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MKNSSDEL512GB 512GB

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Effective Speed -647%Effective Speed -647%Average Score -684%Read -855%, Write -1,150%, 4K Read -264%, 4K Write -231%, Mixed -805%, 4K Mixed -442%, SusWrite -1,039%Peak Score -800%Read -1,065%, Write -1,307%, 4K Read -449%, 4K Write -235%, Mixed -996%, 4K Mixed -637%, SusWrite -912%Value & Sentiment -1,499%User Rating -37%, Market Share -2,961%Nice To Haves -1,418%DQ Read -711%, DQ Write -462%, DQ Mixed -4,255%, ADQ Read -1,080%, ADQ Write -332%, ADQ Mixed -3,869%, Age -14%, AS-SSD Total -620%

Average Bench: 72.9% (621^st of 1080)

Based on 45 user benchmarks. Model: MKNSSDEL512GB

Poor: 55%Average: 72.9% Great: 95%

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Good average bench

The Mushkin MKNSSDEL512GB 512GB averaged 27.0% 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 291MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24.5MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin MKNSSDEL512GB 512GB is 39.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Mushkin MKNSSDEL512GB 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 37.4MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 145MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 45 samples)

Rank 62172.9%

Min	Avg	Max
269	Read 439	509
204	Write 372	457
17.9	Mixed 357	426
24.4	SusWrite 277	452
81.1% 361 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10	4K Read 24.5	35
23.3	4K Write 62.6	113
0.1	4K Mixed 20.4	29.7
96.5% 35.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
103	DQ Read 145	286
18.6	DQ Write 291	338
0.4	DQ Mixed 37.4	48.2
79.6% 158 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 1 month ago.

472GB free

Firmware: V0303B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 453 453 452 452 453 MB/s

94.8% Outstanding

Write 447

Mixed 437

SusWrite 453

104% 461 MB/s

4K Read 30.8

4K Write 70.3

4K Mixed 24.3

115% 41.8 MB/s

DQ Read 212

DQ Write 353

DQ Mixed 38.9

98% 201 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

424GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0303B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 422 419 411 408 411 MB/s

85% Excellent

Write 356

Mixed 380

SusWrite 415

90% 401 MB/s

4K Read 27.4

4K Write 56.4

4K Mixed 20.4

98% 34.7 MB/s

DQ Read 240

DQ Write 326

DQ Mixed 37.3

97% 201 MB/s

TUN-User, 1 month ago.

117GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0303B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 48 8.3 94 52 71 MB/s

76.7% Very good

Write 299

Mixed 431

SusWrite 70.8

72% 325 MB/s

4K Read 35.3

4K Write 112

4K Mixed 23.2

142% 56.7 MB/s

DQ Read 144

DQ Write 351

DQ Mixed 35.9

88% 177 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

44GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0818A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 12 5 3 106 103 MB/s

69.3% Good

Write 430

Mixed 408

SusWrite 67.2

79% 353 MB/s

4K Read 28.4

4K Write 73.7

4K Mixed 26.7

116% 42.9 MB/s

DQ Read 107

DQ Write 337

DQ Mixed 44.5

85% 163 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

75GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0818A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 18 79 136 15 66 MB/s

68.5% Good

Write 355

Mixed 359

SusWrite 77.1

70% 314 MB/s

4K Read 27.5

4K Write 80.8

4K Mixed 28.1

120% 45.5 MB/s

DQ Read 120

DQ Write 274

DQ Mixed 44.8

78% 146 MB/s

USA-User, 10 days ago.

50GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0818A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 3.8 0.8 24 176 12 MB/s

28.8% Poor

Write 302

Mixed 331

SusWrite 37.4

59% 266 MB/s

4K Read 16.4

4K Write 13.4

4K Mixed 0.4

32% 10.1 MB/s

DQ Read 76.1

DQ Write 17.7

DQ Mixed 0.4

12% 31.4 MB/s

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Typical MKNSSDEL512GB 512GB Builds (Compare 3,424 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

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Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 7%

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System: HP ProDesk 600 G1 TWR

CPU
Core i5-4570Intel $65Bench 62%, 129,272 samples	1,059x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	899x
Core i7-4790Intel $115Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	322x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	1,016x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	346x
GTX 1650Nvidia $145Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	234x

SSD
MKNSSDEL512GB 512GBMushkinBench 73%, 45 samples	1x

RAM
HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 51%, 8,612 samples	53x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples	40x
M378B5173QH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 51%, 13,591 samples	27x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $80

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Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $291	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $226	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350

Mushkin

MKNSSDEL512GB 512GB

Average Bench: 72.9% (621^st of 1080)

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Average Bench: 72.9% (621st of 1080)

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Average Bench: 72.9% (621^st of 1080)