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MKNSSDE3120GB 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 73.4% (600th of 1072)

Based on 99 user benchmarks.  Model: MKNSSDE3120GB
Poor: 46%Average: 73.4% Great: 96%

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Good average bench

The Mushkin MKNSSDE3120GB 120GB averaged 26.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 107MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 31.5MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin MKNSSDE3120GB 120GB is 49.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Mushkin MKNSSDE3120GB 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 96.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 287MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 99 samples)
Rank 60073.4%
Min Avg Max
352 Read 456 499
155 Write 287 442
172 Mixed 287 397
78.3 SusWrite 96.8 105
62.6% 282 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.7 4K Read 31.5 38.5
21.7 4K Write 59.8 115
10.1 4K Mixed 28.9 54.2
116% 40.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.6 DQ Read 226 332
39.5 DQ Write 182 329
9.14 DQ Mixed 107 269
107% 172 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
99GB free
Firmware: O1126A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 67 68 68 64 70 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 411
Mixed 398
SusWrite 103
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 59.4
209% 78.2 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 260
211% 298 MB/s
97GB free
Firmware: O1126A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 67 67 67 67 67 MB/s
90.3% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 418
Mixed 383
SusWrite 105
78% 349 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 93.4
4K Mixed 46.4
159% 57.7 MB/s
DQ Read 338
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 273
221% 311 MB/s
90GB free
Firmware: O1126A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 105 68 68 62 73 MB/s
90.1% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 455
Mixed 412
SusWrite 98.6
80% 359 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 92.9
4K Mixed 47.4
162% 58.2 MB/s
DQ Read 336
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 271
221% 314 MB/s
111GB free
Firmware: O1126A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 70 68 67 67 67 MB/s
85.6% Excellent
Read 491
Write 355
Mixed 402
SusWrite 102
75% 338 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 65.9
4K Mixed 44.1
144% 48.3 MB/s
DQ Read 338
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 264
216% 308 MB/s
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Typical MKNSSDE3120GB 120GB Builds (Compare 1,131 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock H81M-HDS - $147

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples173x
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples158x
Core i5-4590Intel  $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples100x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples133x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples74x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples57x
SSD
MKNSSDE3120GB 120GBMushkinBench 73%, 99 samples1x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples89x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples23x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples23x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $297

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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