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MKNSSDRW960GB 960GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 76.3% (547th of 1072)

Based on 140 user benchmarks.  Model: MKNSSDRW960GB
Poor: 38%Average: 76.3% Great: 101%

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Good average bench

The Mushkin MKNSSDRW960GB 960GB averaged 23.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Mushkin MKNSSDRW960GB 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 71.2MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin MKNSSDRW960GB 960GB is 63.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Mushkin MKNSSDRW960GB 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 156MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 42.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 140 samples)
Rank 54776.3%
Min Avg Max
370 Read 479 515
276 Write 399 455
19 Mixed 350 415
46.1 SusWrite 269 449
83.8% 374 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.1 4K Read 26.1 32.8
8.92 4K Write 71.2 114
0.4 4K Mixed 23.9 34.4
108% 40.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
110 DQ Read 156 211
11.4 DQ Write 232 347
0.4 DQ Mixed 42.1 54.3
74.5% 143 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
232GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0408B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 56 6 6.4 6.3 6.4 MB/s
78.3% Very good
Read 514
Write 448
Mixed 411
SusWrite 90.8
82% 366 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 94.3
4K Mixed 32.2
133% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 51.7
100% 195 MB/s
132GB free
Firmware: S1231A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 4.5 4.8 351 428 430 MB/s
76.7% Very good
Read 386
Write 388
Mixed 376
SusWrite 204
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 28.7
135% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 131
DQ Write 249
DQ Mixed 0.4
54% 127 MB/s
211GB free
Firmware: S0408B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 398 414 416 321 6.3 MB/s
67.7% Good
Read 483
Write 411
Mixed 382
SusWrite 315
89% 398 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 22.1
4K Mixed 16
59% 18.5 MB/s
DQ Read 201
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 51.2
95% 185 MB/s
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1231A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.9 7.2 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 MB/s
66.8% Good
Read 505
Write 413
Mixed 402
SusWrite 7.1
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 90.1
4K Mixed 30.3
125% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 179
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 0.4
51% 123 MB/s
447GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0408B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 4.2 4.6 4.1 24 407 MB/s
35% Below average
Read 489
Write 393
Mixed 380
SusWrite 74.7
74% 334 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 0.4
41% 10.2 MB/s
245GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0408B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.7 MB/s
22.4% Poor
Read 456
Write 426
Mixed 9
SusWrite 3.7
49% 224 MB/s
4K Read 7.7
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 0.3
15% 4.37 MB/s
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Gaming 127%
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Desktop 88%
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Workstation 128%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-P

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples1,593x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples1,201x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples902x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples699x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples491x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples470x
SSD
MKNSSDRW960GB 960GBMushkinBench 76%, 140 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples286x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples222x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples161x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $650

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