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Chronos 240GB

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Controller: LSI Sandforce SF2281VB1-SDC. NAND Memory: INTEL Asynchronous 25NM MLC. Release date: Q3 2011.

Average Bench: 69.4% (663rd of 1058)

Based on 639 user benchmarks.  Models: MKNSSDCR240GB, MKNSSDCR 240GB, MKNSSDCR 240GB-7, MKNSSDCR240GB-7

In today's market the only thing the Mushkin Chronos has going for it is the fact that it is an SSD and as such considerably faster than a regular hard drive. Compared to other SSDs this drive is right at the bottom of the pack. Thanks to the combination of its now aged Sandforce controller and the use of Asynchronous Flash Memory, the Chronos has a real world speed of just 224 MBps. Its AS SSD total score of 487 is also the worst I have seen to date on a 240 GB SSD. To be fair this drive is over two years old which equates to around four generations in the very fast moving SSD space. There are far better value for money alternatives available. [Sep '13 SSDrivePro]

Poor: 51%Average: 69.4% Great: 86%

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Above average average bench

The Mushkin Chronos 240GB averaged 30.5% 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 149MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 80.2MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin Chronos 240GB is 35.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Mushkin Chronos 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 155MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 222MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 639 samples)
Rank 66369.4%
Min Avg Max
291 Read 340 410
140 Write 222 326
184 Mixed 239 294
60.3 SusWrite 155 251
53.3% 239 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.5 4K Read 25.6 33.8
33 4K Write 80.2 112
21.7 4K Mixed 32.9 41.2
123% 46.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
87 DQ Read 180 300
85.9 DQ Write 202 260
60 DQ Mixed 149 247
124% 177 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
652GB free
Firmware: 332ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 442 399 375 379 365 MB/s
94.5% Outstanding
Read 416
Write 478
Mixed 349
SusWrite 398
93% 410 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 75
4K Mixed 37.5
126% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 326
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 319
240% 319 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 47,107,302 SSDs tested.

 Prices

MSRP ≈ $203 @ launch in Aug '11
AmazonUS $993 years
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Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 44%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-K

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $187Bench 76%, 682,921 samples3,785x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $270Bench 84%, 980,212 samples3,117x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $297Bench 81%, 541,373 samples704x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $220Bench 54%, 782,613 samples1,543x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $390Bench 88%, 501,350 samples1,423x
RX 570AMD  $150Bench 47%, 364,096 samples1,333x
SSD
Chronos 240GBMushkin  $99Bench 69%, 639 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 83%, 43,977 samples614x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 87%, 187,165 samples547x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $68Bench 83%, 145,355 samples460x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $506

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Controller: LSI Sandforce SF2281VB1-SDC. NAND Memory: INTEL Asynchronous 25NM MLC

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The drive is reliable, and certainly faster than the Disk drive it replaced. However, I was disappointed by the ATTO benchmarks used to rate it, which of course give the illusion that this is a 500 mb + contender. My Crystalmark scores are more like 180mb range (read, less for write). I have my Steam library on this drive. My boot/OS drive is a Samsung 840 (not the pro) and it hits the 500 mb range consistently. This drive uses Asynchronous memory. For those that don't know, the tiers of memory speed are from slowest to fastest: Asynchronous, Synchronous, Toggle. —Sep '14

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