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hynix SC401 SATA 256GB

hynix SC401 SATA 256GB
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Effective Speed -42%Effective Speed -42%Average Score -37%Read -9%, Write -11%, 4K Read -55%, 4K Write -44%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed -51%, SusWrite -89%Peak Score -33%Read -3%, Write -9%, 4K Read -38%, 4K Write -35%, Mixed -4%, 4K Mixed -40%, SusWrite -105%Value & Sentiment -205%User Rating -13%, Market Share -397%Nice To Haves -17%DQ Read -60%, DQ Write -8%, DQ Mixed -25%, ADQ Read -50%, ADQ Write -4%, ADQ Mixed -8%, Age 49%, AS-SSD Total -31%

Average Bench: 69.5% (677^th of 1072)

Based on 2,615 user benchmarks. Model: SK hynix SC401 SATA 256GB

Poor: 50%Average: 69.5% Great: 86%

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Above average average bench

The SK hynix SC401 SATA 256GB averaged 30.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 240MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 277MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SK hynix SC401 SATA 256GB is 36%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SK hynix SC401 SATA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 157MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 348MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,615 samples)

Rank 67769.5%

Min	Avg	Max
316	Read 420	491
189	Write 366	446
223	Mixed 348	407
105	SusWrite 157	189
72.3% 323 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.2	4K Read 22.1	31.1
28.1	4K Write 60.8	90.5
15.2	4K Mixed 29.8	41.7
104% 37.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
171	DQ Read 218	230
139	DQ Write 277	331
102	DQ Mixed 240	266
183% 245 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

ROU-User, 2 days ago.

110GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 90000121

SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 119 112 100 100 99 MB/s

80.9% Excellent

Write 454

Mixed 403

SusWrite 139

83% 371 MB/s

4K Read 24.8

4K Write 89

4K Mixed 35.4

130% 49.7 MB/s

DQ Read 226

DQ Write 351

DQ Mixed 265

207% 280 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

189GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 90000121

SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 111 124 143 148 148 MB/s

78.6% Very good

Write 452

Mixed 396

SusWrite 145

83% 369 MB/s

4K Read 27.1

4K Write 73.9

4K Mixed 35.8

126% 45.6 MB/s

DQ Read 229

DQ Write 282

DQ Mixed 255

192% 255 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

129GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 90000121

SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 153 149 147 148 148 MB/s

78.6% Very good

Write 411

Mixed 377

SusWrite 180

79% 351 MB/s

4K Read 27.6

4K Write 67.9

4K Mixed 36.9

125% 44.1 MB/s

DQ Read 229

DQ Write 276

DQ Mixed 260

194% 255 MB/s

FIN-User, 2 days ago.

81GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 90000121

SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 88 74 78 81 75 MB/s

67.4% Good

Write 400

Mixed 349

SusWrite 125

64% 282 MB/s

4K Read 23.1

4K Write 86.1

4K Mixed 33.1

123% 47.4 MB/s

DQ Read 229

DQ Write 304

DQ Mixed 264

200% 266 MB/s

EGY-User, 21 hrs ago.

168GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 90000121

SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 179 153 148 147 148 MB/s

60.3% Good

Write 274

Mixed 314

SusWrite 177

62% 275 MB/s

4K Read 18.4

4K Write 34.6

4K Mixed 23.9

77% 25.6 MB/s

DQ Read 228

DQ Write 319

DQ Mixed 262

201% 270 MB/s

VNM-User, 1 day ago.

119GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 90000121

SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 118 119 109 112 111 MB/s

54.4% Above average

Write 368

Mixed 353

SusWrite 152

71% 318 MB/s

4K Read 14.6

4K Write 29.5

4K Mixed 19.4

63% 21.2 MB/s

DQ Read 227

DQ Write 202

DQ Mixed 207

158% 212 MB/s

IND-User, 19 hrs ago.

86GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 90000122

SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 175 148 148 145 144 MB/s

47.5% Average

Write 319

Mixed 295

SusWrite 176

62% 278 MB/s

4K Read 10.2

4K Write 26.2

4K Mixed 12.8

46% 16.4 MB/s

DQ Read 224

DQ Write 216

DQ Mixed 237

174% 226 MB/s

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 52%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Dell Latitude 7490

CPU
Core i7-8650UIntelBench 52%, 42,414 samples	2,016x
Core i5-8350UIntelBench 52%, 19,808 samples	1,394x
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	269x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	3,657x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	152x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $140Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	4x

SSD
hynix SC401 SATA 256GBSKBench 70%, 2,615 samples	1x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBUnknownBench 37%, 41,676 samples	571x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	559x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 1x16GBUnknownBench 40%, 10,726 samples	200x

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hynix SC401 SATA 256GB

Average Bench: 69.5% (677^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 69.5% (677th of 1072)

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