Average Bench: 201% (95th of 1071)

Based on 146 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe SKHynix_HFM256GD3HX015N

Outstanding average bench

The Nvme SKHynix_HFM256GD3HX015N 256GB averaged 101.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme SKHynix_HFM256GD3HX015N 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 645MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,724MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme SKHynix_HFM256GD3HX015N 256GB is 174%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme SKHynix_HFM256GD3HX015N 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 510MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 129MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 146 samples)
Min Avg Max
682 Read 1,724 2,407
428 Write 1,183 1,570
421 Mixed 961 1,383
280 SusWrite 510 685
243% 1,094 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.6 4K Read 52.9 72.9
53.4 4K Write 129 211
29.9 4K Mixed 68.2 100
236% 83.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
290 DQ Read 813 1,327
166 DQ Write 460 964
251 DQ Mixed 645 1,083
478% 639 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41020C21 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 939 838 408 399 395 398 MB/s
Read 1,616
Write 1,214
Mixed 1,022
SusWrite 563
246% 1,104 MB/s
4K Read 62
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 76.7
258% 88 MB/s
DQ Read 925
DQ Write 353
DQ Mixed 771
536% 683 MB/s
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41020C21 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 732 416 382 393 423 395 MB/s
Read 1735
Write 1,079
Mixed 962
SusWrite 457
235% 1,058 MB/s
4K Read 61.7
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 69.5
248% 85.3 MB/s
DQ Read 886
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 673
478% 624 MB/s
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41020C21 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 360 359 355 345 345 MB/s
Read 1,802
Write 1,416
Mixed 655
SusWrite 362
234% 1,059 MB/s
4K Read 54.8
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 48.1
207% 73.4 MB/s
DQ Read 915
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 614
455% 618 MB/s
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41030C21 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 536 418 398 417 411 406 MB/s
Read 1,763
Write 1,408
Mixed 1,039
SusWrite 431
258% 1,160 MB/s
4K Read 49.5
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 48.7
196% 69.5 MB/s
DQ Read 726
DQ Write 358
DQ Mixed 585
423% 556 MB/s
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41020C21 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 436 423 455 448 443 MB/s
Read 1,464
Write 967
Mixed 676
SusWrite 439
197% 886 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 80.8
4K Mixed 53.7
167% 57 MB/s
DQ Read 722
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 326
276% 417 MB/s
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41020C21 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 479 422 375 371 376 MB/s
Read 1,279
Write 1,062
Mixed 534
SusWrite 407
182% 821 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 48.6
178% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 39
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 73.7
59% 79 MB/s
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41020C21 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 136 110 95 90 83 MB/s
Read 1,614
Write 240
Mixed 334
SusWrite 114
123% 575 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 92.2
4K Mixed 23.2
126% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 491
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 375
274% 366 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,751,437 SSDs tested

Typical SKHynix_HFM256GD3HX015N 256GB Builds (Compare 2,296 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

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