SanDiskSD8SB8U-256G-1122
PNYSSD7CS2211-480-(R|P)B

Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Controller: Phison PS3110. NAND Memory: Toshiba 15nm MLC. Release date: Q1 2016.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 4,476 user samples
2,279 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 99% 153GB free
Worst Bench: 51% 21GB free
Poor: 51% Great: 99%
SPEED RANK: 557th / 1072
2,197 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 113% 68GB free
Worst Bench: 63% 333GB free (System drive)
Poor: 63% Great: 113%
SPEED RANK: 304th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
76 % 92.2 % Faster effective speed.
+21%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
428 MB/s 462 MB/s Slightly faster read speed.
+8%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
301 MB/s 411 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+37%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
28 MB/s +0% 27.9 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
67.9 MB/s 76.9 MB/s Faster random write.
+13%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
224 MB/s 342 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+53%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
34.1 MB/s 35.3 MB/s +4%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
156 MB/s 349 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+124%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
499 MB/s 509 MB/s +2%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
458 MB/s 495 MB/s Slightly faster peak write speed.
+8%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
39.1 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+18%
33.1 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
109 MB/s 110 MB/s +1%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
332 MB/s 383 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+15%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
50.2 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+17%
42.8 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
203 MB/s 488 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+140%
Market Share
Based on 75,729,733 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0.01 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money
25.3 % 25.4 % +0%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
50 % 51 % +2%
Price
Price (score)
$29 Much cheaper.
+59%
$70
Age
Newest
97+ Months +2% 99 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
367 MB/s 368 MB/s +0%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
272 MB/s 372 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue write.
+37%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
1,128 Pts 1,225 Pts Slightly stronger server IO.
+9%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
235 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+21%
194 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
309 MB/s +1% 305 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
218 MB/s 278 MB/s Faster deep queue write.
+28%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
193 MB/s Faster deep queue mixed IO.
+18%
163 MB/s
Capacity
Capacity
256GB 480GB
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