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MKNSSDTR500GB-3DX 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 108% (225th of 1074)

Based on 45 user benchmarks.  Model: MKNSSDTR500GB-3DX
Poor: 85%Average: 108% Great: 127%

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Outstanding average bench

The Mushkin MKNSSDTR500GB-3DX 500GB averaged 8.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Mushkin MKNSSDTR500GB-3DX 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 267MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 46.2MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin MKNSSDTR500GB-3DX 500GB is 41.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Mushkin MKNSSDTR500GB-3DX 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 404MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 422MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 45 samples)
Rank 225108%
Min Avg Max
289 Read 476 515
190 Write 431 483
223 Mixed 404 455
152 SusWrite 422 482
97.5% 433 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.6 4K Read 33 43.6
17.7 4K Write 89 118
14 4K Mixed 46.2 58.3
156% 56.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.7 DQ Read 345 388
49.6 DQ Write 317 364
40.4 DQ Mixed 267 297
218% 310 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1016ANR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 454 457 462 461 461 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 474
Mixed 441
SusWrite 455
106% 469 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 87.7
4K Mixed 49.9
162% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 363
DQ Mixed 291
239% 340 MB/s
330GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0201ANR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 453 456 470 468 470 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 468
Mixed 442
SusWrite 459
106% 469 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 83.8
4K Mixed 48.6
159% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 290
236% 336 MB/s
330GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0201ANR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 413 448 471 470 470 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 474
Mixed 414
SusWrite 412
102% 452 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 85.2
4K Mixed 48.2
166% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 291
238% 338 MB/s
339GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1016ANR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 377 418 451 449 448 MB/s
97% Outstanding
Read 400
Write 397
Mixed 349
SusWrite 397
87% 386 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 72.5
4K Mixed 39.2
132% 46.7 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 290
235% 333 MB/s
211GB free
Firmware: R1016ANR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 348 345 360 398 354 MB/s
95.1% Outstanding
Read 425
Write 319
Mixed 386
SusWrite 356
84% 372 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 62.9
4K Mixed 40.7
131% 44.5 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 284
230% 325 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,914,237 SSDs tested

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Typical MKNSSDTR500GB-3DX 500GB Builds (Compare 1,045 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 37%
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Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850) - $249

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel  $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples251x
Core i5-4670KIntel  $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples247x
Core i7-4770Intel  $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples119x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples78x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples74x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples51x
SSD
MKNSSDTR500GB-3DX 500GBMushkinBench 108%, 45 samples1x
RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples19x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples18x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples18x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $486

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