Mushkin Pilot 500Gb NVMe tech specifications
What memory type installed in Mushkin Pilot 500Gb and extra details read below on our page.
Pilot (500Gb) produced by Mushkin works on Silicon Motion SM2262 controller. The NVMe storing a data location map on Dynamic-Random Access Memory Nanya DDR3L to run a games faster. The Pilot comes equipped with Micron TLC memory. NVMe SSD also available in three capacities: 1 Tb, 120 Gb and 250 Gb.
Performance and benchmarks
Storage works on PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 expansion standard with sequential write speeds equals to 1000 Mbps, and sequential read speeds 1500 MB/s. This model has IOPS 120000 on reading and 100000 on writing operations per second.
Endurance and warranty
Manufacturer give 5 years warranty that limited by 375 TBW. As well it has 1 million hours mean time between failure.
Specs
| Category | Value |
| Capacity | 500 Gb |
| Interface | M.2 3.0 x 4 |
| Controller | Silicon Motion SM2262 |
| Memory type | Micron TLC |
| DRAM | Nanya DDR3L |
| Read speed (Mb/s) | 1500 |
| Write speed (Mb/s) | 1000 |
| Read IOPS | 120000 |
| Write IOPS | 100000 |
| Endurance (TBW) | 375 |
| MTBF (million hours) | 1 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Conclusion
Pilot (500Gb) produced by Mushkin use PCIe 3.0 that is undoubtedly slower than PCIe 4. The write speed is 1000 Mb/s, that is slower than has most of rivals. The Internal SSD has endurance 375 TBW, that is quite well against closest competitors. On balance, Mushkin Pilot 500Gb has more cons and we highly do not advise to spend money for it.
+ Pros
- Endurance
- Cons
- Slow writing speed
- PCIe 3.0
- Capacity
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