MSI

M390 250GB

M390 250GB
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Effective Speed +109% Effective Speed 109%Average Score +131% Read 167%, Write 214%, 4K Read 54%, 4K Write 106%, Mixed 198%, 4K Mixed 48%, SusWrite 128%Peak Score +163% Read 211%, Write 250%, 4K Read 60%, 4K Write 143%, Mixed 217%, 4K Mixed 56%, SusWrite 205%Value & Sentiment -1,045%User Rating -13%, Market Share -2,078%Nice To Haves +230% DQ Read 134%, DQ Write 306%, DQ Mixed 214%, ADQ Read 129%, ADQ Write 205%, ADQ Mixed 207%, Age 457%, AS-SSD Total 189%

Average Bench: 205% (91^st of 1071)

Based on 206 user benchmarks. Model: MSI M390 250GB

Poor: 109%Average: 205% Great: 267%

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Outstanding average bench

The MSI M390 250GB averaged 105.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the MSI M390 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 800MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 882MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the MSI M390 250GB is 158%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the MSI M390 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 675MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 52.7MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 206 samples)

Rank 91205%

Min	Avg	Max
235	Read 1,219	1,575
296	Write 1,273	1,699
376	Mixed 1,070	1,341
143	SusWrite 675	1,181
238% 1,059 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.9	4K Read 52.7	68.7
64.9	4K Write 180	297
31.5	4K Mixed 66.7	90.7
260% 99.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
337	DQ Read 747	858
216	DQ Write 882	1,453
121	DQ Mixed 800	1,040
607% 810 MB/s

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

RUS-User, 5 days ago.

167GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EHFM32.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1521 1608 1632 497 228 100 MB/s

229% Outstanding

Write 1,482

Mixed 1119

SusWrite 931

271% 1,200 MB/s

4K Read 54

4K Write 174

4K Mixed 71.4

265% 99.7 MB/s

DQ Read 826

DQ Write 962

DQ Mixed 997

723% 928 MB/s

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 95%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B660 GAMING X DDR4

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel $150Bench 98%, 32,972 samples	1,043x
Core i5-12600KFIntel $210Bench 109%, 17,383 samples	338x
Core i5-12600KIntel $225Bench 109%, 57,538 samples	301x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $290Bench 100%, 301,333 samples	393x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $300Bench 128%, 394,994 samples	373x
RTX 3070Nvidia $450Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	303x

SSD
M390 250GBMSIBench 205%, 206 samples	1x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 36,835 samples	137x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $70Bench 86%, 53,237 samples	124x
Skill Intl F4-3600C18-16GVK 2x16GBGBench 107%, 2,442 samples	115x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $440

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $225	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $300	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $86
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $67	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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M390 250GB

Average Bench: 205% (91^st of 1071)

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M390 250GB

Average Bench: 205% (91st of 1071)

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