Average Bench: 200% (97th of 1072)

Based on 39 user benchmarks.  Model: Skhynix PC601 NVMe 512GB
Poor: 177%Average: 200% Great: 216%

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Outstanding average bench

The Skhynix PC601 NVMe 512GB averaged 99.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Skhynix PC601 NVMe 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 813MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,023MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Skhynix PC601 NVMe 512GB is 39%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Skhynix PC601 NVMe 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 36.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 761MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 39 samples)
Min Avg Max
643 Read 1,343 1,627
55.8 Write 1,369 2,002
331 Mixed 865 1,510
505 SusWrite 761 1,796
243% 1,085 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.9 4K Read 36.2 54.3
16.8 4K Write 150 166
38.1 4K Mixed 48 77.8
196% 78 MB/s
Min Avg Max
824 DQ Read 1,023 1,119
517 DQ Write 779 872
619 DQ Mixed 813 993
632% 872 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
381GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80000C10 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 834 703 710 695 687 696 MB/s
Read 1,632
Write 1,563
Mixed 1,616
SusWrite 721
311% 1,383 MB/s
4K Read 56.2
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 79.2
271% 98.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,033
DQ Write 814
DQ Mixed 759
613% 869 MB/s
382GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80000C10 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 886 692 716 702 711 714 MB/s
Read 1613
Write 1,688
Mixed 1,592
SusWrite 737
316% 1,407 MB/s
4K Read 56.4
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 77.1
270% 98.5 MB/s
DQ Read 911
DQ Write 813
DQ Mixed 973
699% 899 MB/s
372GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80000C10 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 958 675 683 675 677 683 MB/s
Read 1,433
Write 950
Mixed 1,458
SusWrite 725
256% 1,142 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 56.8
222% 84.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,099
DQ Write 832
DQ Mixed 935
707% 955 MB/s
374GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80000C10 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1068 696 688 684 614 684 MB/s
Read 1,352
Write 1,290
Mixed 634
SusWrite 739
224% 1,004 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 51.2
198% 80.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,054
DQ Write 840
DQ Mixed 773
626% 889 MB/s
382GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80000C10 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 804 725 796 808 787 875 MB/s
Read 1,194
Write 213
Mixed 627
SusWrite 799
157% 708 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 42.6
193% 79.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,014
DQ Write 815
DQ Mixed 810
635% 880 MB/s
370GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80000C10 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 857 506 690 691 605 651 MB/s
Read 1,360
Write 1,791
Mixed 592
SusWrite 667
247% 1,102 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 43.5
186% 77.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,032
DQ Write 754
DQ Mixed 802
624% 863 MB/s
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80000C10 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 529 469 525 443 513 549 MB/s
Read 1,306
Write 1,816
Mixed 1,388
SusWrite 505
283% 1,254 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 53.2
210% 79.2 MB/s
DQ Read 883
DQ Write 517
DQ Mixed 619
483% 673 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,876,145 SSDs tested

Typical PC601 NVMe 512GB Builds (Compare 629 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 48%
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Desktop
Desktop 73%
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Workstation
Workstation 48%
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System: HP Z6 G4 Workstation

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