Mushkin Pilot is a new series of SSD storage units, based on the M.2 format and compatible with the NVMe protocol, which provides a very compact and high-speed storage medium. We review all the features offered by these new SSDs.
Mushkin Pilot, new M.2 SSD series with TLC memory
Mushkin Pilot is a new series of SSD drives that are built using 3D NAND TLC memory, which allows you to offer 120GB, 250GB, 500GB and 1TB versions, for a more affordable price than MLC memory based. Next to this memory is a controller signed by Silicon Motion. All this under a PCI Express 3.0 x4 interface, which offers a bandwidth of 4000 MB/s, more than enough to ensure the proper functioning of all NVMe SSD.
With these features, Mushkin Pilot is able to offer a sequential transfer rate of up to 2710 MB/s for reading and up to 1755MB/s for writing, with a random performance of 4K with a maximum of 335,000 IOPS for reading and 280,000 IOPS for writing. A very high performance, but one that is somewhat far from what the higher-end NVMe SSDs are capable of, is still far above what an SSD based on the SATA III 6 GB/s interface can offer.
The entire Mushkin Pilot series will be backed by a 3-year warranty and will be available soon. Unfortunately, the manufacturer did not disclose any details regarding the price, so we will have to wait a little longer to know their prices and whether they are worth it compared to other solutions on the market.