Average Bench: 81.5% (466th of 1072)

Based on 321 user benchmarks.  Model: SK hynix SC300 SATA 512GB

Very good average bench

The SK hynix SC300 SATA 512GB averaged just 18.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SK hynix SC300 SATA 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 217MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 272MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SK hynix SC300 SATA 512GB is 41.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SK hynix SC300 SATA 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 352MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 355MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 321 samples)
Min Avg Max
320 Read 423 513
271 Write 390 458
264 Mixed 355 482
206 SusWrite 352 459
85.5% 380 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.5 4K Read 20.6 29.6
26 4K Write 58.6 93.2
11.3 4K Mixed 26.4 38.9
96.1% 35.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.9 DQ Read 299 376
82.1 DQ Write 272 334
13.8 DQ Mixed 217 296
182% 263 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
385GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20121P00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 379 316 383 356 386 MB/s
Read 406
Write 372
Mixed 322
SusWrite 360
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 39.5
4K Mixed 25.8
85% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 291
231% 321 MB/s
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20121P00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 326 320 221 229 290 MB/s
Read 227
Write 232
Mixed 270
SusWrite 302
58% 258 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 70.1
4K Mixed 34.8
117% 42.8 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 272
225% 324 MB/s
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20121P00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 173 167 155 119 73 MB/s
Read 241
Write 336
Mixed 321
SusWrite 160
60% 264 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 68.2
4K Mixed 33.1
117% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 343
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 189
177% 276 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,716,440 SSDs tested

Typical hynix SC300 SATA 512GB Builds (Compare 1,412 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision 7720

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