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Bc501a

NVMe SK hynix 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 94.9% (279th of 1072)

Based on 1,682 user benchmarks.  Model: BC501A NVMe SK hynix 128GB
Poor: 57%Average: 94.9% Great: 123%

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Excellent average bench

The Bc501a NVMe SK hynix 128GB averaged just 5.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Bc501a NVMe SK hynix 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 200MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 39.3MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Bc501a NVMe SK hynix 128GB is 66.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Bc501a NVMe SK hynix 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 142MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 237MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,682 samples)
Rank 27994.9%
Min Avg Max
409 Read 832 1,064
71.5 Write 237 407
123 Mixed 307 490
56.8 SusWrite 142 192
82.8% 379 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.3 4K Read 39.3 44.3
33.3 4K Write 83.4 139
13.7 4K Mixed 31 45.9
143% 51.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
203 DQ Read 258 278
80.3 DQ Write 203 360
108 DQ Mixed 200 269
158% 220 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 173 169 166 161 159 MB/s
128% Outstanding
Read 1096
Write 363
Mixed 425
SusWrite 175
113% 515 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 44.2
200% 77 MB/s
DQ Read 268
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 234
194% 276 MB/s
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80001101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 143 132 128 120 118 MB/s
96.8% Outstanding
Read 936
Write 150
Mixed 252
SusWrite 136
80% 368 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 97.1
4K Mixed 33.5
138% 53.2 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 168
135% 192 MB/s
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80001101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 147 136 136 131 116 MB/s
95.8% Outstanding
Read 844
Write 156
Mixed 251
SusWrite 132
75% 346 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 93.7
4K Mixed 34.8
149% 54.8 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 180
140% 196 MB/s
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 89 82 75 73 69 MB/s
90.2% Outstanding
Read 936
Write 159
Mixed 232
SusWrite 82.1
76% 352 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 74.6
4K Mixed 31.8
129% 46.3 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 149
121% 176 MB/s
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80001101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 85 83 80 77 75 MB/s
74% Very good
Read 803
Write 110
Mixed 180
SusWrite 81.8
63% 294 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 62.3
4K Mixed 25.8
93% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 147
119% 172 MB/s
8GB free
Firmware: 80002101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 53 52 50 50 49 MB/s
60% Above average
Read 333
Write 83.1
Mixed 120
SusWrite 51.8
32% 147 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 69.3
4K Mixed 35.5
114% 42 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 78.3
DQ Mixed 107
96% 149 MB/s
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80001101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 88 88 87 85 84 MB/s
37.2% Below average
Read 305
Write 119
Mixed 184
SusWrite 88.3
38% 174 MB/s
4K Read 9.6
4K Write 28
4K Mixed 10.5
43% 16 MB/s
DQ Read 190
DQ Write 108
DQ Mixed 144
109% 148 MB/s
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Gaming 8%
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Desktop 66%
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Workstation 8%
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System: Dell G3 3579

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples2,028x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 65%, 167,898 samples1,990x
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 45%, 1 sample1x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples2,092x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples1,068x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples665x
SSD
NVMe SK hynix 128GBBc501aBench 95%, 1,682 samples1x
RAM
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 1x8GBUnknownBench 41%, 10,071 samples585x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G6E1 1x8GBUnknownBench 41%, 5,658 samples183x
HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 1x16GBUnknownBench 44%, 3,713 samples171x
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