Mushkin MKNSSDPL500GB-D8

Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB
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Effective Speed +124% Effective Speed 124%Average Score +113% Read 338%, Write 117%, 4K Read 25%, 4K Write 52%, Mixed 85%, 4K Mixed 34%, SusWrite 141%Peak Score +191% Read 418%, Write 280%, 4K Read 59%, 4K Write 61%, Mixed 170%, 4K Mixed 59%, SusWrite 287%Value & Sentiment User Rating -11%, Market Share -∞%, Price -55%, Value 90%Nice To Haves +158% DQ Read 257%, DQ Write 200%, DQ Mixed 196%, ADQ Read 144%, ADQ Write 111%, ADQ Mixed 111%, Age 34%, AS-SSD Total 216%

Average Bench: 221% (80^th of 1072)

Based on 3,554 user benchmarks. Models: MKNSSDPL500GB-D8, NVMe MKNSSDPL500GB-D8

Poor: 148%Average: 221% Great: 322%

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Outstanding average bench

The Mushkin Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB averaged 120.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Mushkin Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 549MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,001MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB is 173%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Mushkin Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 664MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 715MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3,554 samples)

Rank 80221%

Min	Avg	Max
1,030	Read 2,001	2,625
412	Write 878	1,844
133	Mixed 664	1,141
340	SusWrite 715	1,497
235% 1,065 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
26.4	4K Read 42.8	68.3
62.4	4K Write 133	197
36.1	4K Mixed 60.5	92.8
213% 78.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
441	DQ Read 795	1,312
286	DQ Write 609	1,073
240	DQ Mixed 549	981
452% 651 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 12 days ago.

185GB free

Firmware: 42A2S8MA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 628 453 362 371 475 504 MB/s

285% Outstanding

Write 1,630

Mixed 175

SusWrite 466

266% 1,218 MB/s

4K Read 65.4

4K Write 194

4K Mixed 91.6

319% 117 MB/s

DQ Read 1309

DQ Write 1,082

DQ Mixed 474

552% 955 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

184GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 448 480 491 483 484 MB/s

187% Outstanding

Write 515

Mixed 590

SusWrite 478

199% 916 MB/s

4K Read 35.9

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 45

170% 63.6 MB/s

DQ Read 537

DQ Write 498

DQ Mixed 465

363% 500 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

165GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 396 258 320 510 438 MB/s

181% Outstanding

Write 528

Mixed 618

SusWrite 400

193% 885 MB/s

4K Read 29.4

4K Write 123

4K Mixed 46.8

170% 66.4 MB/s

DQ Read 571

DQ Write 510

DQ Mixed 426

351% 502 MB/s

USA-User, 14 days ago.

301GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 456 498 327 501 498 MB/s

169% Outstanding

Write 500

Mixed 454

SusWrite 462

186% 857 MB/s

4K Read 27.9

4K Write 76.8

4K Mixed 33.3

126% 46 MB/s

DQ Read 572

DQ Write 407

DQ Mixed 461

352% 480 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

443GB free

Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 492 489 492 478 480 MB/s

167% Outstanding

Write 482

Mixed 481

SusWrite 484

179% 823 MB/s

4K Read 26.6

4K Write 86.1

4K Mixed 36.7

133% 49.8 MB/s

DQ Read 564

DQ Write 479

DQ Mixed 459

361% 501 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

353GB free

Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 572 624 613 610 608 MB/s

154% Outstanding

Write 585

Mixed 565

SusWrite 560

132% 584 MB/s

4K Read 51

4K Write 97.6

4K Mixed 64.8

212% 71.1 MB/s

DQ Read 748

DQ Write 558

DQ Mixed 780

549% 695 MB/s

USA-User, 27 days ago.

118GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 499 493 496 499 496 495 MB/s

143% Outstanding

Write 504

Mixed 516

SusWrite 496

152% 689 MB/s

4K Read 22.6

4K Write 80.3

4K Mixed 39.5

127% 47.5 MB/s

DQ Read 568

DQ Write 497

DQ Mixed 458

364% 508 MB/s

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Typical Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB Builds (Compare 5,551 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 80%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X470-PRO - $139

CPU
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	1,947x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	435x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	403x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	285x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	283x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	247x

SSD
Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBMushkin $149Bench 221%, 3,554 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	278x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	231x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	222x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $741

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Mushkin MKNSSDPL500GB-D8

Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 221% (80^th of 1072)

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Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 221% (80th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 221% (80^th of 1072)