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MKNSSDS2960GB 960GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 71.3% (648th of 1072)

Based on 63 user benchmarks.  Model: MKNSSDS2960GB
Poor: 30%Average: 71.3% Great: 98%

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Good average bench

The Mushkin MKNSSDS2960GB 960GB averaged 28.7% 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 280MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.4MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin MKNSSDS2960GB 960GB is 68.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Mushkin MKNSSDS2960GB 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 216MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 176MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 63 samples)
Rank 64871.3%
Min Avg Max
313 Read 465 517
15 Write 374 469
24.6 Mixed 338 416
14.9 SusWrite 216 449
77.9% 348 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.5 4K Read 27.4 35.7
0.1 4K Write 64.2 117
0.2 4K Mixed 22.4 36.8
104% 38 MB/s
Min Avg Max
59.4 DQ Read 176 286
22.2 DQ Write 280 347
0.4 DQ Mixed 48.9 55.7
87.4% 168 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
521GB free
Firmware: S0618A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 460 35 17 18 18 MB/s
88.5% Excellent
Read 513
Write 456
Mixed 416
SusWrite 169
87% 389 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 35.2
156% 60.1 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 51.1
94% 178 MB/s
561GB free
Firmware: S0618A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 300 18 18 18 18 MB/s
85.6% Excellent
Read 509
Write 468
Mixed 407
SusWrite 139
85% 381 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 35.2
151% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 53.7
96% 182 MB/s
536GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0408B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 442 435 282 6 6.1 MB/s
81.1% Excellent
Read 507
Write 437
Mixed 394
SusWrite 268
90% 401 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 65
4K Mixed 29.1
108% 39.2 MB/s
DQ Read 191
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 51.5
97% 188 MB/s
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0408B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 2.8 3 2.9 2.8 2.8 MB/s
76% Very good
Read 485
Write 448
Mixed 386
SusWrite 40.5
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 31.9
140% 55.3 MB/s
DQ Read 189
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 52.5
101% 196 MB/s
356GB free
Firmware: S0408B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 163 238 34 6.9 6.6 MB/s
45% Average
Read 556
Write 14.2
Mixed 21.4
SusWrite 77.1
35% 167 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.2
69% 15.1 MB/s
450GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0408B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.8 MB/s
29.7% Poor
Read 299
Write 301
Mixed 262
SusWrite 0.3
48% 216 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 28.7
4K Mixed 8.9
53% 18.3 MB/s
DQ Read 23.3
DQ Write 76.7
DQ Mixed 18.7
23% 39.6 MB/s
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Typical MKNSSDS2960GB 960GB Builds (Compare 11,619 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples3,930x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples3,553x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples1,612x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples2,192x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples986x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples935x
SSD
MKNSSDS2960GB 960GBMushkinBench 71%, 63 samples1x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples226x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples158x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples152x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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