Mushkin

MKNSSDAT240GB-DX 240GB

MKNSSDAT240GB-DX 240GB
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Effective Speed -62%Effective Speed -62%Average Score -76%Read -6%, Write -134%, 4K Read -50%, 4K Write -38%, Mixed -60%, 4K Mixed -147%, SusWrite -99%Peak Score -47%Read 0%, Write -96%, 4K Read -33%, 4K Write -12%, Mixed -44%, 4K Mixed -57%, SusWrite -87%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -90%DQ Read -45%, DQ Write -46%, DQ Mixed -56%, ADQ Read -133%, ADQ Write -89%, ADQ Mixed -278%, Age -33%, AS-SSD Total -40%

Average Bench: 60.7% (797^th of 1071)

Based on 135 user benchmarks. Models: MKNSSDAT240GB-DX, MKNSSDAT 240GB-DX

Poor: 46%Average: 60.7% Great: 76%

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Above average average bench

The Mushkin MKNSSDAT240GB-DX 240GB averaged 39.2% 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 22.9MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 63.4MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin MKNSSDAT240GB-DX 240GB is 30.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Mushkin MKNSSDAT240GB-DX 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 149MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 173MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 135 samples)

Rank 79760.7%

Min	Avg	Max
311	Read 430	507
126	Write 173	248
171	Mixed 224	294
85.3	SusWrite 149	207
53.9% 244 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.5	4K Read 22.9	32.4
31.4	4K Write 63.4	109
8.68	4K Mixed 18.2	37.2
91.7% 34.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.8	DQ Read 140	253
55.9	DQ Write 153	246
8.58	DQ Mixed 68.9	213
73.3% 121 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 11 days ago.

123GB free

Firmware: 507ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 143 143 142 146 143 MB/s

65.4% Good

Write 168

Mixed 204

SusWrite 144

51% 232 MB/s

4K Read 25.2

4K Write 52.3

4K Mixed 29.5

104% 35.7 MB/s

DQ Read 194

DQ Write 165

DQ Mixed 124

108% 161 MB/s

USA-User, 13 months ago.

184GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 504ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 135 134 136 135 132 MB/s

63% Good

Write 165

Mixed 215

SusWrite 136

49% 221 MB/s

4K Read 25

4K Write 50

4K Mixed 30

103% 35 MB/s

DQ Read 195

DQ Write 167

DQ Mixed 130

112% 164 MB/s

TUR-User, 13 months ago.

22GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 580ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 100 109 121 119 97 MB/s

62% Good

Write 152

Mixed 175

SusWrite 110

45% 203 MB/s

4K Read 21.1

4K Write 64

4K Mixed 31.8

107% 39 MB/s

DQ Read 151

DQ Write 158

DQ Mixed 121

100% 143 MB/s

USA-User, 7 months ago.

223GB free

Firmware: 504ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 138 138 135 140 141 MB/s

61.4% Good

Write 168

Mixed 202

SusWrite 140

50% 224 MB/s

4K Read 23

4K Write 45.3

4K Mixed 27.8

94% 32 MB/s

DQ Read 194

DQ Write 166

DQ Mixed 127

110% 162 MB/s

USA-User, 13 months ago.

182GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 504ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 139 133 139 140 126 MB/s

57.8% Above average

Write 155

Mixed 208

SusWrite 136

48% 214 MB/s

4K Read 22.8

4K Write 46.8

4K Mixed 26

93% 31.9 MB/s

DQ Read 131

DQ Write 164

DQ Mixed 122

99% 139 MB/s

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 56%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Monster TULPAR T7

CPU
Core i7-4710MQIntel $50Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	54x
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	6x
Core i7-4900MQIntel $110Bench 68%, 5,651 samples	4x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	35x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	18x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	7x

SSD
MKNSSDAT240GB-DX 240GBMushkinBench 61%, 135 samples	4x

RAM
2x8GBGKH800SO51208-1600Bench 54%, 664 samples	22x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	15x
1x8GBGKH800SO51208-1600Bench 29%, 1,721 samples	6x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $50

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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MKNSSDAT240GB-DX 240GB

Average Bench: 60.7% (797^th of 1071)

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