Average Bench: 78.3% (515th of 1072)

Based on 22,335 user benchmarks.  Model: SK hynix SC311 SATA 256GB

Good average bench

The SK hynix SC311 SATA 256GB averaged 21.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SK hynix SC311 SATA 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 294MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 298MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SK hynix SC311 SATA 256GB is 40.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SK hynix SC311 SATA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 225MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 358MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 22,335 samples)
Min Avg Max
328 Read 423 497
241 Write 381 466
269 Mixed 358 420
141 SusWrite 225 265
77.8% 347 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.3 4K Read 22.5 32.1
28.4 4K Write 61.3 94.1
14 4K Mixed 32.2 44.7
108% 38.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
226 DQ Read 336 362
169 DQ Write 298 351
152 DQ Mixed 294 329
227% 309 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 259 246 246 245 241 MB/s
Read 503
Write 477
Mixed 425
SusWrite 264
94% 417 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 46.6
163% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 355
DQ Mixed 330
256% 349 MB/s
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 256 249 242 249 248 MB/s
Read 406
Write 320
Mixed 359
SusWrite 252
75% 334 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 52.3
4K Mixed 32.6
101% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 328
241% 318 MB/s
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 231 258 242 239 238 MB/s
Read 425
Write 384
Mixed 366
SusWrite 254
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 51.5
4K Mixed 29.9
91% 32.8 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 314
240% 326 MB/s
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 247 238 239 171 179 MB/s
Read 448
Write 421
Mixed 386
SusWrite 235
84% 372 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 39
4K Mixed 23.9
83% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 355
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 325
248% 334 MB/s
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 233 241 237 236 238 MB/s
Read 400
Write 326
Mixed 319
SusWrite 246
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 41.1
4K Mixed 26.3
87% 29.4 MB/s
DQ Read 335
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 315
239% 322 MB/s
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 218 174 165 155 146 MB/s
Read 423
Write 363
Mixed 350
SusWrite 190
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 41.2
4K Mixed 27.3
89% 29.8 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 318
243% 328 MB/s
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 237 229 236 219 209 MB/s
Read 388
Write 369
Mixed 359
SusWrite 241
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 13.5
4K Write 26.7
4K Mixed 16.1
55% 18.8 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 205
154% 206 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,711,073 SSDs tested

Typical hynix SC311 SATA 256GB Builds (Compare 2,888 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: Dell G5 5587

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