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PC601 SK hynix 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 216% (87th of 1071)

Based on 8 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe PC601 NVMe SK hynix 1TB
Poor: 147%Average: 216% Great: 257%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme PC601 SK hynix 1TB averaged 115.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme PC601 SK hynix 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 724MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 929MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme PC601 SK hynix 1TB is 110%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme PC601 SK hynix 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 96.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 39.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)
Rank 87216%
Min Avg Max
172 Read 1,265 1,623
388 Write 1,464 2,016
228 Mixed 1,152 1,711
1,054 SusWrite 1,257 1352
290% 1,284 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.5 4K Read 39.4 50.8
47.1 4K Write 96.4 124
37.9 4K Mixed 53.9 66.6
180% 63.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
750 DQ Read 929 1,380
94.2 DQ Write 524 1,073
180 DQ Mixed 724 1211
539% 726 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
679GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1149 1067 1267 1274 1271 1278 MB/s
245% Outstanding
Read 1,310
Write 1,648
Mixed 1,375
SusWrite 1,218
314% 1,388 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 62.4
205% 70.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,380
DQ Write 1,073
DQ Mixed 1211
910% 1,222 MB/s
414GB free
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1630 1302 1295 1299 1290 1273 MB/s
244% Outstanding
Read 1,586
Write 1,814
Mixed 1,680
SusWrite 1,348
363% 1,607 MB/s
4K Read 46.3
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 64.1
210% 72.9 MB/s
DQ Read 846
DQ Write 621
DQ Mixed 731
547% 733 MB/s
764GB free
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1575 1308 1293 1304 1294 1308 MB/s
244% Outstanding
Read 1,586
Write 2,016
Mixed 1,681
SusWrite 1,347
375% 1,657 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 64.3
211% 73.3 MB/s
DQ Read 832
DQ Write 619
DQ Mixed 719
539% 723 MB/s
442GB free
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1575 1290 1284 1281 1239 1285 MB/s
240% Outstanding
Read 1,555
Write 2,089
Mixed 685
SusWrite 1,325
318% 1,413 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 50.4
183% 67.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,028
DQ Write 824
DQ Mixed 901
681% 918 MB/s
946GB free
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1450 1257 1254 1266 1260 1222 MB/s
224% Outstanding
Read 1,351
Write 1,526
Mixed 1,338
SusWrite 1,285
310% 1,375 MB/s
4K Read 50.8
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 54
212% 76.2 MB/s
DQ Read 917
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 701
494% 641 MB/s
952GB free
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 973 870 1075 1035 1177 1195 MB/s
169% Outstanding
Read 934
Write 1,019
Mixed 490
SusWrite 1,054
197% 874 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 77.1
4K Mixed 37.9
137% 48.7 MB/s
DQ Read 823
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 647
461% 602 MB/s
946GB free
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1340 1179 1295 1228 1381 1240 MB/s
147% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 388
Mixed 228
SusWrite 1,277
119% 516 MB/s
4K Read 6.5
4K Write 89.8
4K Mixed 40.8
110% 45.7 MB/s
DQ Read 877
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 690
485% 626 MB/s

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Typical PC601 SK hynix 1TB Builds (Compare 6,418 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 33%
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Desktop
Desktop 93%
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Workstation
Workstation 30%
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System: Dell XPS 8930

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples2,986x
Core i7-9700Intel  $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples1,522x
Core i7-8700KIntel  $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples326x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples924x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples697x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples645x
SSD
PC601 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 216%, 8 samples1x
RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples473x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples468x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples361x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $259

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