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MKNSSDTS256GB-D8 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 164% (137th of 1072)

Based on 101 user benchmarks.  Model: MKNSSDTS256GB-D8
Poor: 71%Average: 164% Great: 229%

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Outstanding average bench

The Mushkin MKNSSDTS256GB-D8 256GB averaged 64.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Mushkin MKNSSDTS256GB-D8 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 174MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 546MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin MKNSSDTS256GB-D8 256GB is 158%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Mushkin MKNSSDTS256GB-D8 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 631MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 454MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 101 samples)
Rank 137164%
Min Avg Max
465 Read 1,100 1,385
255 Write 1,032 1,372
286 Mixed 923 1,215
123 SusWrite 631 907
207% 922 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.4 4K Read 53.2 64.6
31.8 4K Write 111 207
20.7 4K Mixed 46.1 68.4
198% 70 MB/s
Min Avg Max
110 DQ Read 454 789
96.9 DQ Write 546 1,053
92.1 DQ Mixed 174 218
222% 391 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
207GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.R.0.O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1192 1252 1243 483 259 256 MB/s
202% Outstanding
Read 1,309
Write 1,288
Mixed 1,203
SusWrite 781
258% 1,145 MB/s
4K Read 59.3
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 63.7
244% 87 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 854
DQ Mixed 160
252% 465 MB/s
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.0.0.1G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1169 1147 1176 245 365 195 MB/s
195% Outstanding
Read 1,302
Write 1,217
Mixed 1,128
SusWrite 716
245% 1,091 MB/s
4K Read 52.7
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 61.5
229% 82.1 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 904
DQ Mixed 192
276% 493 MB/s
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.0.0.E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 809 566 263 262 269 269 MB/s
168% Outstanding
Read 736
Write 271
Mixed 928
SusWrite 406
131% 585 MB/s
4K Read 63.7
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 68.4
273% 99.8 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 990
DQ Mixed 169
278% 515 MB/s
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.0.0.1G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1193 1176 1229 637 207 207 MB/s
160% Outstanding
Read 1,054
Write 1,016
Mixed 1,024
SusWrite 775
218% 967 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 41.9
166% 60.5 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 513
DQ Mixed 185
213% 361 MB/s
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.0.0.1G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 263 254 249 264 255 MB/s
93.1% Outstanding
Read 741
Write 269
Mixed 285
SusWrite 257
85% 388 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 27
132% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 110
DQ Write 267
DQ Mixed 129
115% 168 MB/s
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.0.0.1G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 53 121 107 93 72 MB/s
89.2% Excellent
Read 750
Write 305
Mixed 342
SusWrite 115
83% 378 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 46.9
4K Mixed 36.1
120% 38.3 MB/s
DQ Read 511
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 131
150% 267 MB/s
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Typical MKNSSDTS256GB-D8 256GB Builds (Compare 1,928 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asrock B450M/ac

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples610x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples273x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples261x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples286x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples247x
RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 100%, 319,148 samples169x
SSD
MKNSSDTS256GB-D8 256GBMushkinBench 164%, 101 samples1x
RAM
CL16-18-18 D4-3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 40,300 samples203x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples181x
7EH64AA# 2x8GBUnknownBench 86%, 1,823 samples87x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $407

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