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MKNSSDCR240GB-ALT 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 53.8% (864th of 1072)

Based on 29 user benchmarks.  Model: MKNSSDCR240GB-ALT
Poor: 42%Average: 53.8% Great: 67%

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Average average bench

The Mushkin MKNSSDCR240GB-ALT 240GB averaged 46.1% 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 93.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 78.5MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin MKNSSDCR240GB-ALT 240GB is 25%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Mushkin MKNSSDCR240GB-ALT 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 130MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 151MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 29 samples)
Rank 86453.8%
Min Avg Max
96.3 Read 151 213
158 Write 184 208
125 Mixed 155 173
99.8 SusWrite 130 222
35.1% 155 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.1 4K Read 22.5 29
40.5 4K Write 78.5 112
9.87 4K Mixed 23.4 37.7
106% 41.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18 DQ Read 155 187
71.4 DQ Write 171 208
8.43 DQ Mixed 93.9 158
89.8% 140 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
223GB free
Firmware: 507ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 136 137 137 137 138 MB/s
67.8% Good
Read 118
Write 179
Mixed 169
SusWrite 140
34% 152 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 37.7
151% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 95.6
98% 159 MB/s
223GB free
Firmware: 507ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 142 137 138 137 138 MB/s
67% Good
Read 136
Write 202
Mixed 160
SusWrite 142
36% 160 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 37.5
144% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 86
95% 158 MB/s
142GB free
Firmware: 507ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 133 133 128 134 135 MB/s
61.7% Good
Read 151
Write 187
Mixed 168
SusWrite 135
36% 160 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 99.9
4K Mixed 32
133% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 180
DQ Mixed 93.1
89% 137 MB/s
56GB free
Firmware: 507ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 216 220 232 246 216 MB/s
61% Good
Read 162
Write 207
Mixed 170
SusWrite 222
43% 190 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 67
4K Mixed 27.2
107% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 178
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 112
105% 161 MB/s
223GB free
Firmware: 502ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 135 127 134 135 132 MB/s
55% Above average
Read 128
Write 181
Mixed 167
SusWrite 133
35% 153 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 66.5
4K Mixed 28.7
110% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 153
122% 170 MB/s
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 507ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 130 130 131 131 131 MB/s
48.4% Average
Read 147
Write 188
Mixed 154
SusWrite 134
35% 156 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 53.9
4K Mixed 20.5
87% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 82.5
90% 148 MB/s
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Typical MKNSSDCR240GB-ALT 240GB Builds (Compare 1,973 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples626x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples405x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples251x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples136x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples124x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples103x
SSD
MKNSSDCR240GB-ALT 240GBMushkinBench 54%, 29 samples1x
RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples50x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 50%, 27,024 samples46x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples39x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $252

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