average bench

The Mushkin MKNSSDHT500GB-D8 500GB averaged 45.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Mushkin MKNSSDHT500GB-D8 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 232MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,489MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin MKNSSDHT500GB-D8 500GB is 103%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Mushkin MKNSSDHT500GB-D8 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 18.3MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 400MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 223 samples)
Min Avg Max
862 Read 1,489 1,655
35.5 Write 655 896
65.3 Mixed 591 842
68.3 SusWrite 400 822
173% 784 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.3 4K Read 48 55.5
24.1 4K Write 106 187
5.42 4K Mixed 18.3 26.6
152% 57.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
242 DQ Read 371 438
35.2 DQ Write 473 825
49.9 DQ Mixed 232 343
228% 359 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0709E0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 311 90 782 726 735 MB/s
Read 3671
Write 18.6
Mixed 31.6
SusWrite 496
222% 1,054 MB/s
4K Read 72.1
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 7
119% 26.7 MB/s
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1111A0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 464 177 213 544 1366 MB/s
Read 1,501
Write 98.5
Mixed 349
SusWrite 487
132% 609 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 231
4K Mixed 26.1
223% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 744
DQ Write 645
DQ Mixed 155
264% 515 MB/s
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0709E0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 807 789 810 818 48 200 MB/s
Read 1,590
Write 806
Mixed 798
SusWrite 579
209% 943 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 24.8
154% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 797
DQ Mixed 332
324% 498 MB/s
229GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0709E0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 250 237 581 38 387 MB/s
Read 1,581
Write 820
Mixed 810
SusWrite 259
191% 868 MB/s
4K Read 49.7
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 11.9
154% 60.4 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 38.4
DQ Mixed 58
77% 150 MB/s
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0709E0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 164 216 20 13 108 MB/s
Read 2,210
Write 36
Mixed 55
SusWrite 90.9
125% 598 MB/s
4K Read 53.7
4K Write 30
4K Mixed 3.1
101% 28.9 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 8.5
DQ Mixed 13.3
53% 130 MB/s
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0709E0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 34 302 34 214 68 MB/s
Read 1,581
Write 599
Mixed 82.5
SusWrite 132
129% 599 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 30.5
4K Mixed 7.2
96% 28.1 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 34.9
DQ Mixed 61.5
81% 157 MB/s
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0709E0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 16 17 306 20 15 MB/s
Read 1,593
Write 334
Mixed 70
SusWrite 67
110% 516 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 30.1
4K Mixed 7.1
94% 27.5 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 36.7
DQ Mixed 57.2
79% 155 MB/s
178GB free
Firmware: T0709E0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 25 26 16 350 37 MB/s
Read 1,387
Write 85
Mixed 23.9
SusWrite 79.1
83% 394 MB/s
4K Read 46.7
4K Write 12.2
4K Mixed 2.8
81% 20.6 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 11.7
DQ Mixed 20.4
58% 134 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,659,756 SSDs tested

Typical MKNSSDHT500GB-D8 500GB Builds (Compare 1,048 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
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Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision 7540

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