Average Bench: 87.4% (366th of 1072)

Based on 5,047 user benchmarks.  Model: SK hynix SC311 SATA 512GB

Very good average bench

The SK hynix SC311 SATA 512GB averaged just 12.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SK hynix SC311 SATA 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 304MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 301MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SK hynix SC311 SATA 512GB is 46.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SK hynix SC311 SATA 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 350MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 367MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,047 samples)
Min Avg Max
321 Read 425 498
302 Write 396 472
282 Mixed 367 429
209 SusWrite 350 437
86.6% 385 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.4 4K Read 22.7 31.8
26.1 4K Write 63.3 97.9
13.5 4K Mixed 33.4 46.1
111% 39.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
219 DQ Read 351 388
157 DQ Write 301 341
158 DQ Mixed 304 338
234% 318 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
218GB free
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 465 450 441 444 446 MB/s
Read 491
Write 476
Mixed 432
SusWrite 454
104% 463 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 47.1
163% 60.8 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 332
252% 340 MB/s
268GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 379 382 356 374 368 MB/s
Read 477
Write 413
Mixed 382
SusWrite 381
93% 413 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 68.7
4K Mixed 33.8
123% 43.7 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 290
206% 256 MB/s
368GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 357 264 249 250 352 MB/s
Read 465
Write 366
Mixed 381
SusWrite 307
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 48.2
4K Mixed 33.1
106% 35.4 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 335
256% 347 MB/s
398GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 366 350 329 349 352 MB/s
Read 429
Write 383
Mixed 358
SusWrite 353
86% 381 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 45.6
4K Mixed 29.4
95% 32.3 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 290
218% 292 MB/s
422GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 358 371 356 364 362 MB/s
Read 420
Write 392
Mixed 365
SusWrite 362
87% 385 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 39.9
4K Mixed 27.7
80% 27.7 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 331
253% 344 MB/s
403GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 376 375 373 357 356 MB/s
Read 384
Write 353
Mixed 335
SusWrite 369
81% 360 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 53.5
4K Mixed 22
80% 30.4 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 331
254% 344 MB/s
341GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 351 356 346 360 358 MB/s
Read 387
Write 340
Mixed 326
SusWrite 355
79% 352 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 38.2
4K Mixed 17.7
62% 22.9 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 331
253% 343 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,721,376 SSDs tested

Typical hynix SC311 SATA 512GB Builds (Compare 4,171 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Latitude 7490

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