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BC511 SK hynix 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 165% (122nd of 1058)

Based on 1,219 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe BC511 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
Poor: 128%Average: 165% Great: 195%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme BC511 SK hynix 512GB averaged 64.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme BC511 SK hynix 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 590MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 721MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme BC511 SK hynix 512GB is 67.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme BC511 SK hynix 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 543MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 814MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,219 samples)
Rank 122165%
Min Avg Max
667 Read 814 1,039
592 Write 770 1,001
555 Mixed 744 1,062
337 SusWrite 543 745
161% 718 MB/s
Min Avg Max
37 4K Read 49.7 58.3
71.9 4K Write 125 170
46.5 4K Mixed 66.3 78
226% 80.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
528 DQ Read 721 815
226 DQ Write 571 767
299 DQ Mixed 590 659
457% 628 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
399GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 542 549 537 528 534 MB/s
178% Outstanding
Read 794
Write 706
Mixed 650
SusWrite 529
150% 670 MB/s
4K Read 55.6
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 76.9
263% 94.8 MB/s
DQ Read 719
DQ Write 706
DQ Mixed 637
499% 688 MB/s
239GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 591 580 536 547 559 580 MB/s
172% Outstanding
Read 752
Write 672
Mixed 646
SusWrite 565
148% 659 MB/s
4K Read 54.1
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 71.7
243% 85.6 MB/s
DQ Read 718
DQ Write 708
DQ Mixed 644
503% 690 MB/s
358GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 714 494 470 498 559 564 MB/s
168% Outstanding
Read 862
Write 910
Mixed 875
SusWrite 550
180% 799 MB/s
4K Read 53
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 69.1
233% 81.2 MB/s
DQ Read 812
DQ Write 424
DQ Mixed 645
472% 627 MB/s
219GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 462 429 416 429 392 MB/s
165% Outstanding
Read 778
Write 682
Mixed 648
SusWrite 436
143% 636 MB/s
4K Read 52.7
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 71.2
242% 85.7 MB/s
DQ Read 718
DQ Write 706
DQ Mixed 450
410% 625 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 51,173,048 SSDs tested.

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Typical BC511 SK hynix 512GB Builds (Compare 8,290 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 120%
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Desktop
Desktop 95%
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Workstation
Workstation 118%
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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-10700Intel  $391Bench 93%, 56,331 samples2,572x
Core i7-11700Intel  $285Bench 96%, 9,788 samples2,325x
Core i5-10400Intel  $150Bench 87%, 55,739 samples869x
GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $400Bench 130%, 83,511 samples1,241x
GTX 1660-TiNvidia  $280Bench 77%, 270,443 samples964x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 152%, 317,540 samples732x
SSD
BC511 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 165%, 1,219 samples606x
RAM
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,158 samples651x
HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 82%, 1,209 samples435x
4ATF1G64AZ-3G2E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 925 samples427x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $791

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