Average Bench: 61.5% (782nd of 1072)

Based on 20 user benchmarks.  Model: MKNSSDCR90GB
Poor: 43%Average: 61.5% Great: 75%

Above average average bench

The Mushkin Chronos 90GB averaged 38.4% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 109MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 77.2MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mushkin Chronos 90GB is 32.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Mushkin Chronos 90GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 99.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 114MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 20 samples)
Min Avg Max
295 Read 374 500
74.7 Write 114 133
125 Mixed 175 197
93.4 SusWrite 99.5 103
41.9% 191 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.7 4K Read 26.2 33
13 4K Write 77.2 116
8.23 4K Mixed 24.6 38.5
112% 42.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.9 DQ Read 201 252
36 DQ Write 110 125
7.4 DQ Mixed 109 167
93.6% 140 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
22GB free
Firmware: 522ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 105 103 102 102 MB/s
Read 356
Write 133
Mixed 192
SusWrite 103
43% 196 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 34.5
153% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 159
126% 178 MB/s
22GB free
Firmware: 522ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 104 101 105 102 104 MB/s
Read 373
Write 131
Mixed 181
SusWrite 102
43% 197 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 93.3
4K Mixed 32.8
138% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 164
128% 179 MB/s
42GB free
Firmware: 522ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 102 103 102 101 103 MB/s
Read 357
Write 113
Mixed 192
SusWrite 101
42% 191 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 92.2
4K Mixed 31.6
134% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 251
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 142
117% 172 MB/s
22GB free
Firmware: 522ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 97 101 102 104 100 MB/s
Read 370
Write 120
Mixed 185
SusWrite 100
43% 194 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 84.6
4K Mixed 32.1
131% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 251
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 139
114% 168 MB/s
19GB free
Firmware: 332ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 93 95 97 97 90 MB/s
Read 366
Write 90.2
Mixed 136
SusWrite 93.4
38% 171 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 13
4K Mixed 17
63% 17.5 MB/s
DQ Read 96.2
DQ Write 36
DQ Mixed 51.4
42% 61.2 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,706,640 SSDs tested

Typical Chronos 90GB Builds (Compare 470 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Latitude E5520

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $34

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