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NVMe SK hynix 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 237% (66th of 1072)

Based on 539 user benchmarks.  Model: PC711 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
Poor: 129%Average: 237% Great: 329%

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Outstanding average bench

The Pc711 NVMe SK hynix 256GB averaged 137.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Pc711 NVMe SK hynix 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 833MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,165MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Pc711 NVMe SK hynix 256GB is 200%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Pc711 NVMe SK hynix 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 567MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 135MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 539 samples)
Rank 66237%
Min Avg Max
925 Read 2,165 2,879
512 Write 1,647 2,203
455 Mixed 1,181 1,611
286 SusWrite 567 762
309% 1,390 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.2 4K Read 58 77.4
54.8 4K Write 135 222
33.7 4K Mixed 73 107
253% 88.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
326 DQ Read 1,026 1,607
169 DQ Write 685 1,267
262 DQ Mixed 833 1,378
628% 848 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41001131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 50 50 52 52 52 MB/s
474% Outstanding
Read 5,270
Write 53.2
Mixed 108
SusWrite 50.9
285% 1,370 MB/s
4K Read 642
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 6.6
982% 217 MB/s
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41001131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1445 940 472 453 443 424 MB/s
236% Outstanding
Read 2,164
Write 1,607
Mixed 1,188
SusWrite 696
314% 1,414 MB/s
4K Read 56.5
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 72.9
240% 81.6 MB/s
DQ Read 875
DQ Write 561
DQ Mixed 692
523% 710 MB/s
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41001131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 572 500 502 502 504 501 MB/s
236% Outstanding
Read 2,462
Write 2,017
Mixed 1,146
SusWrite 514
341% 1,535 MB/s
4K Read 52.4
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 74.7
257% 94.2 MB/s
DQ Read 475
DQ Write 688
DQ Mixed 320
315% 495 MB/s
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41001131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 581 486 487 485 486 486 MB/s
235% Outstanding
Read 2,150
Write 1905
Mixed 1,438
SusWrite 502
334% 1,499 MB/s
4K Read 51.8
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 71.6
258% 96.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,067
DQ Write 657
DQ Mixed 881
651% 868 MB/s
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41001131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 835 927 555 427 429 432 MB/s
225% Outstanding
Read 1,993
Write 1438
Mixed 1,199
SusWrite 601
291% 1,308 MB/s
4K Read 65.2
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 81.4
275% 94.3 MB/s
DQ Read 704
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 562
405% 531 MB/s
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Typical NVMe SK hynix 256GB Builds (Compare 1,245 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 16%
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Desktop
Desktop 92%
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Workstation 16%
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System: Dell Precision 3650 Tower

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel  $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples277x
Core i7-11700KIntel  $270Bench 101%, 65,651 samples141x
Core i9-11900KIntel  $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples128x
GPU
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples146x
Quadro RTX 4000NvidiaBench 98%, 9,173 samples110x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples95x
SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc711Bench 237%, 539 samples1x
RAM
HMAA2GU6CJR8N-XN 2x16GBUnknownBench 83%, 802 samples148x
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,864 samples104x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples93x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $217

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