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NVMe SK hynix 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 119% (192nd of 1072)

Based on 4,485 user benchmarks.  Model: PC300 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
Poor: 77%Average: 119% Great: 142%

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Outstanding average bench

The Pc300 NVMe SK hynix 256GB averaged 18.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Pc300 NVMe SK hynix 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 438MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 616MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Pc300 NVMe SK hynix 256GB is 64.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Pc300 NVMe SK hynix 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 321MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 358MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,485 samples)
Rank 192119%
Min Avg Max
510 Read 842 1,017
192 Write 358 414
237 Mixed 421 522
137 SusWrite 321 407
107% 486 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14 4K Read 35.4 36.7
35.9 4K Write 90.1 130
16.2 4K Mixed 34.9 43.9
146% 53.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
281 DQ Read 616 727
143 DQ Write 358 416
207 DQ Mixed 438 498
339% 471 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20005A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 391 392 382 385 384 MB/s
123% Outstanding
Read 905
Write 397
Mixed 484
SusWrite 379
120% 541 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 79.4
4K Mixed 36.2
135% 48.9 MB/s
DQ Read 593
DQ Write 390
DQ Mixed 490
366% 491 MB/s
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20004A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 319 333 324 321 328 MB/s
122% Outstanding
Read 946
Write 315
Mixed 418
SusWrite 329
111% 502 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 86.4
4K Mixed 37
140% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 572
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 477
353% 471 MB/s
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20004A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 277 235 213 210 204 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 790
Write 404
Mixed 443
SusWrite 239
104% 469 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 40.3
156% 59.2 MB/s
DQ Read 652
DQ Write 401
DQ Mixed 489
374% 514 MB/s
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20005A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 397 398 397 399 395 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 892
Write 405
Mixed 494
SusWrite 397
121% 547 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 56.6
4K Mixed 31.8
107% 37.4 MB/s
DQ Read 641
DQ Write 392
DQ Mixed 486
370% 506 MB/s
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20005A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 338 363 349 334 350 MB/s
99.1% Outstanding
Read 671
Write 389
Mixed 377
SusWrite 343
99% 445 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 56.4
4K Mixed 28.8
93% 34.2 MB/s
DQ Read 600
DQ Write 399
DQ Mixed 481
364% 493 MB/s
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Typical NVMe SK hynix 256GB Builds (Compare 1,725 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 58%
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Desktop 78%
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Workstation 49%
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System: Alienware Aurora R5

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples1,040x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples375x
Core i5-6400Intel  $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples246x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples591x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples313x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples190x
SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc300Bench 119%, 4,485 samples131x
RAM
HMA82GU6MFR8N-TF 1x16GBHynixBench 39%, 5,448 samples300x
16ATF2G64AZ-2G1B1 1x16GBMicronBench 39%, 1,618 samples121x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 73%, 22,760 samples101x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $312

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