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MKNSSDS21TB 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 80.3% (481st of 1072)

Based on 283 user benchmarks.  Model: MKNSSDS21TB
Poor: 43%Average: 80.3% Great: 104%

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Very good average bench

The Mushkin MKNSSDS21TB 1TB averaged just 19.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Mushkin MKNSSDS21TB 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 78.4MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 274MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin MKNSSDS21TB 1TB is 61.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Mushkin MKNSSDS21TB 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 145MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 301MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 283 samples)
Rank 48180.3%
Min Avg Max
349 Read 466 516
310 Write 399 453
43.2 Mixed 365 426
43.8 SusWrite 301 450
85.9% 383 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.8 4K Read 26.6 33.7
14.9 4K Write 78.4 117
0.4 4K Mixed 25.1 34.2
114% 43.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
99.4 DQ Read 145 260
18.6 DQ Write 274 346
0.4 DQ Mixed 49 55.4
82.7% 156 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
673GB free
Firmware: U1119B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 449 469 416 338 340 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 383
Write 468
Mixed 392
SusWrite 410
94% 413 MB/s
4K Read 44.2
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 61.3
203% 71.4 MB/s
DQ Read 392
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 163
181% 306 MB/s
92GB free
Firmware: T0818A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 119 11 57 436 445 MB/s
87.4% Excellent
Read 504
Write 448
Mixed 430
SusWrite 249
92% 408 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 29.6
140% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 47.5
88% 167 MB/s
895GB free
Firmware: V0303B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 417 426 430 427 427 MB/s
85.4% Excellent
Read 497
Write 426
Mixed 420
SusWrite 418
99% 440 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 59.7
4K Mixed 21.3
100% 35.9 MB/s
DQ Read 131
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 37.1
84% 166 MB/s
515GB free
Firmware: T0818A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 363 393 392 403 388 MB/s
83.2% Excellent
Read 484
Write 382
Mixed 390
SusWrite 368
91% 406 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 56.2
4K Mixed 25.9
98% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 191
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 50.5
96% 186 MB/s
378GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0818A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 399 416 67 18 14 MB/s
80.3% Excellent
Read 489
Write 423
Mixed 385
SusWrite 220
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 88.1
4K Mixed 28.5
124% 47.9 MB/s
DQ Read 106
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 47.4
87% 163 MB/s
134GB free
Firmware: V0303B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 209 73 5.7 5.7 23 MB/s
76% Very good
Read 515
Write 440
Mixed 434
SusWrite 128
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 92
4K Mixed 24.3
127% 49.1 MB/s
DQ Read 128
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 36.8
83% 164 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 30%
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Desktop
Desktop 73%
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Workstation
Workstation 40%
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System: HP Z840 Workstation

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v41stBench 66%, 1,252 samples132x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v31stBench 63%, 2,624 samples117x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v41stBench 72%, 529 samples99x
GPU
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples150x
Quadro K4200Nvidia  $820Bench 21%, 7,330 samples103x
Quadro K2200Nvidia  $440Bench 16%, 13,860 samples94x
SSD
MKNSSDS21TB 1TBMushkinBench 80%, 283 samples1x
RAM
M393A2K40BB1-CRC 8x16GBSamsungBench 113%, 218 samples43x
M393A2G40DB0-CPB 8x16GBSamsungBench 112%, 591 samples39x
M393A1G40DB0-CPB 4x8GBSamsungBench 93%, 970 samples39x
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