Average Bench: 78.3% (514th of 1071)

Based on 22,335 user benchmarks.  Model: SK hynix SC311 SATA 256GB

Good average bench

The SK hynix SC311 SATA 256GB averaged 21.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SK hynix SC311 SATA 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 294MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 298MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SK hynix SC311 SATA 256GB is 40.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SK hynix SC311 SATA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 225MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 358MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 22,335 samples)
Min Avg Max
328 Read 423 497
241 Write 381 466
269 Mixed 358 420
141 SusWrite 225 265
77.8% 347 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.3 4K Read 22.5 32.1
28.4 4K Write 61.3 94.1
14 4K Mixed 32.2 44.7
108% 38.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
226 DQ Read 336 362
169 DQ Write 298 351
152 DQ Mixed 294 329
227% 309 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
122GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 227 255 222 232 220 MB/s
Read 475
Write 440
Mixed 399
SusWrite 237
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 82.1
4K Mixed 42.2
143% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 319
246% 334 MB/s
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 300 224 223 224 217 MB/s
Read 446
Write 445
Mixed 388
SusWrite 240
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 78.6
4K Mixed 39.2
134% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 324
249% 339 MB/s
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 242 217 87 71 65 MB/s
Read 409
Write 343
Mixed 349
SusWrite 169
71% 317 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 44.5
4K Mixed 25.4
84% 29.3 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 311
234% 315 MB/s
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 186 212 186 174 181 MB/s
Read 250
Write 291
Mixed 285
SusWrite 194
58% 255 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 31.6
4K Mixed 19.1
68% 22.7 MB/s
DQ Read 267
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 248
191% 259 MB/s
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 179 184 192 167 164 MB/s
Read 302
Write 230
Mixed 230
SusWrite 196
54% 239 MB/s
4K Read 10.8
4K Write 10.6
4K Mixed 9.6
34% 10.3 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 189
144% 193 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 65,443,136 SSDs tested.

Typical hynix SC311 SATA 256GB Builds (Compare 2,182 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: Dell G5 5587

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