Average Bench: 118% (192nd of 1072)

Based on 43 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe HFM256GDHTNG-831

Outstanding average bench

The Nvme HFM256GDHTNG-831 256GB averaged 18.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme HFM256GDHTNG-831 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 380MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 415MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme HFM256GDHTNG-831 256GB is 77.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme HFM256GDHTNG-831 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 301MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 429MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 43 samples)
Min Avg Max
221 Read 870 1,084
153 Write 448 726
113 Mixed 429 816
90.4 SusWrite 301 384
113% 512 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.2 4K Read 32.7 42.5
19.5 4K Write 93.6 166
14.9 4K Mixed 38.2 58.3
148% 54.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
142 DQ Read 477 573
97.9 DQ Write 415 745
148 DQ Mixed 380 626
303% 424 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80060C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 363 369 367 363 369 MB/s
Read 1,084
Write 715
Mixed 402
SusWrite 379
143% 645 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 39.4
178% 67.5 MB/s
DQ Read 511
DQ Write 699
DQ Mixed 417
368% 542 MB/s
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80060C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 357 357 360 361 363 MB/s
Read 1,048
Write 573
Mixed 497
SusWrite 372
138% 623 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 44.3
182% 68.2 MB/s
DQ Read 509
DQ Write 609
DQ Mixed 416
353% 511 MB/s
0GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80060C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 369 365 367 370 371 MB/s
Read 972
Write 726
Mixed 774
SusWrite 380
159% 713 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 89.3
4K Mixed 48.4
161% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 573
DQ Write 745
DQ Mixed 626
482% 648 MB/s
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80060C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 295 297 300 325 322 MB/s
Read 1,002
Write 518
Mixed 770
SusWrite 324
145% 654 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 88.5
4K Mixed 51.2
171% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 531
DQ Write 448
DQ Mixed 463
354% 481 MB/s
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 8006 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 201 172 171 157 150 MB/s
Read 1,000
Write 212
Mixed 337
SusWrite 198
95% 437 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 37.8
183% 73 MB/s
DQ Read 495
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 261
215% 317 MB/s
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80060C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 307 304 310 309 288 MB/s
Read 889
Write 339
Mixed 359
SusWrite 325
105% 478 MB/s
4K Read 13.9
4K Write 95.3
4K Mixed 19.1
96% 42.8 MB/s
DQ Read 491
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 344
271% 381 MB/s
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80060C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 325 327 325 341 338 MB/s
Read 594
Write 400
Mixed 354
SusWrite 334
94% 420 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 24.9
4K Mixed 17.1
58% 19 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 148
108% 141 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,755,780 SSDs tested

Typical HFM256GDHTNG-831 256GB Builds (Compare 715 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision 3530

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