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MKNSSDAL8TB-D8 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 300% (30th of 1072)

Based on 29 user benchmarks.  Model: MKNSSDAL8TB-D8
Poor: 172%Average: 300% Great: 354%

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Outstanding average bench

The Mushkin MKNSSDAL8TB-D8 8TB averaged 200.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Mushkin MKNSSDAL8TB-D8 8TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,096MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 2,112MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin MKNSSDAL8TB-D8 8TB is 182%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Mushkin MKNSSDAL8TB-D8 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 42.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,188MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 29 samples)
Rank 30300%
Min Avg Max
317 Read 1,188 1,471
658 Write 2,079 2,438
262 Mixed 1,389 1,658
1,052 SusWrite 2,112 2,493
385% 1,692 MB/s
Min Avg Max
4.1 4K Read 42.6 59.7
44.6 4K Write 162 288
8.1 4K Mixed 72 97.6
243% 92.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
432 DQ Read 1,258 2,029
51.1 DQ Write 927 1,701
93.1 DQ Mixed 1,096 1,873
818% 1,094 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5.5TB free
Firmware: ECFM53.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2141 2186 2177 2182 2183 2199 MB/s
333% Outstanding
Read 1,184
Write 2003
Mixed 1,402
SusWrite 2,178
385% 1,692 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 204
4K Mixed 80.3
272% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,710
DQ Write 1,357
DQ Mixed 1,538
1,150% 1,535 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: ECFM53.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2358 2395 2386 2379 1963 365 MB/s
314% Outstanding
Read 1,400
Write 2311
Mixed 1,609
SusWrite 1,974
414% 1,824 MB/s
4K Read 47.6
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 80.8
266% 99.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,370
DQ Write 1,090
DQ Mixed 1,213
912% 1,224 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: ECFM53.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1909 1935 1914 1777 1934 1368 MB/s
259% Outstanding
Read 1288
Write 1,837
Mixed 1,374
SusWrite 1,806
358% 1,576 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 61.8
203% 74 MB/s
DQ Read 1,061
DQ Write 457
DQ Mixed 1,005
680% 841 MB/s
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Gaming 105%
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Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 133%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

CPU
Core i9-10980XEIntel  $1,100Bench 84%, 4,959 samples45x
Core i9-9900XIntel  $590Bench 84%, 3,521 samples28x
Core i7-7820XIntel  $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples26x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples31x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples24x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples23x
SSD
MKNSSDAL8TB-D8 8TBMushkinBench 300%, 29 samples1x
RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples59x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples50x
8x8GBUnknownBench 94%, 4,255 samples31x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $1,585

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