Mushkin MKNSSDRE256GB

Reactor 256GB

Reactor 256GB
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Effective Speed -23%Effective Speed -23%Average Score -28%Read 2%, Write -38%, 4K Read -38%, 4K Write -17%, Mixed -45%, 4K Mixed -34%, SusWrite -26%Peak Score -24%Read 1%, Write -31%, 4K Read -42%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed -30%, 4K Mixed -38%, SusWrite -14%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%, Price -19%, Value -95%Nice To Haves -37%DQ Read -31%, DQ Write -26%, DQ Mixed -73%, ADQ Read -29%, ADQ Write -26%, ADQ Mixed -68%, Age -13%, AS-SSD Total -26%

Average Bench: 80.3% (483^rd of 1072)

Based on 909 user benchmarks. Models: MKNSSDRE256GB, MKNSSDRE 256GB, MKNSSDRE MKNSSDRE256GB

Poor: 55%Average: 80.3% Great: 98%

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Very good average bench

The Mushkin Reactor 256GB averaged just 19.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Mushkin Reactor 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 155MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 33.5MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin Reactor 256GB is 43.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Mushkin Reactor 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 235MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 247MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 909 samples)

Rank 48380.3%

Min	Avg	Max
358	Read 468	512
241	Write 293	370
6.5	Mixed 247	325
113	SusWrite 235	341
69.2% 311 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.4	4K Read 24.8	30.3
5.2	4K Write 74.9	108
16.6	4K Mixed 33.5	42.2
120% 44.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
186	DQ Read 252	281
69.9	DQ Write 230	285
10.9	DQ Mixed 155	191
140% 212 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 11 days ago.

237GB free

Firmware: N1007C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 301 302 301 301 301 MB/s

97.4% Outstanding

Write 301

Mixed 293

SusWrite 301

78% 348 MB/s

4K Read 28.6

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 41.2

151% 57.9 MB/s

DQ Read 282

DQ Write 288

DQ Mixed 180

164% 250 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

198GB free

Firmware: N1007C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 281 281 281 280 281 MB/s

91.3% Outstanding

Write 281

Mixed 279

SusWrite 281

75% 336 MB/s

4K Read 27.3

4K Write 85.9

4K Mixed 38

136% 50.4 MB/s

DQ Read 282

DQ Write 265

DQ Mixed 177

159% 241 MB/s

USA-User, 30 days ago.

157GB free

Firmware: N1007C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 292 291 295 294 293 MB/s

87.9% Excellent

Write 294

Mixed 276

SusWrite 292

74% 330 MB/s

4K Read 23.3

4K Write 81.5

4K Mixed 37.3

126% 47.4 MB/s

DQ Read 278

DQ Write 279

DQ Mixed 179

162% 246 MB/s

USA-User, 5 days ago.

119GB free

Firmware: N1007C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 279 296 300 299 302 MB/s

86.2% Excellent

Write 302

Mixed 283

SusWrite 286

76% 339 MB/s

4K Read 23.7

4K Write 78.7

4K Mixed 33.7

121% 45.4 MB/s

DQ Read 266

DQ Write 276

DQ Mixed 183

162% 242 MB/s

USA-User, 18 days ago.

34GB free

Firmware: N1007C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 136 103 126 103 100 MB/s

59.9% Above average

Write 295

Mixed 289

SusWrite 144

68% 309 MB/s

4K Read 27.8

4K Write 5.3

4K Mixed 38.1

94% 23.7 MB/s

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Gaming 25%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 20%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper H6

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	34x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	21x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	17x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	19x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	13x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	10x

SSD
Reactor 256GBMushkin $114Bench 80%, 909 samples	5x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	8x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	6x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	6x

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Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $507

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Mushkin MKNSSDRE256GB

Reactor 256GB

Average Bench: 80.3% (483^rd of 1072)

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