Average Bench: 75.3% (571st of 1072)

Based on 28 user benchmarks.  Model: SK hynix SC300 2
Poor: 52%Average: 75.3% Great: 89%

Good average bench

The SK hynix SC300 2 256GB averaged 24.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SK hynix SC300 2 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 140MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24.8MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SK hynix SC300 2 256GB is 36.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SK hynix SC300 2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 239MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 312MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 28 samples)
Min Avg Max
209 Read 414 526
162 Write 312 385
222 Mixed 335 447
56.6 SusWrite 239 361
72.8% 325 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.9 4K Read 24.8 30.1
33.1 4K Write 67.2 93.9
12.2 4K Mixed 24 33.4
104% 38.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.2 DQ Read 258 381
47.9 DQ Write 215 331
12 DQ Mixed 140 273
131% 205 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0P00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 257 256 270 251 267 MB/s
Read 292
Write 313
Mixed 321
SusWrite 263
67% 297 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 60.7
4K Mixed 30.9
109% 38.7 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 272
208% 287 MB/s
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0P00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 286 276 288 278 279 MB/s
Read 368
Write 370
Mixed 305
SusWrite 284
75% 332 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 43.9
4K Mixed 26.9
86% 29.9 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 236
166% 210 MB/s
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0P00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 108 57 46 40 46 MB/s
Read 297
Write 162
Mixed 259
SusWrite 73.3
44% 198 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 48.1
4K Mixed 25.5
90% 31.5 MB/s
DQ Read 225
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 121
108% 165 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,871,920 SSDs tested

Typical hynix SC300 2 256GB Builds (Compare 1,174 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 7910

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