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hynix SC311 SATA 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

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Average Bench: 78.5% (410th of 991)

Based on 5,256 user benchmarks.  Model: SK hynix SC311 SATA 256GB
Poor: 56%Average: 78.5% Great: 95%

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Good average bench

The SK hynix SC311 SATA 256GB averaged 21.5% 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 291MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 295MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SK hynix SC311 SATA 256GB is 39.7%. 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 234MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 357MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,256 samples)
Rank 41078.5%
Min Avg Max
349 Read 434 494
266 Write 377 459
276 Mixed 357 414
158 SusWrite 234 264
78.7% 351 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.6 4K Read 22.8 31.1
24.4 4K Write 58.7 88
13.3 4K Mixed 31.9 43.5
106% 37.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.4 DQ Read 321 362
161 DQ Write 295 343
44.2 DQ Mixed 291 329
223% 302 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 248 211 225 219 231 MB/s
88.7% Excellent
Read 475
Write 411
Mixed 388
SusWrite 252
86% 382 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 68.3
4K Mixed 37.8
128% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 319
242% 326 MB/s
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 228 182 178 172 179 MB/s
88.1% Excellent
Read 485
Write 398
Mixed 374
SusWrite 203
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 75.4
4K Mixed 39.5
134% 47.9 MB/s
DQ Read 345
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 326
245% 327 MB/s
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Typical hynix SC311 SATA 256GB Builds (Compare 3,858 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
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Workstation
Workstation 68%
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System: Dell Inspiron 5675

CPU
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD  $180Bench 89%, 50,220 samples1,343x
Ryzen 5 1400AMD  $131Bench 67%, 23,443 samples892x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $145Bench 85%, 79,427 samples728x
GPU
Radeon RX 580AMDBench 58%, 2,351 samples1,697x
Radeon RX 570AMDBench 46%, 1,219 samples943x
Radeon RX 560-BAMDBench 28%, 9,502 samples475x
SSD
hynix SC311 SATA 256GBSKBench 78%, 5,256 samples563x
RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 6,628 samples347x
M378A1K43BB2-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 41%, 1,308 samples327x
KYXC0V-MID 1x16GBKingstonBench 43%, 542 samples305x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $180

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