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MKL120GB 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 37.2% (969th of 1072)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Model: Mushkin MKNSSDCL120GB
Poor: 21%Average: 37.2% Great: 47%

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Poor average bench

The Mushkin MKL120GB 120GB averaged 62.7% 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 Write Speed 60.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 18.9MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin MKL120GB 120GB is 25.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Mushkin MKL120GB 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 89.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 105MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Rank 96937.2%
Min Avg Max
119 Read 168 207
71.5 Write 89.2 99.5
86.8 Mixed 105 117
26.6% 121 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.8 4K Read 18.9 23.9
20.7 4K Write 60.5 91.2
4.52 4K Mixed 11.3 16.7
75.2% 30.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.1 DQ Read 65.8 116
51 DQ Write 81.4 98.1
7.26 DQ Mixed 20.1 37.8
30% 55.7 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
112GB free
Firmware: 309A13F0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
47.1% Average
Read 194
Write 94.3
Mixed 117
30% 135 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 85.4
4K Mixed 16.2
100% 41.3 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 89.8
DQ Mixed 33.4
44% 78.9 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: 309A13F0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
47% Average
Read 190
Write 88.1
Mixed 105
28% 128 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 91.2
4K Mixed 13.9
102% 42.8 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 97.6
DQ Mixed 29.6
43% 81.1 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: 309A13F0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
46.8% Average
Read 206
Write 87
Mixed 110
29% 134 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 81.9
4K Mixed 16.8
99% 40.3 MB/s
DQ Read 97
DQ Write 97.6
DQ Mixed 30
41% 74.9 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: 309A13F0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
45.9% Average
Read 183
Write 95.8
Mixed 115
29% 131 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 82.8
4K Mixed 16.3
96% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 98.1
DQ Mixed 26
40% 77.1 MB/s
15GB free
Firmware: 309A13F0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
34.9% Below average
Read 207
Write 85.7
Mixed 113
30% 135 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 46.4
4K Mixed 9.87
68% 25.6 MB/s
DQ Read 22.4
DQ Write 51
DQ Mixed 37.8
28% 37 MB/s
86GB free
Firmware: 309A13F0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
33.9% Below average
Read 119
Write 99.3
Mixed 108
24% 108 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 45.7
4K Mixed 9.1
66% 24.9 MB/s
DQ Read 98.3
DQ Write 88
DQ Mixed 8.52
30% 64.9 MB/s
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 310A13F0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
30.5% Below average
Read 148
Write 99.5
Mixed 104
26% 117 MB/s
4K Read 13
4K Write 46.8
4K Mixed 8.4
55% 22.8 MB/s
DQ Read 21.6
DQ Write 89.3
DQ Mixed 8.49
20% 39.8 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,731,042 SSDs tested

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Typical MKL120GB 120GB Builds (Compare 116 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
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Motherboard: Asrock X58 Extreme3

CPU
Core i7-950Intel  $100Bench 66%, 36,389 samples31x
Core i7 930Intel  $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples24x
Xeon X5650IntelBench 70%, 13,757 samples11x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples9x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples8x
GTX 980-TiNvidia  $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples7x
SSD
MKL120GB 120GBMushkinBench 37%, 10 samples1x
RAM
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples21x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples19x
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples14x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $300

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