Average Bench: 78.1% (521st of 1072)

Based on 1,679 user benchmarks.  Model: Skhynix BC501 NVMe 128GB

Good average bench

The Skhynix BC501 NVMe 128GB averaged 21.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Skhynix BC501 NVMe 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 181MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 34MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Skhynix BC501 NVMe 128GB is 53.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Skhynix BC501 NVMe 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 126MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 195MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,679 samples)
Min Avg Max
366 Read 616 838
73.2 Write 195 403
107 Mixed 237 369
42.9 SusWrite 126 188
64.3% 294 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.2 4K Read 34 38.7
30.6 4K Write 76.2 104
11.1 4K Mixed 25.6 44.6
125% 45.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
205 DQ Read 255 275
46.5 DQ Write 138 279
89.8 DQ Mixed 181 258
139% 191 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80000C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 206 156 161 145 164 MB/s
Read 752
Write 170
Mixed 278
SusWrite 164
74% 341 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 71.8
4K Mixed 20.4
99% 38.4 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 207
156% 212 MB/s
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80000C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 120 127 107 108 119 MB/s
Read 733
Write 152
Mixed 238
SusWrite 118
67% 310 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 59
4K Mixed 25.8
104% 37 MB/s
DQ Read 264
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 212
160% 217 MB/s
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80000C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 145 145 135 126 114 MB/s
Read 548
Write 205
Mixed 231
SusWrite 134
62% 280 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 55.7
4K Mixed 24.4
91% 33.3 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 160
DQ Mixed 173
140% 199 MB/s
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80000C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 60 57 55 50 57 MB/s
Read 667
Write 96.2
Mixed 152
SusWrite 56.6
52% 243 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 47.4
4K Mixed 23.1
93% 32 MB/s
DQ Read 240
DQ Write 66.3
DQ Mixed 105
90% 137 MB/s
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80000C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 188 184 173 194 164 MB/s
Read 538
Write 297
Mixed 319
SusWrite 185
74% 335 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 40.2
4K Mixed 19.9
74% 26.1 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 88.1
DQ Mixed 203
142% 183 MB/s
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80000C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 182 180 173 177 184 MB/s
Read 557
Write 279
Mixed 286
SusWrite 185
72% 326 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 38.3
4K Mixed 14.1
64% 23 MB/s
DQ Read 213
DQ Write 78.6
DQ Mixed 151
110% 147 MB/s
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80000C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 28 27 31 25 23 MB/s
Read 566
Write 97.7
Mixed 112
SusWrite 26.5
43% 201 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 40.3
4K Mixed 18.7
88% 29 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 26.8
DQ Mixed 69.7
69% 118 MB/s
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80000C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 130 130 127 126 123 MB/s
Read 409
Write 135
Mixed 220
SusWrite 129
49% 223 MB/s
4K Read 9
4K Write 58.6
4K Mixed 9.3
57% 25.6 MB/s
DQ Read 259
DQ Write 97.2
DQ Mixed 185
135% 180 MB/s
7GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80000C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 51 46 40 38 38 MB/s
Read 530
Write 117
Mixed 199
SusWrite 52.3
49% 224 MB/s
4K Read 8.9
4K Write 7
4K Mixed 4.4
23% 6.77 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,665,121 SSDs tested

Typical BC501 NVMe 128GB Builds (Compare 1,676 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

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