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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
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Mushkin

Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
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Newegg | $143.99 | $0.562 | In Stock | $143.99 | Buy |
About This Product
The Mushkin Tempest is a 256GB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD utilizing PCIe 3.0 x4. This drive offers faster boot times and application loading compared to SATA SSDs, but its PCIe Gen 3 interface limits peak performance compared to newer Gen 4 or Gen 5 drives. It is suitable for budget-conscious users seeking an upgrade from traditional hard drives or SATA SSDs for general computing tasks.
Verdict
βGood for budget system builds or upgrading from older storage for basic use.β
Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
Sequential, random, and sustained speeds.
Sequential Read
3,100 MB/s
Sequential Write
1,400 MB/s
How long the drive lasts under sustained writes.
TBW (lifetime writes)
128 TB
Drive Writes/Day
0.46 DWPD
calculated from TBW
MTBF
1.5M hours
Warranty
3 years
Controller, NAND, and cache β what most retailers don't show you.
NAND Type
3D NAND
DRAM Cache
No
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