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Mushkin MKNSSDST480GB

Striker 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 83.5% (433rd of 1072)

Based on 239 user benchmarks.  Models: MKNSSDST480GB, MKNSSDST 480GB
Poor: 57%Average: 83.5% Great: 106%

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Very good average bench

The Mushkin Striker 480GB averaged just 16.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Mushkin Striker 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 72.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23.9MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin Striker 480GB is 48.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Mushkin Striker 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 338MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 230MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 239 samples)
Rank 43383.5%
Min Avg Max
280 Read 457 522
301 Write 434 504
204 Mixed 375 501
148 SusWrite 338 485
90.1% 401 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.7 4K Read 23.9 31.2
32.6 4K Write 72.8 108
9.95 4K Mixed 22.9 41
104% 39.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.7 DQ Read 230 355
57.7 DQ Write 228 358
9.52 DQ Mixed 63.7 185
93.3% 174 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 256 210 138 201 154 MB/s
77.3% Very good
Read 464
Write 469
Mixed 357
SusWrite 198
83% 372 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 58.9
4K Mixed 30.9
108% 38.2 MB/s
DQ Read 331
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 180
166% 257 MB/s
393GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 287 0.1 0 221 385 MB/s
70.6% Very good
Read 417
Write 406
Mixed 293
SusWrite 201
74% 329 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 62.9
4K Mixed 30.8
108% 39.1 MB/s
DQ Read 193
DQ Write 169
DQ Mixed 55.1
76% 139 MB/s
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 245 158 96 157 149 MB/s
69.8% Good
Read 242
Write 186
Mixed 324
SusWrite 170
52% 230 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 74.8
4K Mixed 32.5
116% 43.3 MB/s
DQ Read 305
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 182
174% 271 MB/s
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Typical Striker 480GB Builds (Compare 5,606 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 29%
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Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LX

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples1,403x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples1,163x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples1,071x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples374x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples366x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples301x
SSD
Striker 480GBMushkin  $200Bench 84%, 239 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples138x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples131x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples105x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $536

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