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MKNSSDTR256GB-3DL 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 53.6% (866th of 1072)

Based on 121 user benchmarks.  Model: MKNSSDTR256GB-3DL
Poor: 34%Average: 53.6% Great: 78%

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Average average bench

The Mushkin MKNSSDTR256GB-3DL 256GB averaged 46.3% 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 Random Read Speed 25.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 483MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin MKNSSDTR256GB-3DL 256GB is 43.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Mushkin MKNSSDTR256GB-3DL 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 18.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 7.06MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 121 samples)
Rank 86653.6%
Min Avg Max
437 Read 483 511
236 Write 365 445
11.1 Mixed 254 423
69.6 SusWrite 127 399
68.3% 307 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.8 4K Read 25.4 34.5
4.1 4K Write 40 108
0.31 4K Mixed 7.06 28.4
68.7% 24.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.1 DQ Read 148 249
6.98 DQ Write 135 338
0.4 DQ Mixed 18.7 50.8
47.7% 101 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0915A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 188 98 133 130 131 MB/s
66.6% Good
Read 467
Write 383
Mixed 344
SusWrite 179
77% 343 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 81.6
4K Mixed 15.7
98% 40.1 MB/s
DQ Read 83.4
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 20
64% 132 MB/s
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0518BS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 62 123 57 57 60 MB/s
59.6% Above average
Read 444
Write 385
Mixed 366
SusWrite 79.1
71% 318 MB/s
4K Read 20
4K Write 45.7
4K Mixed 30.3
93% 32 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 127
106% 156 MB/s
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0816C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 11 66 44 56 38 MB/s
46.6% Average
Read 505
Write 436
Mixed 27.8
SusWrite 99.8
59% 267 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 16.2
4K Mixed 1
57% 16.1 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 9.5
DQ Mixed 30
43% 86.6 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,636,994 SSDs tested

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Typical MKNSSDTR256GB-3DL 256GB Builds (Compare 294 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 105%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 89%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A58)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples210x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples26x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples20x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples50x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples43x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples20x
SSD
MKNSSDTR256GB-3DL 256GBMushkinBench 54%, 121 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples13x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $161Bench 85%, 35,811 samples8x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples6x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $792

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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