TEST: Mushkin Pilot-E 500GB M.2 SSDPilot-E

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test.
The the M.2 NVMe SSD Pilot-E with 500GB (MKNSSDPE500GB-D8) from Mushkin was tested.


Technical data
Manufacturer Mushkin
Type MKNSSDPE500GB-D8
Storage capacity 500 GB (466 GiB)
Read speed 3500 MB/s
Write speed 2300 MB/s
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Form factor M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM Cache ✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 350 Terabyte
Controller Silicon Motion SM2262EN
Price 71 USD (= 0,14 $ / GB)
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Score
4093
Price/GB
0,14 $
Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
51 %
Write speed
54 %

*) Test result evaluated according to AS SSD Score within the same size.

AS SSD Benchmark 2.0

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. Here, a total score of 4093 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: Mushkin Pilot-E 500GB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
3036,81 MB/s
2157,49 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
63,44 MB/s
156,67 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
1272,29 MB/s
1273,54 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0,024 ms
0,120 ms
Score
1639
1646
Total score
4093

Copy Performance Test

A common everyday situation is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using Windows Copy command (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of 04.10.2021 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Mushkin Pilot-E 500GB
AS SSD Kopier-Benchmark Transferrate: Dauer:
ISO
two large files
1763,21 MB/s
1,30 s
Program
many small files
1265,08 MB/s
5,56 s
Game
small and large files
1972,64 MB/s
3,50 s

Compression Performance Test

Here, the write as well as read speed (according to the manufacturer 3500 MB/s and 2300 MB/s) the Mushkin SSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data.

AS SSD TEST: Mushkin Pilot-E 500GB

CrystalDiskMark 7.0 Benchmark


Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark TEST: Mushkin Pilot-E 500GB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3530,20
2204,57
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2985,21
2255,61
RND4K
Q32T16
1357,98
1411,78
RND4K
Q1T1
67,82
176,24

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IPOS] Write [IPOS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3.366,70
2.102,40
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2.846,90
2.151,10
RND4K
Q32T16
331.539,00
344.673,00
RND4K
Q1T1
16.558,30
43.027,30

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2.374,22
3.798,80
SEQ1M
Q1T1
351,04
464,53
RND4K
Q32T16
1.542,74
1.484,18
RND4K
Q1T1
60,27
23,12

ATTO Disk Benchmark 4

Here a 256 MB file is written several times to the Mushkin M.2 SSD. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster they can usually be written and read.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Mushkin Pilot-E 500GB

HD Tune Pro 5.75 Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the Mushkin M.2 SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The determined access time and burst rate are also displayed.

HD Tune TEST: Mushkin Pilot-E 500GB

HD Tune Endurance test

A long-term test was performed here to fully utilize the memory. You can see when a cache is full and the write performance decreases.

HD Tune Dauertest TEST: Mushkin Pilot-E 500GB

SSD-Z 16 Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Mushkin M.2 SSD here. is written. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better.

SSD-Z TEST: Mushkin Pilot-E 500GB

Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.