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NVMe SK hynix 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 196% (79th of 1030)

Based on 1,506 user benchmarks.  Model: PC400 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
Poor: 123%Average: 196% Great: 245%

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Outstanding average bench

The Pc400 NVMe SK hynix 512GB averaged 96.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Pc400 NVMe SK hynix 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 541MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 923MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Pc400 NVMe SK hynix 512GB is 122%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Pc400 NVMe SK hynix 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 98.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 39MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,506 samples)
Rank 79196%
Min Avg Max
685 Read 1,302 1,613
522 Write 1,104 1,345
512 Mixed 806 947
350 SusWrite 928 1,312
232% 1,035 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.5 4K Read 39 48.3
48.4 4K Write 98.3 141
28.9 4K Mixed 52.2 66.4
178% 63.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
200 DQ Read 923 1,134
154 DQ Write 542 651
180 DQ Mixed 541 631
454% 669 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
337GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40001E00 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1284 1326 1329 1317 1324 1329 MB/s
235% Outstanding
Read 1,524
Write 1,350
Mixed 891
SusWrite 1,318
285% 1,271 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 90.4
4K Mixed 54.2
181% 62.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,025
DQ Write 634
DQ Mixed 613
515% 757 MB/s
396GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40001E00 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1184 1249 1277 1224 1218 1283 MB/s
224% Outstanding
Read 1,427
Write 1184
Mixed 828
SusWrite 1,239
262% 1,170 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 57.5
195% 69.3 MB/s
DQ Read 902
DQ Write 475
DQ Mixed 596
468% 658 MB/s
404GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40001E00 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 793 1086 1304 1306 1305 1308 MB/s
219% Outstanding
Read 1,363
Write 1,320
Mixed 845
SusWrite 1,184
265% 1,178 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 90.5
4K Mixed 51.5
171% 59.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,126
DQ Write 626
DQ Mixed 612
526% 788 MB/s
364GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40001E00 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 903 1061 1239 1252 1250 1248 MB/s
214% Outstanding
Read 1,150
Write 1,285
Mixed 855
SusWrite 1,159
251% 1,112 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 57.3
192% 70.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,125
DQ Write 573
DQ Mixed 585
505% 761 MB/s
309GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40001E00 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 996 1004 1002 1001 948 977 MB/s
184% Outstanding
Read 1130
Write 949
Mixed 741
SusWrite 988
214% 952 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 82
4K Mixed 40.3
142% 51.2 MB/s
DQ Read 968
DQ Write 581
DQ Mixed 601
494% 717 MB/s
217GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40001E00 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1290 1317 1313 1307 929 656 MB/s
183% Outstanding
Read 1,391
Write 1,324
Mixed 858
SusWrite 1,135
264% 1,177 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 50.3
4K Mixed 13.3
104% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 699
DQ Write 606
DQ Mixed 579
454% 628 MB/s
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40001E00 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 561 430 419 404 412 384 MB/s
161% Outstanding
Read 1,275
Write 541
Mixed 806
SusWrite 435
169% 764 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 87.9
4K Mixed 50.1
168% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 831
DQ Write 570
DQ Mixed 521
438% 641 MB/s
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Gaming 97%
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Desktop 94%
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Workstation 88%
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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel  $300Bench 90%, 178,311 samples1,447x
Core i7-8700KIntel  $320Bench 94%, 420,955 samples762x
Core i5-8400Intel  $167Bench 85%, 191,000 samples594x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 105%, 664,411 samples679x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $415Bench 79%, 841,937 samples617x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 130%, 520,688 samples438x
SSD
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc400Bench 196%, 1,506 samples1x
RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 4,363 samples384x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 3,544 samples309x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 5,041 samples250x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $840

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