SK

hynix SC300 2.5 256GB

hynix SC300 2.5 256GB
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Effective Speed -23%Effective Speed -23%Average Score -30%Read 5%, Write -28%, 4K Read -44%, 4K Write -24%, Mixed 0%, 4K Mixed -106%, SusWrite -14%Peak Score -19%Read 4%, Write -25%, 4K Read -36%, 4K Write -18%, Mixed 5%, 4K Mixed -56%, SusWrite -7%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -40%DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -6%, DQ Mixed -20%, ADQ Read -22%, ADQ Write -15%, ADQ Mixed -253%, Age -3%, AS-SSD Total -5%

Average Bench: 79.8% (488^th of 1072)

Based on 40 user benchmarks. Model: SK hynix SC300 2.5

Poor: 46%Average: 79.8% Great: 96%

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Good average bench

The SK hynix SC300 2.5 256GB averaged 20.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SK hynix SC300 2.5 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 251MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 70.4MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SK hynix SC300 2.5 256GB is 49.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SK hynix SC300 2.5 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 259MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 316MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 40 samples)

Rank 48879.8%

Min	Avg	Max
225	Read 481	525
123	Write 316	389
198	Mixed 360	443
93.5	SusWrite 259	361
79.1% 354 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.2	4K Read 23.9	31.5
17.1	4K Write 70.4	104
8.03	4K Mixed 21.9	37.4
102% 38.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.4	DQ Read 268	380
18.1	DQ Write 251	337
8.41	DQ Mixed 73.8	276
106% 197 MB/s

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 4 years ago.

133GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2010

SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 289 286 275 291 285 MB/s

95.1% Outstanding

Write 388

Mixed 313

SusWrite 290

83% 369 MB/s

4K Read 29.1

4K Write 98.1

4K Mixed 37.4

144% 54.9 MB/s

DQ Read 345

DQ Write 280

DQ Mixed 266

212% 297 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

47GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2010

SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 92 58 63 117 58 MB/s

72.2% Very good

Write 180

Mixed 307

SusWrite 93.5

48% 214 MB/s

4K Read 27.4

4K Write 99.5

4K Mixed 33.4

137% 53.4 MB/s

DQ Read 350

DQ Write 277

DQ Mixed 27.9

99% 218 MB/s

CZE-User, 3 years ago.

92GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2010

SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 157 168 170 185 268 MB/s

63.3% Good

Write 123

Mixed 329

SusWrite 184

48% 215 MB/s

4K Read 24.9

4K Write 70.9

4K Mixed 31.7

116% 42.5 MB/s

DQ Read 90.4

DQ Write 236

DQ Mixed 121

104% 149 MB/s

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Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 3620

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	841x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	529x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	266x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	326x
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples	247x
Quadro M2000NvidiaBench 21%, 5,678 samples	205x

SSD
hynix SC300 2.5 256GBSKBench 80%, 40 samples	1x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 2,345 samples	206x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples	175x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 714 samples	125x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $180

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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hynix SC300 2.5 256GB

Average Bench: 79.8% (488^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 79.8% (488th of 1072)

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