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hynix SC300B SATA 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 84.2% (365th of 1016)

Based on 298 user benchmarks.  Model: SK hynix SC300B SATA 512GB
Poor: 63%Average: 84.2% Great: 105%

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Very good average bench

The SK hynix SC300B SATA 512GB averaged just 15.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SK hynix SC300B SATA 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 169MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 257MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SK hynix SC300B SATA 512GB is 41.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SK hynix SC300B SATA 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 373MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 384MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 298 samples)
Rank 36584.2%
Min Avg Max
298 Read 448 519
286 Write 417 465
288 Mixed 384 490
207 SusWrite 373 471
91.2% 405 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.2 4K Read 22.7 29.1
27.9 4K Write 60.1 89.5
11.6 4K Mixed 26 39.5
99.6% 36.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.5 DQ Read 262 381
61.9 DQ Write 257 340
11.7 DQ Mixed 169 300
152% 229 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
124GB free
Firmware: 20102P00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 473 473 473 474 473 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 467
Mixed 373
SusWrite 472
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 77.4
4K Mixed 37.2
132% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 298
240% 338 MB/s
78GB free
Firmware: 20102P00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 470 471 468 471 399 MB/s
98.9% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 462
Mixed 376
SusWrite 458
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 76.6
4K Mixed 28.1
118% 44 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 148
168% 287 MB/s
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20102P00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 388 462 411 403 377 MB/s
94.8% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 412
Mixed 362
SusWrite 416
79% 346 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 41.8
150% 57 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 299
235% 327 MB/s
433GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20102P00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 433 432 428 434 434 MB/s
86.9% Excellent
Read 442
Write 436
Mixed 366
SusWrite 429
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 45.9
4K Mixed 26.2
87% 30.4 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 299
241% 339 MB/s
122GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20102P00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 302 314 277 283 305 MB/s
86.4% Excellent
Read 374
Write 367
Mixed 362
SusWrite 304
79% 352 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 72.2
4K Mixed 36.2
128% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 265
208% 290 MB/s
426GB free
Firmware: 2P00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 266 288 282 270 275 MB/s
80.3% Excellent
Read 342
Write 401
Mixed 337
SusWrite 278
77% 340 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 69.1
4K Mixed 30.4
111% 41 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 298
237% 331 MB/s
435GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2P00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 186 179 172 175 175 MB/s
78.3% Very good
Read 363
Write 345
Mixed 335
SusWrite 178
68% 305 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 71.5
4K Mixed 33.3
120% 43.7 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 297
238% 335 MB/s
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Typical hynix SC300B SATA 512GB Builds (Compare 4,016 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 24%
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Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
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Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 5810

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 v3IntelBench 65%, 3,981 samples1,288x
Xeon E5-1650 v3IntelBench 73%, 2,775 samples804x
Xeon E5-1650 v4IntelBench 77%, 1,279 samples264x
GPU
Quadro K2200Nvidia  $440Bench 18%, 7,295 samples527x
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 4,026 samples364x
Quadro K620Nvidia  $170Bench 10%, 9,111 samples345x
SSD
hynix SC300B SATA 512GBSKBench 84%, 298 samples1x
RAM
HMA451R7MFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 88%, 890 samples488x
HMA41GR7MFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 95%, 634 samples260x
9ASF51272PZ-2G3B1 4x4GBMicronBench 93%, 461 samples260x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 10% - Terrible Total price: $440

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