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BC501A SK h 128GB

BC501A SK h 128GB
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Effective Speed -2%Effective Speed -2%Average Score -12%Read 83%, Write -41%, 4K Read -2%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed -4%, 4K Mixed -35%, SusWrite -79%Peak Score -5%Read 104%, Write -19%, 4K Read -4%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed 18%, 4K Mixed -25%, SusWrite -101%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -8%DQ Read -33%, DQ Write 12%, DQ Mixed -30%, ADQ Read -28%, ADQ Write -24%, ADQ Mixed -25%, Age 68%, AS-SSD Total -5%

Average Bench: 96.3% (271^st of 1072)

Based on 131 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe BC501A NVMe SK h

Poor: 61%Average: 96.3% Great: 116%

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Excellent average bench

The Nvme BC501A SK h 128GB averaged just 3.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme BC501A SK h 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 208MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 835MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme BC501A SK h 128GB is 55.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Nvme BC501A SK h 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 166MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 288MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 131 samples)

Rank 27196.3%

Min	Avg	Max
493	Read 835	1,036
114	Write 288	407
207	Mixed 345	501
94.8	SusWrite 166	193
89.6% 409 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.8	4K Read 33.6	41.4
32.3	4K Write 84.5	114
16.5	4K Mixed 33.4	46.8
138% 50.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
156	DQ Read 255	276
87.9	DQ Write 233	401
96.5	DQ Mixed 208	255
166% 232 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

PAN-User, 9 days ago.

61GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 80002101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 178 181 181 180 176 MB/s

107% Outstanding

Write 181

Mixed 295

SusWrite 188

83% 380 MB/s

4K Read 31.9

4K Write 78.3

4K Mixed 44.7

147% 51.6 MB/s

DQ Read 276

DQ Write 407

DQ Mixed 229

205% 304 MB/s

PAK-User, 1 month ago.

92GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 80002101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 193 186 185 185 186 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 283

Mixed 563

SusWrite 188

104% 471 MB/s

4K Read 32

4K Write 84.5

4K Mixed 45.1

151% 53.9 MB/s

DQ Read 290

DQ Write 270

DQ Mixed 224

184% 261 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

81GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 80001101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 183 185 186 186 184 MB/s

81.9% Excellent

Write 405

Mixed 352

SusWrite 193

81% 362 MB/s

4K Read 30.8

4K Write 62

4K Mixed 35.1

124% 42.6 MB/s

DQ Read 270

DQ Write 262

DQ Mixed 238

187% 257 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

36GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 80001101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 134 128 127 121 121 MB/s

75.1% Very good

Write 362

Mixed 362

SusWrite 137

84% 378 MB/s

4K Read 21.9

4K Write 49

4K Mixed 25

91% 32 MB/s

DQ Read 262

DQ Write 307

DQ Mixed 232

189% 267 MB/s

THA-User, 30 days ago.

54GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 80001101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 179 169 161 159 161 MB/s

73.2% Very good

Write 180

Mixed 276

SusWrite 172

75% 345 MB/s

4K Read 14

4K Write 47.9

4K Mixed 15.8

67% 25.9 MB/s

DQ Read 268

DQ Write 291

DQ Mixed 235

189% 265 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

81GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 80001101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 185 186 187 183 184 MB/s

68.1% Good

Write 386

Mixed 406

SusWrite 194

96% 434 MB/s

4K Read 16.8

4K Write 22

4K Mixed 17.3

59% 18.7 MB/s

DQ Read 187

DQ Write 168

DQ Mixed 176

132% 177 MB/s

USA-User, 13 days ago.

61GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 80001101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 147 166 152 155 157 MB/s

55.2% Above average

Write 153

Mixed 209

SusWrite 158

54% 246 MB/s

4K Read 15.3

4K Write 32.9

4K Mixed 16.5

62% 21.6 MB/s

DQ Read 246

DQ Write 115

DQ Mixed 196

141% 186 MB/s

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Desktop 64%

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Workstation 9%

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System: Dell G3 3590

CPU
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 65%, 116,682 samples	1,500x
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples	1,398x
Core i7-9850HIntelBench 77%, 9,974 samples	1x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	1,456x
GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 57%, 12,899 samples	849x
GTX 1650 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 41%, 92,838 samples	436x

SSD
BC501A SK h 128GBNvmeBench 96%, 131 samples	1x

RAM
HMA851S6JJR6N-VK 2x4GBUnknownBench 62%, 3,853 samples	245x
HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 13,906 samples	176x
KKN2NM-MIE 2x4GBUnknownBench 59%, 2,182 samples	173x

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Nvme

BC501A SK h 128GB

Average Bench: 96.3% (271^st of 1072)

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Average Bench: 96.3% (271st of 1072)

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