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hynix SC308 SATA 256GB

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Effective Speed -688%Effective Speed -688%Average Score -960%Read -958%, Write -1,879%, 4K Read -289%, 4K Write -234%, Mixed -1,542%, 4K Mixed -450%, SusWrite -1,371%Peak Score -1,252%Read -1,189%, Write -2,385%, 4K Read -482%, 4K Write -286%, Mixed -2,038%, 4K Mixed -667%, SusWrite -1,717%Value & Sentiment -2,646%User Rating -37%, Market Share -5,256%Nice To Haves -604%DQ Read -512%, DQ Write -630%, DQ Mixed -1,005%, ADQ Read -412%, ADQ Write -450%, ADQ Mixed -789%, Age -419%, AS-SSD Total -615%

Average Bench: 69.2% (691^st of 1080)

Based on 6,224 user benchmarks. Model: SK hynix SC308 SATA 256GB

Poor: 51%Average: 69.2% Great: 86%

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Above average average bench

The SK hynix SC308 SATA 256GB averaged 30.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 167MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 334MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SK hynix SC308 SATA 256GB is 34.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the SK hynix SC308 SATA 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 197MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 215MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 6,224 samples)

Rank 69169.2%

Min	Avg	Max
312	Read 396	461
198	Write 236	259
172	Mixed 197	219
134	SusWrite 215	252
58.1% 261 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.51	4K Read 22.6	32.4
24.8	4K Write 62.1	98
10.8	4K Mixed 20.1	28.4
92.8% 34.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
193	DQ Read 334	379
134	DQ Write 228	260
77	DQ Mixed 167	190
156% 243 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 3 days ago.

208GB free

Firmware: 30001P10

SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 253 250 254 254 253 MB/s

89.3% Excellent

Write 251

Mixed 226

SusWrite 252

67% 300 MB/s

4K Read 32.3

4K Write 99.3

4K Mixed 29.2

139% 53.6 MB/s

DQ Read 369

DQ Write 246

DQ Mixed 183

170% 266 MB/s

USA-User, 5 days ago.

208GB free

Firmware: 30001P10

SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 253 253 249 253 253 MB/s

88.1% Excellent

Write 254

Mixed 222

SusWrite 252

66% 298 MB/s

4K Read 32.5

4K Write 94.5

4K Mixed 28.8

136% 51.9 MB/s

DQ Read 369

DQ Write 238

DQ Mixed 183

169% 263 MB/s

FRA-User, 1 day ago.

103GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 30000P10

SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 213 230 210 234 202 MB/s

64.1% Good

Write 234

Mixed 201

SusWrite 220

61% 275 MB/s

4K Read 22

4K Write 38.4

4K Mixed 20.2

80% 26.9 MB/s

DQ Read 200

DQ Write 193

DQ Mixed 159

130% 184 MB/s

GBR-User, 18 hrs ago.

183GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 30000P10

SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 204 242 245 237 237 MB/s

57.1% Above average

Write 248

Mixed 187

SusWrite 232

57% 253 MB/s

4K Read 16.1

4K Write 34

4K Mixed 13.1

59% 21.1 MB/s

DQ Read 274

DQ Write 241

DQ Mixed 180

156% 231 MB/s

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 43%

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Workstation 5%

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System: Dell Latitude E7470

CPU
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples	1,802x
Core i7-6600UIntelBench 45%, 31,982 samples	1,424x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	107x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	3,334x
Iris Graphics 540IntelBench 7%, 6,448 samples	74x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1x

SSD
hynix SC308 SATA 256GBSKBench 69%, 6,224 samples	1x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 45,898 samples	513x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	352x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1B1 1x8GBMicronBench 39%, 4,454 samples	295x

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hynix SC308 SATA 256GB