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MKL40GB-DX 40GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 31% (1007th of 1071)

Based on 29 user benchmarks.  Model: Mushkin MKNSSDCL40GB-DX
Poor: 15%Average: 31% Great: 43%

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Poor average bench

The Mushkin MKL40GB-DX 40GB averaged 68.9% 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 18.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 42.9MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin MKL40GB-DX 40GB is 27.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Mushkin MKL40GB-DX 40GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 45.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 50.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 29 samples)
Rank 100731%
Min Avg Max
23.3 Read 124 146
9.7 Write 50.5 65.3
53.5 Mixed 73.5 90.7
4.1 SusWrite 45.3 51.7
16.2% 73.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0 4K Read 18.1 25
0.2 4K Write 42.9 63.3
0.1 4K Mixed 14.8 26.1
69% 25.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.76 DQ Read 74.4 116
10 DQ Write 48.6 69.7
5.23 DQ Mixed 40.3 81.7
35.8% 54.5 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
12GB free
Firmware: 340A13F0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 44 44 53 52 51 MB/s
41.8% Average
Read 135
Write 59
Mixed 77.7
SusWrite 49.4
18% 80.3 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 55.8
4K Mixed 26.1
96% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 59.5
DQ Mixed 72.9
58% 82.6 MB/s
10GB free
Firmware: 13F0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 46 41 47 45 48 MB/s
40.8% Average
Read 123
Write 56.2
Mixed 76.5
SusWrite 45.6
17% 75.4 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 56.4
4K Mixed 22.8
97% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 56.5
DQ Mixed 52.5
48% 74.4 MB/s
9GB free
Firmware: 340A13F0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 49 52 53 52 53 MB/s
39.9% Below average
Read 112
Write 62
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 51.7
17% 74.7 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 51.9
4K Mixed 23.1
93% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 61.7
DQ Mixed 73.9
59% 83.6 MB/s
32GB free
Firmware: 343A13F0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 48 48 46 47 46 MB/s
37.2% Below average
Read 138
Write 65.3
Mixed 90.7
SusWrite 50
19% 86.1 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 52.8
4K Mixed 20.7
80% 30.1 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 69.7
DQ Mixed 81.7
64% 89 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,746,574 SSDs tested

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Typical MKL40GB-DX 40GB Builds (Compare 32 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock FM2A75 Pro4 - $128

CPU
A10-5800K APU (2012 D.Tr)AMD  $119Bench 50%, 18,312 samples8x
A8-5600K APUAMD  $250Bench 49%, 14,744 samples7x
Athlon II X4 750KAMD  $45Bench 51%, 5,882 samples4x
GPU
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples4x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples3x
Radeon HD 7660DAMDBench 5%, 7,665 samples2x
SSD
MKL40GB-DX 40GBMushkinBench 31%, 29 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 1x4GBKingstonBench 28%, 5,300 samples2x
F3-17000CL11-4GBSR F3-17000CL9-4GBXM F3-17000CL9-4GBXM F3-17000CL11-4GBSR 16GBUnknownBench 43%, 2 samples2x
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 9,036 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $377

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