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MKNSSDPL2TB-D8 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 286% (34th of 1072)

Based on 197 user benchmarks.  Model: MKNSSDPL2TB-D8
Poor: 166%Average: 286% Great: 382%

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Outstanding average bench

The Mushkin MKNSSDPL2TB-D8 2TB averaged 185.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Mushkin MKNSSDPL2TB-D8 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 760MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,124MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin MKNSSDPL2TB-D8 2TB is 216%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Mushkin MKNSSDPL2TB-D8 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 736MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 138MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 197 samples)
Rank 34286%
Min Avg Max
1,089 Read 2,124 2,668
645 Write 1,552 2,372
122 Mixed 736 1,619
525 SusWrite 1,305 2,113
318% 1,429 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27 4K Read 54.1 65.8
61.8 4K Write 138 193
32 4K Mixed 74.4 94
250% 88.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
626 DQ Read 1,076 1,324
300 DQ Write 887 1,309
287 DQ Mixed 760 1,123
630% 908 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
473GB free
Firmware: SVN163
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1396 1395 1414 1179 1384 981 MB/s
296% Outstanding
Read 2,135
Write 1,439
Mixed 1011
SusWrite 1,291
328% 1,469 MB/s
4K Read 54.4
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 80.8
275% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,097
DQ Write 999
DQ Mixed 1,059
791% 1,052 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: SVN163
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1144 1274 1281 1275 1263 1277 MB/s
282% Outstanding
Read 1,396
Write 1,248
Mixed 931
SusWrite 1,252
271% 1,207 MB/s
4K Read 65.2
4K Write 217
4K Mixed 101
343% 128 MB/s
DQ Read 1,106
DQ Write 842
DQ Mixed 1,038
759% 995 MB/s
361GB free
Firmware: 42A2S8MA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1901 1171 1180 1178 726 343 MB/s
243% Outstanding
Read 1,981
Write 1,283
Mixed 1060
SusWrite 1,083
301% 1,352 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 51.7
189% 76.1 MB/s
DQ Read 835
DQ Write 917
DQ Mixed 677
564% 810 MB/s
828GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42A2S8MA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 888 928 957 953 955 MB/s
218% Outstanding
Read 1,456
Write 1,334
Mixed 128
SusWrite 819
208% 934 MB/s
4K Read 55.7
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 74.3
247% 86 MB/s
DQ Read 645
DQ Write 837
DQ Mixed 464
428% 649 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN163
SusWrite @10s intervals: 588 508 782 695 716 755 MB/s
173% Outstanding
Read 1272
Write 816
Mixed 651
SusWrite 674
190% 853 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 51.5
176% 69.9 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 792
DQ Mixed 536
423% 572 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 114%
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Desktop
Desktop 100%
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Workstation
Workstation 105%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-P - $106

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples5,485x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples3,176x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples2,796x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples2,098x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,156x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples1,086x
SSD
MKNSSDPL2TB-D8 2TBMushkinBench 286%, 197 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples671x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples438x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples412x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 117% - Outstanding Total price: $621

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Excellent

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great mixed IO at a good price. Sure not as much as 970 Evo 2TB but it's almost half the cost

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