Average Bench: 146% (159th of 1071)

Based on 10,182 user benchmarks.  Model: PC401 NVMe SK hynix 512GB

Outstanding average bench

The Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 512GB averaged 46.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 375MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 739MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 512GB is 136%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 418MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 629MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10,182 samples)
Min Avg Max
482 Read 1,111 1,558
98 Write 629 1,279
153 Mixed 703 1,282
81.3 SusWrite 418 625
159% 715 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.1 4K Read 37.9 48.7
38.3 4K Write 92.4 142
20 4K Mixed 44.6 69
163% 58.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
236 DQ Read 739 940
93.4 DQ Write 440 1,009
118 DQ Mixed 375 827
337% 518 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
427GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80003E00 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 562 591 602 601 605 607 MB/s
Read 1,537
Write 1,314
Mixed 1,279
SusWrite 595
264% 1,181 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 66.4
228% 82.8 MB/s
DQ Read 944
DQ Write 589
DQ Mixed 336
366% 623 MB/s
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80003E00 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 731 594 599 605 608 607 MB/s
Read 1,429
Write 915
Mixed 1,231
SusWrite 624
235% 1,050 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 58.1
204% 74.4 MB/s
DQ Read 936
DQ Write 738
DQ Mixed 382
410% 685 MB/s
360GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80003E00 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 495 461 483 485 484 MB/s
Read 1,234
Write 528
Mixed 535
SusWrite 480
153% 694 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 54
4K Mixed 37.5
118% 39.6 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 196
179% 273 MB/s
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002E00 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 155 156 163 153 171 MB/s
Read 972
Write 151
Mixed 258
SusWrite 161
83% 386 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 60.4
4K Mixed 32.2
116% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 468
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 213
187% 288 MB/s
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80004E00 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 504 250 148 131 128 MB/s
Read 744
Write 227
Mixed 286
SusWrite 248
83% 376 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 50.4
4K Mixed 30.6
107% 36 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 240
178% 238 MB/s
301GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80004E00 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 218 293 287 265 266 MB/s
Read 446
Write 243
Mixed 375
SusWrite 260
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 14.5
4K Write 21.2
4K Mixed 16
54% 17.2 MB/s
DQ Read 127
DQ Write 83
DQ Mixed 105
78% 105 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,508,472 SSDs tested.

Typical NVMe SK hynix 512GB Builds (Compare 3,727 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

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