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Pc601

NVMe SK hynix 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 138% (169th of 1071)

Based on 2,219 user benchmarks.  Model: PC601 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
Poor: 94%Average: 138% Great: 191%

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Outstanding average bench

The Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 256GB averaged 38.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 427MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,070MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 256GB is 96.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 298MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 483MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,219 samples)
Rank 169138%
Min Avg Max
598 Read 1,070 1,494
160 Write 577 1,050
279 Mixed 483 1,029
128 SusWrite 298 393
134% 607 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.6 4K Read 42 54.8
59.1 4K Write 115 161
26 4K Mixed 43.6 71.9
180% 66.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
325 DQ Read 549 825
118 DQ Write 471 957
171 DQ Mixed 427 826
343% 482 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 511 305 342 348 345 341 MB/s
187% Outstanding
Read 1,580
Write 671
Mixed 1,097
SusWrite 365
206% 928 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 58
205% 74.2 MB/s
DQ Read 825
DQ Write 879
DQ Mixed 810
621% 838 MB/s
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 102 101 96 96 98 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 981
Write 100
Mixed 202
SusWrite 101
74% 346 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 19.8
150% 60.1 MB/s
DQ Read 516
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 191
174% 278 MB/s
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 272 339 334 348 347 MB/s
74.1% Very good
Read 630
Write 554
Mixed 361
SusWrite 354
106% 475 MB/s
4K Read 11.8
4K Write 31.5
4K Mixed 17.2
57% 20.2 MB/s
DQ Read 260
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 213
160% 216 MB/s
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Typical NVMe SK hynix 256GB Builds (Compare 4,299 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 32%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 30%
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System: Dell XPS 8930

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel  $330Bench 87%, 349,567 samples2,036x
Core i7-9700Intel  $320Bench 92%, 79,875 samples968x
Core i5-8400Intel  $172Bench 82%, 312,220 samples232x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $120Bench 29%, 946,701 samples649x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples479x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples451x
SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc601Bench 138%, 2,219 samples110x
RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples340x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples334x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples235x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $450

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