Average Bench: 181% (120th of 1072)

Based on 348 user benchmarks.  Model: PC601A NVMe SK hynix 512GB

Outstanding average bench

The Pc601a NVMe SK hynix 512GB averaged 80.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Pc601a NVMe SK hynix 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 688MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,374MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Pc601a NVMe SK hynix 512GB is 104%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Pc601a NVMe SK hynix 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 696MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 37.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 348 samples)
Min Avg Max
823 Read 1,288 1,645
454 Write 1,374 2,080
423 Mixed 753 1,556
399 SusWrite 696 791
230% 1,028 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25 4K Read 37.6 49.2
61.8 4K Write 108 171
30.5 4K Mixed 48.5 69.1
176% 64.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
174 DQ Read 852 1,182
114 DQ Write 619 1,086
131 DQ Mixed 688 941
527% 720 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
352GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1005 649 644 659 664 664 MB/s
Read 1,533
Write 1,412
Mixed 1,526
SusWrite 714
291% 1,296 MB/s
4K Read 44.8
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 60
206% 73.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,122
DQ Write 784
DQ Mixed 962
716% 956 MB/s
292GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80001111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 692 719 690 687 674 680 MB/s
Read 1,365
Write 1,914
Mixed 581
SusWrite 690
256% 1,138 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 39.9
160% 59 MB/s
DQ Read 988
DQ Write 1,080
DQ Mixed 1,157
837% 1,075 MB/s
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80001111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 909 695 694 710 697 650 MB/s
Read 1,140
Write 1,021
Mixed 508
SusWrite 726
190% 849 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 65.6
4K Mixed 35.8
128% 44.1 MB/s
DQ Read 550
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 502
349% 442 MB/s
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 398 392 370 382 371 MB/s
Read 1,114
Write 408
Mixed 454
SusWrite 387
130% 591 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 93.2
4K Mixed 41.4
156% 56.7 MB/s
DQ Read 841
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 557
416% 569 MB/s
235GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 585 581 576 585 575 571 MB/s
Read 1,092
Write 888
Mixed 649
SusWrite 579
179% 802 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 79.8
4K Mixed 39.6
142% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 530
DQ Write 245
DQ Mixed 237
216% 337 MB/s
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80001111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 529 516 508 502 474 473 MB/s
Read 998
Write 544
Mixed 334
SusWrite 500
132% 594 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 61.7
4K Mixed 34.5
119% 41.4 MB/s
DQ Read 173
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 185
140% 185 MB/s
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80001111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 47 48 52 51 51 MB/s
Read 812
Write 243
Mixed 371
SusWrite 48.7
80% 369 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 85.9
4K Mixed 36.6
140% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 876
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 416
349% 523 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,648,631 SSDs tested

Typical NVMe SK hynix 512GB Builds (Compare 902 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision 7750

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