Mushkin MKNSSDPL1TB-D8

Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB

Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
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Effective Speed +168% Effective Speed 168%Average Score +167% Read 346%, Write 230%, 4K Read 40%, 4K Write 56%, Mixed 143%, 4K Mixed 54%, SusWrite 298%Peak Score +200% Read 406%, Write 320%, 4K Read 48%, 4K Write 59%, Mixed 172%, 4K Mixed 59%, SusWrite 336%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%, Price -53%, Value 292%Nice To Haves +187% DQ Read 244%, DQ Write 208%, DQ Mixed 242%, ADQ Read 176%, ADQ Write 179%, ADQ Mixed 196%, Age 38%, AS-SSD Total 213%

Average Bench: 264% (49^th of 1072)

Based on 676 user benchmarks. Model: MKNSSDPL1TB-D8

Poor: 158%Average: 264% Great: 340%

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Outstanding average bench

The Mushkin Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB averaged 164.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Mushkin Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 769MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,040MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB is 181%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Mushkin Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 872MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 137MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 676 samples)

Rank 49264%

Min	Avg	Max
1,040	Read 2,040	2,563
640	Write 1,337	2,037
179	Mixed 872	1,150
478	SusWrite 1,179	1,689
302% 1,357 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
25.1	4K Read 48.1	63.4
69.3	4K Write 137	195
38.1	4K Mixed 69.2	92.5
234% 84.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
409	DQ Read 900	1,261
160	DQ Write 806	1,102
178	DQ Mixed 769	1,133
600% 825 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 1 month ago.

574GB free

Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1394 1411 1406 1406 1424 1403 MB/s

303% Outstanding

Write 1,417

Mixed 1,072

SusWrite 1,407

336% 1,505 MB/s

4K Read 60.3

4K Write 157

4K Mixed 86.4

285% 101 MB/s

DQ Read 1,122

DQ Write 840

DQ Mixed 1,112

796% 1,024 MB/s

USA-User, 7 days ago.

842GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 788 767 784 796 815 814 MB/s

224% Outstanding

Write 830

Mixed 766

SusWrite 794

248% 1,126 MB/s

4K Read 31.5

4K Write 146

4K Mixed 60.1

202% 79 MB/s

DQ Read 472

DQ Write 799

DQ Mixed 511

423% 594 MB/s

SAU-User, 15 days ago.

406GB free

Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 803 789 797 748 779 790 MB/s

211% Outstanding

Write 804

Mixed 738

SusWrite 784

236% 1,068 MB/s

4K Read 29.8

4K Write 154

4K Mixed 47.2

187% 76.9 MB/s

DQ Read 457

DQ Write 823

DQ Mixed 544

440% 608 MB/s

ZAF-User, 2 months ago.

149GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 738 737 740 728 769 715 MB/s

198% Outstanding

Write 800

Mixed 712

SusWrite 738

238% 1,080 MB/s

4K Read 25.8

4K Write 95.6

4K Mixed 43

145% 54.8 MB/s

DQ Read 460

DQ Write 662

DQ Mixed 540

414% 554 MB/s

USA-User, 2 month ago.

384GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 771 623 796 838 836 830 MB/s

188% Outstanding

Write 751

Mixed 681

SusWrite 782

231% 1,048 MB/s

4K Read 22.8

4K Write 87.4

4K Mixed 36.6

128% 48.9 MB/s

DQ Read 474

DQ Write 487

DQ Mixed 507

374% 489 MB/s

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Typical Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB Builds (Compare 7,861 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 152%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 150%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) - $499

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,735x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,523x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	528x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,463x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	580x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	554x

SSD
Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBMushkin $144Bench 264%, 676 samples	1x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	414x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	320x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	266x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,607

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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 MKNSSDPL1TB-D8

Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB

Average Bench: 264% (49^th of 1072)

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Outstanding average bench

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Terrible consistency

Weaknesses

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) - $499

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Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB

Average Bench: 264% (49th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 264% (49^th of 1072)