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MKNSSDCL240GB-DX 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 45.8% (911th of 1072)

Based on 53 user benchmarks.  Model: MKNSSDCL240GB-DX
Poor: 31%Average: 45.8% Great: 57%

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Below average average bench

The Mushkin MKNSSDCL240GB-DX 240GB averaged 54.1% 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 Random Read Speed 20.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 57.3MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin MKNSSDCL240GB-DX 240GB is 25.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Mushkin MKNSSDCL240GB-DX 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 107MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 140MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 53 samples)
Rank 91145.8%
Min Avg Max
76.4 Read 167 261
80.8 Write 149 220
78.6 Mixed 140 211
44.4 SusWrite 107 205
31.6% 141 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.67 4K Read 20.5 26.8
28.5 4K Write 57.3 84.9
8.28 4K Mixed 20.2 30.9
87.4% 32.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.1 DQ Read 112 186
40.7 DQ Write 120 175
8.64 DQ Mixed 63.2 134
62.1% 98.4 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 504ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 197 201 198 203 200 MB/s
57.4% Above average
Read 179
Write 206
Mixed 183
SusWrite 198
43% 191 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 55.9
4K Mixed 29.6
96% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 180
DQ Mixed 126
110% 164 MB/s
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 504ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 133 132 129 129 120 MB/s
56.9% Above average
Read 181
Write 178
Mixed 146
SusWrite 131
36% 159 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 71.7
4K Mixed 30.7
112% 41.7 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 87.7
87% 138 MB/s
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 504ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 131 132 135 133 123 MB/s
56.6% Above average
Read 128
Write 195
Mixed 161
SusWrite 133
35% 154 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 72.3
4K Mixed 30.8
117% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 101
94% 144 MB/s
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 507ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 94 87 92 89 86 MB/s
54.7% Above average
Read 167
Write 97.7
Mixed 133
SusWrite 91.9
27% 122 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 80.2
4K Mixed 27.7
120% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 81.4
78% 121 MB/s
223GB free
Firmware: 504ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 98 104 103 105 106 MB/s
50.7% Above average
Read 140
Write 135
Mixed 136
SusWrite 105
29% 129 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 61.4
4K Mixed 29.7
106% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 80.3
76% 118 MB/s
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 507ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 136 142 143 133 135 MB/s
46.7% Average
Read 128
Write 182
Mixed 157
SusWrite 138
34% 151 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 47.1
4K Mixed 24.3
86% 30.4 MB/s
DQ Read 128
DQ Write 163
DQ Mixed 101
89% 131 MB/s
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 502ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 105 96 111 97 87 MB/s
34.9% Below average
Read 93.3
Write 162
Mixed 156
SusWrite 99.2
29% 128 MB/s
4K Read 16.4
4K Write 27.6
4K Mixed 19.3
64% 21.1 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 99.5
DQ Mixed 122
89% 117 MB/s
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Typical MKNSSDCL240GB-DX 240GB Builds (Compare 2,182 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK - $140

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples691x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples565x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples354x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples143x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples127x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples114x
SSD
MKNSSDCL240GB-DX 240GBMushkinBench 46%, 53 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples55x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples47x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples43x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $392

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