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hynix BC501 HFM256GDJTNG-8310A 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

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Average Bench: 122% (145th of 1011)

Based on 3,203 user benchmarks.  Model: SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDJTNG-8310A
Poor: 79%Average: 122% Great: 155%

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Outstanding average bench

The SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDJTNG-8310A 256GB averaged 21.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDJTNG-8310A 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 421MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 492MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDJTNG-8310A 256GB is 76%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDJTNG-8310A 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 316MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 469MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,203 samples)
Rank 145122%
Min Avg Max
334 Read 833 1,060
215 Write 489 711
256 Mixed 469 776
155 SusWrite 316 379
117% 527 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.1 4K Read 36.2 42.9
43 4K Write 94.3 133
20.6 4K Mixed 40.4 58.5
156% 56.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
83.1 DQ Read 468 572
152 DQ Write 492 750
107 DQ Mixed 421 626
333% 460 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80000C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 376 362 358 361 275 MB/s
168% Outstanding
Read 1,085
Write 743
Mixed 792
SusWrite 356
166% 744 MB/s
4K Read 47.5
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 67.8
240% 89.5 MB/s
DQ Read 572
DQ Write 721
DQ Mixed 608
469% 634 MB/s
178GB free
Firmware: 80002C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 569 614 817 839 846 831 MB/s
163% Outstanding
Read 941
Write 859
Mixed 832
SusWrite 753
190% 846 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 79.2
4K Mixed 48.9
159% 54.8 MB/s
DQ Read 711
DQ Write 632
DQ Mixed 675
505% 673 MB/s
212GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 361 367 370 373 367 MB/s
142% Outstanding
Read 1,037
Write 550
Mixed 376
SusWrite 379
129% 586 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 40.9
166% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 510
DQ Write 686
DQ Mixed 416
365% 537 MB/s
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 339 342 340 318 301 MB/s
139% Outstanding
Read 1,036
Write 660
Mixed 435
SusWrite 346
137% 619 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 44.1
170% 63.2 MB/s
DQ Read 528
DQ Write 568
DQ Mixed 414
348% 503 MB/s
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80000C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 356 365 361 365 366 MB/s
129% Outstanding
Read 782
Write 559
Mixed 383
SusWrite 378
117% 526 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 42.2
167% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 527
DQ Write 556
DQ Mixed 418
348% 500 MB/s
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80000C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 276 222 195 182 177 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 888
Write 329
Mixed 289
SusWrite 231
95% 434 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 98.6
4K Mixed 36.9
136% 53.3 MB/s
DQ Read 430
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 313
248% 349 MB/s
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80000C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 242 229 232 222 218 MB/s
87.8% Excellent
Read 400
Write 283
Mixed 289
SusWrite 239
68% 303 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 34.8
150% 57.4 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 224
180% 255 MB/s
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Typical hynix BC501 HFM256GDJTNG-8310A 256GB Builds (Compare 1,862 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 66%
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation 70%
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System: HP OMEN by HP Obelisk Desktop 875-0xxx

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel  $310Bench 88%, 105,873 samples1,606x
Core i7-9700Intel  $330Bench 95%, 739 samples89x
Core i5-8400Intel  $179Bench 79%, 100,436 samples62x
GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $170Bench 66%, 280,652 samples745x
RTX 2080Nvidia  $650Bench 147%, 98,840 samples187x
SSD
hynix BC501 HFM256GDJTNG-8310A 256GBSKBench 122%, 3,203 samples474x
RAM
HP26D4U6D8ME-16X 1x16GBKingstonBench 48%, 1,257 samples1,020x
HP26D4U9D8ME-16X 1x16GBKingstonBench 49%, 444 samples330x
HP26D4U6S8ME-8X 2x8GBKingstonBench 83%, 155 samples111x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $480

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