Average Bench: 67.8% (703rd of 1072)

Based on 182 user benchmarks.  Model: SK hynix SC308 SATA

Above average average bench

The SK hynix SC308 SATA 256GB averaged 32.2% 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 Write Speed 65.2MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 277MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SK hynix SC308 SATA 256GB is 32.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the SK hynix SC308 SATA 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 196MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 222MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 182 samples)
Min Avg Max
306 Read 453 517
94.9 Write 222 255
163 Mixed 274 329
121 SusWrite 196 247
63.6% 286 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.94 4K Read 22.6 32.7
30 4K Write 65.2 109
10.7 4K Mixed 15.4 21.4
88.5% 34.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.1 DQ Read 277 366
70.2 DQ Write 202 254
11.2 DQ Mixed 48.1 185
87.8% 176 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 239 235 246 246 248 MB/s
Read 297
Write 96.6
Mixed 189
SusWrite 243
46% 206 MB/s
4K Read 9.9
4K Write 45.7
4K Mixed 9.6
52% 21.7 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 182
171% 269 MB/s
190GB free
Firmware: 30000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 180 208 207 209 211 MB/s
Read 323
Write 220
Mixed 158
SusWrite 203
50% 226 MB/s
4K Read 8.6
4K Write 8.2
4K Mixed 7.1
26% 7.97 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 223
DQ Mixed 80.1
106% 192 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,718,562 SSDs tested

Typical hynix SC308 SATA 256GB Builds (Compare 3,291 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Latitude E7470

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