Average Bench: 137% (172nd of 1071)

Based on 7,666 user benchmarks.  Model: BC511 NVMe SK hynix 256GB

Outstanding average bench

The Bc511 NVMe SK hynix 256GB averaged 36.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Bc511 NVMe SK hynix 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 479MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 652MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Bc511 NVMe SK hynix 256GB is 95.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Bc511 NVMe SK hynix 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 309MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 615MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,666 samples)
Min Avg Max
547 Read 860 1,054
265 Write 615 787
329 Mixed 650 823
141 SusWrite 309 486
136% 608 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.8 4K Read 46.1 57
37.1 4K Write 96.2 148
23.3 4K Mixed 54.6 74.3
191% 65.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
225 DQ Read 652 838
109 DQ Write 464 738
128 DQ Mixed 479 668
379% 532 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
157GB free
Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 751 775 327 310 316 310 MB/s
Read 1,051
Write 732
Mixed 776
SusWrite 465
169% 756 MB/s
4K Read 51.1
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 66.1
228% 80.2 MB/s
DQ Read 825
DQ Write 738
DQ Mixed 638
518% 734 MB/s
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 594 319 309 273 279 309 MB/s
Read 827
Write 600
Mixed 663
SusWrite 347
136% 609 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 62.3
207% 70.9 MB/s
DQ Read 811
DQ Write 684
DQ Mixed 608
494% 701 MB/s
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11001101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 320 298 277 262 245 MB/s
Read 681
Write 372
Mixed 395
SusWrite 303
97% 438 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 37.7
148% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 456
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 244
216% 327 MB/s
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11001101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 252 238 227 221 213 MB/s
Read 751
Write 494
Mixed 548
SusWrite 241
113% 508 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 71
4K Mixed 36.2
135% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 472
DQ Write 430
DQ Mixed 440
333% 447 MB/s
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11000101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 418 431 401 264 255 MB/s
Read 374
Write 343
Mixed 386
SusWrite 354
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 62.9
4K Mixed 34.9
122% 42.3 MB/s
DQ Read 669
DQ Write 484
DQ Mixed 581
433% 578 MB/s
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 84 81 68 73 67 MB/s
Read 579
Write 216
Mixed 229
SusWrite 84.9
61% 277 MB/s
4K Read 12.2
4K Write 23
4K Mixed 21.7
58% 19 MB/s
DQ Read 124
DQ Write 82.5
DQ Mixed 212
129% 139 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,631,622 SSDs tested

Typical NVMe SK hynix 256GB Builds (Compare 795 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
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Desktop
Desktop 49%
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Workstation
Workstation 6%
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System: Dell Inspiron 3505

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