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Mushkin MKNSSDE3480GB

ECO3 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 83.8% (424th of 1072)

Based on 2,300 user benchmarks.  Models: MKNSSDE3480GB, MKNSSDE3 480GB
Poor: 61%Average: 83.8% Great: 101%

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Very good average bench

The Mushkin ECO3 480GB averaged just 16.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Mushkin ECO3 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 217MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 42.7MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin ECO3 480GB is 39.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Mushkin ECO3 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 144MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 342MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,300 samples)
Rank 42483.8%
Min Avg Max
339 Read 458 509
120 Write 383 462
141 Mixed 342 394
118 SusWrite 144 159
74.2% 332 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.6 4K Read 30.4 37.5
37.4 4K Write 79.6 112
28.5 4K Mixed 42.7 54
143% 50.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
207 DQ Read 282 356
82.1 DQ Write 265 337
55 DQ Mixed 217 261
179% 255 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
110GB free
Firmware: O1126A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 78 113 80 111 96 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 469
Mixed 385
SusWrite 155
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 57.1
196% 72.7 MB/s
DQ Read 285
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 256
204% 283 MB/s
177GB free
Firmware: O1126A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 78 114 78 115 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 463
Mixed 385
SusWrite 155
84% 376 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 56.4
192% 71 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 252
201% 279 MB/s
392GB free
Firmware: O1126A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 136 96 94 78 113 MB/s
89.7% Excellent
Read 453
Write 380
Mixed 356
SusWrite 154
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 93.8
4K Mixed 43.4
154% 56.5 MB/s
DQ Read 338
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 257
211% 302 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 68%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples6,619x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples3,671x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples1,044x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples2,165x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1,381x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,247x
SSD
ECO3 480GBMushkin  $155Bench 84%, 2,300 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples806x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples565x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples559x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $805

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(Lifespan=15 months) Was using in Orico SATA3 to USB3 enclosure (orico 2588us3) for HD video editing with a gaming laptop with 2 internal SSDs. This was the drive for the source video. IT worked reasonably for about 15 months. Yesterday it began to malfunction for a few seconds while the laptop was rendering video output. This resulted in the appearance of a default image and no sound for several seconds in the output. Before regenerating the output, I decided to copying 6 additional MP4s to the Mushkin ssd. It died in the middle of this transfer, causing the computer to be difficult to reboot. luckily I only had a couple of video files on it that weren't backed up.

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