Average Bench: 68.1% (695th of 1072)

Based on 71 user benchmarks.  Model: MKNSSDS2512GB

Above average average bench

The Mushkin MKNSSDS2512GB 512GB averaged 31.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 245MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 21.4MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin MKNSSDS2512GB 512GB is 45.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Mushkin MKNSSDS2512GB 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 124MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 36.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 71 samples)
Min Avg Max
363 Read 444 485
265 Write 369 423
41.3 Mixed 340 406
67.6 SusWrite 277 420
80.2% 358 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.4 4K Read 21.4 29
13.8 4K Write 53.5 90.5
0.4 4K Mixed 18.6 26.8
84.6% 31.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
40.1 DQ Read 124 194
15.6 DQ Write 245 326
0.5 DQ Mixed 36.5 47.3
69.9% 135 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
340GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0722A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 418 429 433 431 422 MB/s
Read 490
Write 436
Mixed 394
SusWrite 428
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 80
4K Mixed 25.3
111% 43 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 40.4
93% 187 MB/s
230GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0818A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 15 213 17 18 142 MB/s
Read 507
Write 430
Mixed 429
SusWrite 100
82% 367 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 73.8
4K Mixed 27.1
117% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 44.9
86% 164 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,885,234 SSDs tested

Typical MKNSSDS2512GB 512GB Builds (Compare 5,256 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 5810

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