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Pc601

NVMe SK hynix 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 176% (95th of 1021)

Based on 2,157 user benchmarks.  Model: PC601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
Poor: 120%Average: 176% Great: 225%

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Outstanding average bench

The Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB averaged 75.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 710MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 861MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB is 104%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 684MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 697MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,157 samples)
Rank 95176%
Min Avg Max
610 Read 1,184 1,656
480 Write 1,231 1,942
386 Mixed 697 1,487
400 SusWrite 684 779
213% 949 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.5 4K Read 38.8 51.6
61.4 4K Write 109 150
32.3 4K Mixed 48.4 67.3
178% 65.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
369 DQ Read 861 1,175
154 DQ Write 569 963
234 DQ Mixed 710 1,071
531% 713 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 603 580 560 553 543 528 MB/s
233% Outstanding
Read 1607
Write 1,340
Mixed 1,505
SusWrite 561
281% 1,253 MB/s
4K Read 54.1
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 75.4
254% 90.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,381
DQ Write 1,124
DQ Mixed 1,255
939% 1,253 MB/s
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1022 696 698 702 702 664 MB/s
232% Outstanding
Read 1,480
Write 1,723
Mixed 1,466
SusWrite 747
305% 1354 MB/s
4K Read 53.6
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 75
241% 82.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,278
DQ Write 1063
DQ Mixed 1,167
875% 1,169 MB/s
289GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 950 678 668 668 659 664 MB/s
222% Outstanding
Read 1,635
Write 1,758
Mixed 624
SusWrite 714
264% 1,183 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 73.8
243% 92 MB/s
DQ Read 909
DQ Write 746
DQ Mixed 871
640% 842 MB/s
390GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1030 709 694 726 699 649 MB/s
185% Outstanding
Read 1,646
Write 1340
Mixed 646
SusWrite 751
244% 1,096 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 68.7
4K Mixed 43.9
156% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 985
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 270
271% 461 MB/s
283GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 900 666 668 653 638 635 MB/s
182% Outstanding
Read 1,524
Write 1,788
Mixed 574
SusWrite 693
256% 1,145 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 89.2
4K Mixed 49.7
161% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 709
DQ Write 576
DQ Mixed 618
469% 635 MB/s
270GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 885 708 713 710 711 710 MB/s
157% Outstanding
Read 793
Write 746
Mixed 907
SusWrite 740
180% 797 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 96.5
4K Mixed 57.3
188% 65.1 MB/s
DQ Read 714
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 629
424% 528 MB/s
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Gaming 16%
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Desktop 91%
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Workstation 67%
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System: Dell XPS 15 7590

CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 83%, 114,899 samples3,312x
Core i9-9980HKIntelBench 86%, 2,664 samples1,043x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 77%, 28,210 samples156x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 6%, 213,538 samples2,882x
GTX 1650 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 38%, 20,102 samples1,563x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $450Bench 106%, 215,231 samples11x
SSD
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc601Bench 176%, 2,157 samples544x
RAM
HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 6,227 samples1,234x
HMA82GS6JJR8N-VK 2x16GBUnknownBench 81%, 3,119 samples912x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 43,864 samples230x
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