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hynix SC311 SATA 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 77.5% (513th of 1058)

Based on 18,810 user benchmarks.  Model: SK hynix SC311 SATA 256GB
Poor: 56%Average: 77.5% Great: 95%

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Good average bench

The SK hynix SC311 SATA 256GB averaged 22.4% 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 293MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 294MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SK hynix SC311 SATA 256GB is 39.3%. 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 217MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 357MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 18,810 samples)
Rank 51377.5%
Min Avg Max
322 Read 426 495
275 Write 385 460
276 Mixed 357 415
134 SusWrite 217 262
77.7% 346 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.1 4K Read 22.6 31.3
25.8 4K Write 59.5 89
13.8 4K Mixed 32 43.6
107% 38.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
219 DQ Read 335 362
128 DQ Write 294 347
143 DQ Mixed 293 328
225% 307 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 296 254 245 239 240 MB/s
96.9% Outstanding
Read 460
Write 295
Mixed 391
SusWrite 253
78% 350 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 42.9
154% 60.9 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 328
252% 341 MB/s
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 264 262 238 224 221 MB/s
96.8% Outstanding
Read 456
Write 415
Mixed 386
SusWrite 248
84% 376 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 91.5
4K Mixed 45
155% 56.3 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 326
249% 337 MB/s
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 235 236 232 239 237 MB/s
82.9% Excellent
Read 464
Write 431
Mixed 394
SusWrite 246
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 49.5
4K Mixed 33.3
108% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 328
252% 343 MB/s
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 245 230 234 227 159 MB/s
75.2% Very good
Read 385
Write 346
Mixed 330
SusWrite 234
73% 324 MB/s
4K Read 10.4
4K Write 84.5
4K Mixed 28.9
98% 41.3 MB/s
DQ Read 359
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 322
246% 334 MB/s
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 179 190 187 212 201 MB/s
72.1% Very good
Read 460
Write 228
Mixed 215
SusWrite 197
61% 275 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 62.9
4K Mixed 25.2
99% 36.7 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 205
168% 241 MB/s
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 256 236 233 230 230 MB/s
50.7% Above average
Read 358
Write 328
Mixed 297
SusWrite 244
69% 307 MB/s
4K Read 5.4
4K Write 8.1
4K Mixed 6.9
21% 6.8 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 322
245% 330 MB/s
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Typical hynix SC311 SATA 256GB Builds (Compare 4,807 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 11%
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Desktop
Desktop 72%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: Dell G5 5587

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 77%, 411,961 samples3,233x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 73%, 157,009 samples1,522x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 76%, 13,752 samples52x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 411,941 samples2,234x
GTX 1060 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 43%, 36,866 samples1,606x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 31%, 101,107 samples902x
SSD
hynix SC311 SATA 256GBSKBench 78%, 18,810 samples533x
RAM
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 17,922 samples947x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 10,451 samples431x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 1x8GBUnknownBench 41%, 9,752 samples294x
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