Average Bench: 62.9% (175th of 1015)

Based on 109 user benchmarks.  Model: SK hynix SC308 SATA 128GB
Poor: 41%Average: 62.9% Great: 93%

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Above average average bench

The SK hynix SC308 SATA 128GB averaged 37.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 3.49MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 3.58MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SK hynix SC308 SATA 128GB is 52.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SK hynix SC308 SATA 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 86.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 94MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 109 samples)
Min Avg Max
29.9 Read 131 243
45.2 Write 94 123
25.2 Mixed 92.4 130
42.7 SusWrite 86.5 124
74.9% 101 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.1 4K Read 3.58 5.6
1.4 4K Write 4.19 8
1.2 4K Mixed 3.49 5.6
615% 3.75 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 51,616,688 HDDs tested.

Typical hynix SC308 SATA 128GB Builds (Compare 1,439 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 13 9360

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