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Mushkin MKNSSDRE256GB

Reactor 256GB

Reactor 256GB
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Effective Speed -579%Effective Speed -579%Average Score -772%Read -795%, Write -1,494%, 4K Read -254%, 4K Write -177%, Mixed -1,210%, 4K Mixed -230%, SusWrite -1,246%Peak Score -925%Read -1,060%, Write -1,640%, 4K Read -522%, 4K Write -250%, Mixed -1,341%, 4K Mixed -416%, SusWrite -1,243%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%, Price 63%, Value -2,282%Nice To Haves -667%DQ Read -726%, DQ Write -566%, DQ Mixed -999%, ADQ Read -579%, ADQ Write -446%, ADQ Mixed -857%, Age -481%, AS-SSD Total -684%

Average Bench: 80.3% (491^st of 1080)

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

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

Popular builds with this SSD

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 49180.3%

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

Bench

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

CAN-User, 1 month ago.

58GB free

Firmware: O0821D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 230 286 290 289 289 MB/s

88.5% Excellent

Write 278

Mixed 260

SusWrite 278

72% 325 MB/s

4K Read 25.4

4K Write 81.9

4K Mixed 36.6

129% 48 MB/s

DQ Read 274

DQ Write 279

DQ Mixed 178

161% 244 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

189GB free

Firmware: N1007C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 302 303 304 304 302 MB/s

87.8% Excellent

Write 304

Mixed 291

SusWrite 303

78% 349 MB/s

4K Read 24.5

4K Write 71.8

4K Mixed 34.1

119% 43.5 MB/s

DQ Read 280

DQ Write 285

DQ Mixed 184

165% 250 MB/s

USA-User, 25 days ago.

59GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N1007C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 301 232 244 233 242 MB/s

83.9% Excellent

Write 303

Mixed 293

SusWrite 259

76% 340 MB/s

4K Read 24.2

4K Write 65.8

4K Mixed 33.3

114% 41.1 MB/s

DQ Read 280

DQ Write 280

DQ Mixed 185

165% 249 MB/s

USA-User, 5 days ago.

93GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N1007C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 224 180 180 177 178 MB/s

83.9% Excellent

Write 300

Mixed 7.2

SusWrite 205

55% 251 MB/s

4K Read 25.4

4K Write 78.5

4K Mixed 36.1

126% 46.7 MB/s

DQ Read 280

DQ Write 280

DQ Mixed 183

164% 248 MB/s

CAN-User, 2 months ago.

52GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N1007C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 172 148 158 143 125 MB/s

61.4% Good

Write 289

Mixed 284

SusWrite 172

69% 311 MB/s

4K Read 25.9

4K Write 72.6

4K Mixed 3

82% 33.8 MB/s

DQ Read 216

DQ Write 180

DQ Mixed 152

126% 183 MB/s

USA-User, 29 days ago.

82GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N1007C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 210 230 203 185 182 MB/s

57.3% Above average

Write 297

Mixed 277

SusWrite 217

65% 291 MB/s

4K Read 20

4K Write 55.3

4K Mixed 2

62% 25.8 MB/s

DQ Read 273

DQ Write 282

DQ Mixed 184

164% 246 MB/s

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Gaming 25%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 20%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper H6

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	36x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	24x
Core i7-4790Intel $104Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	18x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	19x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	15x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	11x

SSD
Reactor 256GBMushkin $114Bench 80%, 909 samples	6x

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 $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $285	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $125
Intel Core i5-12600K $155	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
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Mushkin MKNSSDRE256GB

Reactor 256GB

Average Bench: 80.3% (491^st of 1080)

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Reactor 256GB

Average Bench: 80.3% (491st of 1080)

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Average Bench: 80.3% (491^st of 1080)