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NVMe SK hynix 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 186% (112th of 1072)

Based on 2,374 user benchmarks.  Model: PC400 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
Poor: 112%Average: 186% Great: 248%

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Outstanding average bench

The Pc400 NVMe SK hynix 512GB averaged 86.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Pc400 NVMe SK hynix 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 524MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 893MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Pc400 NVMe SK hynix 512GB is 135%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Pc400 NVMe SK hynix 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 99.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 38.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,374 samples)
Rank 112186%
Min Avg Max
601 Read 1,268 1,624
327 Write 981 1,337
445 Mixed 759 925
232 SusWrite 816 1,305
214% 956 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.1 4K Read 38.2 48.2
43.6 4K Write 99.4 145
27.8 4K Mixed 51.7 66.7
177% 63.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
284 DQ Read 893 1136
121 DQ Write 507 650
155 DQ Mixed 524 634
437% 641 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
436GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40001E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1262 1260 1275 1301 1302 1303 MB/s
210% Outstanding
Read 1,433
Write 1,291
Mixed 845
SusWrite 1,284
272% 1,213 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 84.9
4K Mixed 49.3
165% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 622
DQ Write 407
DQ Mixed 475
365% 501 MB/s
437GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40001E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1242 1258 1281 1289 1297 1298 MB/s
205% Outstanding
Read 1,387
Write 1293
Mixed 855
SusWrite 1,277
270% 1,203 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 82.1
4K Mixed 46.7
157% 54.8 MB/s
DQ Read 619
DQ Write 404
DQ Mixed 468
361% 497 MB/s
227GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40001E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 744 775 872 771 799 791 MB/s
197% Outstanding
Read 1,570
Write 1,163
Mixed 883
SusWrite 792
246% 1,102 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 94.1
4K Mixed 54.5
168% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 892
DQ Write 607
DQ Mixed 613
494% 704 MB/s
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40001E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 882 833 763 695 643 591 MB/s
177% Outstanding
Read 1,283
Write 874
Mixed 820
SusWrite 735
207% 928 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 92.1
4K Mixed 48.6
160% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 795
DQ Write 590
DQ Mixed 594
471% 660 MB/s
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40001E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 625 528 533 515 283 408 MB/s
129% Outstanding
Read 976
Write 655
Mixed 726
SusWrite 482
159% 710 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 49.9
4K Mixed 37.2
122% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 706
DQ Write 297
DQ Mixed 453
348% 485 MB/s
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40002E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 165 174 160 160 160 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 1,190
Write 205
Mixed 309
SusWrite 162
101% 467 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 75
4K Mixed 13.4
104% 39.9 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 103
137% 250 MB/s
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Gaming 92%
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Desktop 92%
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Workstation
Workstation 83%
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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples2,851x
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples1,383x
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples768x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,294x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples1,037x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples663x
SSD
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc400Bench 186%, 2,374 samples1x
RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples551x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples548x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,858 samples491x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $600

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