Average Bench: 127% (183rd of 1072)

Based on 1,030 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe BC511 NVMe SK hy

Outstanding average bench

The Nvme BC511 SK hy 256GB averaged 26.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme BC511 SK hy 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 447MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 580MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme BC511 SK hy 256GB is 103%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme BC511 SK hy 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 346MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 80.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,030 samples)
Min Avg Max
456 Read 815 1,031
281 Write 644 802
308 Mixed 655 846
188 SusWrite 346 510
138% 615 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.1 4K Read 39.8 54.6
30 4K Write 80.4 125
19.3 4K Mixed 47.9 69.3
164% 56 MB/s
Min Avg Max
198 DQ Read 580 818
107 DQ Write 407 734
138 DQ Mixed 447 642
346% 478 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11001101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 727 320 321 311 311 306 MB/s
Read 962
Write 643
Mixed 768
SusWrite 382
154% 689 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Write 97.6
4K Mixed 57.3
193% 66.6 MB/s
DQ Read 578
DQ Write 421
DQ Mixed 474
361% 491 MB/s
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 176 174 168 164 172 MB/s
Read 1,006
Write 719
Mixed 779
SusWrite 188
150% 673 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 94.4
4K Mixed 57.3
186% 64.3 MB/s
DQ Read 789
DQ Write 733
DQ Mixed 311
357% 611 MB/s
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11002101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 549 281 281 294 300 333 MB/s
Read 903
Write 760
Mixed 770
SusWrite 340
155% 693 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 75.5
4K Mixed 49
166% 55.3 MB/s
DQ Read 502
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 399
305% 418 MB/s
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 600 415 302 312 315 MB/s
Read 542
Write 404
Mixed 600
SusWrite 402
110% 487 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 61.7
4K Mixed 46.4
153% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 624
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 315
263% 392 MB/s
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11001101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 687 384 294 306 306 308 MB/s
Read 762
Write 650
Mixed 634
SusWrite 381
136% 607 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 69.8
4K Mixed 22.8
94% 37.1 MB/s
DQ Read 508
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 376
293% 407 MB/s
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11002101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 340 352 351 353 354 MB/s
Read 708
Write 583
Mixed 629
SusWrite 363
128% 571 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 61
4K Mixed 20.9
107% 37.9 MB/s
DQ Read 472
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 386
294% 401 MB/s
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11001101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 302 318 317 314 321 MB/s
Read 611
Write 595
Mixed 537
SusWrite 328
116% 518 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 48
4K Mixed 31.3
106% 35.4 MB/s
DQ Read 546
DQ Write 418
DQ Mixed 565
400% 510 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,667,320 SSDs tested

Typical BC511 SK hy 256GB Builds (Compare 2,558 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3070

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