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MKNSSDSR500GB-D8 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 58.7% (815th of 1072)

Based on 150 user benchmarks.  Model: MKNSSDSR500GB-D8
Poor: 31%Average: 58.7% Great: 93%

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Average average bench

The Mushkin MKNSSDSR500GB-D8 500GB averaged 41.2% 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 Random Read Speed 22.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 475MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin MKNSSDSR500GB-D8 500GB is 61.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Mushkin MKNSSDSR500GB-D8 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 19.8MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 197MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 150 samples)
Rank 81558.7%
Min Avg Max
380 Read 475 509
272 Write 392 444
9.59 Mixed 259 416
77.6 SusWrite 197 431
73.8% 331 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.9 4K Read 22.8 29.2
2.62 4K Write 48 110
0.3 4K Mixed 12.2 27
75.5% 27.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
69.5 DQ Read 139 211
8.97 DQ Write 174 345
0.2 DQ Mixed 19.8 45.5
53% 111 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
453GB free
Firmware: R0327B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 442 432 432 437 440 MB/s
88.3% Excellent
Read 478
Write 429
Mixed 373
SusWrite 437
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 76.7
4K Mixed 23
109% 41.7 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 37.3
82% 164 MB/s
397GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0522A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 412 421 428 428 429 MB/s
87.2% Excellent
Read 504
Write 418
Mixed 394
SusWrite 424
98% 435 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 77.8
4K Mixed 23.3
109% 42 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 32.6
71% 141 MB/s
431GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0522A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 357 376 354 363 352 MB/s
73.8% Very good
Read 414
Write 365
Mixed 342
SusWrite 360
83% 370 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 57.6
4K Mixed 18.4
87% 32.6 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 33.4
76% 150 MB/s
252GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0522A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 32 103 204 9.7 49 MB/s
70.9% Very good
Read 484
Write 406
Mixed 386
SusWrite 129
78% 351 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 87.1
4K Mixed 23.1
114% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 32.2
78% 156 MB/s
376GB free
Firmware: T0722A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 344 352 351 363 362 MB/s
61.4% Good
Read 358
Write 314
Mixed 260
SusWrite 355
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 29.7
4K Mixed 13.8
62% 20.7 MB/s
DQ Read 121
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 32.1
60% 116 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,706,948 SSDs tested

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Typical MKNSSDSR500GB-D8 500GB Builds (Compare 8,943 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asrock B450M Pro4 - $79

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples1,917x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples605x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples720x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples499x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples473x
SSD
MKNSSDSR500GB-D8 500GBMushkinBench 59%, 150 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples592x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples491x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples356x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $404

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