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BC901 SK hynix 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

Average Bench: 214% (87th of 1071)

Based on 342 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe BC901 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
Poor: 102%Average: 214% Great: 331%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme BC901 SK hynix 512GB averaged 113.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme BC901 SK hynix 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 650MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,591MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme BC901 SK hynix 512GB is 229%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme BC901 SK hynix 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 32MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 117MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 342 samples)
Rank 87214%
Min Avg Max
685 Read 1,390 1,964
591 Write 1,591 3,118
542 Mixed 1,277 2,025
412 SusWrite 1,279 2,101
312% 1,384 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.5 4K Read 46.3 66.4
26.9 4K Write 117 215
10.7 4K Mixed 32 46.7
173% 65 MB/s
Min Avg Max
272 DQ Read 819 1,517
133 DQ Write 512 1,127
166 DQ Mixed 650 1,240
489% 660 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
378GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51006151 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2708 2950 3074 2600 1010 776 MB/s
350% Outstanding
Read 1,917
Write 3,245
Mixed 1,989
SusWrite 2,186
530% 2,334 MB/s
4K Read 64.3
4K Write 237
4K Mixed 44.9
280% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 1,419
DQ Write 1216
DQ Mixed 1,260
960% 1,298 MB/s
353GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51006151 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2045 2167 2177 2169 2108 1012 MB/s
309% Outstanding
Read 1,890
Write 2,168
Mixed 1,752
SusWrite 1,946
438% 1,939 MB/s
4K Read 60.2
4K Write 192
4K Mixed 37.1
241% 96.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,343
DQ Write 674
DQ Mixed 666
586% 894 MB/s
218GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51006151 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3202 1089 290 216 567 1049 MB/s
266% Outstanding
Read 1,966
Write 3,271
Mixed 2,066
SusWrite 1,069
473% 2,093 MB/s
4K Read 65.8
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 46.8
250% 94.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,184
DQ Write 1,002
DQ Mixed 1010
779% 1,065 MB/s
330GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51005151 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 941 1164 1165 1576 1796 1752 MB/s
226% Outstanding
Read 1,582
Write 1,867
Mixed 1,482
SusWrite 1,399
357% 1,582 MB/s
4K Read 54.4
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 35.9
196% 72.7 MB/s
DQ Read 603
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 451
334% 450 MB/s
370GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51006151 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 929 1007 1113 1394 1308 1228 MB/s
191% Outstanding
Read 1,372
Write 1,367
Mixed 1,162
SusWrite 1,163
285% 1,266 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 97.6
4K Mixed 32.1
162% 58.5 MB/s
DQ Read 468
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 410
297% 389 MB/s
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51005151 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 611 823 855 515 548 86 MB/s
124% Outstanding
Read 1,059
Write 821
Mixed 853
SusWrite 573
185% 826 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 57.7
4K Mixed 22.8
113% 38.5 MB/s
DQ Read 410
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 300
220% 295 MB/s
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Gaming 16%
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Desktop 96%
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Workstation 16%
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System: Dell G15 5530

CPU
Core i7-13650HXIntelBench 104%, 2,398 samples519x
Core i5-13450HXIntelBench 99%, 610 samples235x
Core i9-13900HXIntelBench 115%, 8,895 samples110x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 1,608 samples326x
RTX 4060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 113%, 18,525 samples260x
GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 66%, 502 samples138x
SSD
BC901 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 214%, 342 samples81x
RAM
M425R1GB4BB0-CQKOL 2x8GBUnknownBench 122%, 4,457 samples145x
MTC4C10163S1SC48BA1 2x8GBUnknownBench 119%, 2,116 samples105x
HMCG66AEBSA095N 2x8GBUnknownBench 126%, 368 samples87x
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