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SD7SN6S-256G-100 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 68.9% (687th of 1072)

Based on 131 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD7SN6S-256G-100
Poor: 50%Average: 68.9% Great: 91%

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Above average average bench

The Sandisk SD7SN6S-256G-100 256GB averaged 31.1% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 92.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 21.7MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD7SN6S-256G-100 256GB is 40.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk SD7SN6S-256G-100 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 182MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 274MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 131 samples)
Rank 68768.9%
Min Avg Max
313 Read 418 475
180 Write 295 419
172 Mixed 274 377
71.3 SusWrite 182 268
65.2% 292 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.8 4K Read 21.7 30.3
17.5 4K Write 59.2 102
10.5 4K Mixed 21 38.1
91.1% 34 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.7 DQ Read 237 336
51.3 DQ Write 185 241
15.8 DQ Mixed 92.8 205
102% 172 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
182GB free
Firmware: X351
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 255 246 244 242 258 MB/s
85.3% Excellent
Read 423
Write 425
Mixed 274
SusWrite 257
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 76.9
4K Mixed 38.3
136% 48.6 MB/s
DQ Read 251
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 199
160% 224 MB/s
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X351
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 188 129 109 99 73 MB/s
75.5% Very good
Read 455
Write 326
Mixed 232
SusWrite 130
64% 286 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 86.1
4K Mixed 31.9
127% 48.2 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 163
143% 216 MB/s
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X3511006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 248 246 247 233 215 MB/s
71.2% Very good
Read 399
Write 106
Mixed 205
SusWrite 244
53% 238 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 50.2
4K Mixed 25.1
94% 32.8 MB/s
DQ Read 326
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 208
169% 243 MB/s
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X351
SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 181 215 85 97 95 MB/s
64.2% Good
Read 433
Write 342
Mixed 212
SusWrite 152
63% 285 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 48.7
4K Mixed 24.9
93% 32.2 MB/s
DQ Read 240
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 117
112% 177 MB/s
182GB free
Firmware: X351
SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 268 246 244 257 257 MB/s
51.7% Above average
Read 308
Write 294
Mixed 223
SusWrite 256
61% 270 MB/s
4K Read 12
4K Write 23.5
4K Mixed 18.6
54% 18 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 133
102% 140 MB/s
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Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples5,013x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples3,183x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,949x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,510x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,316x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,304x
SSD
SD7SN6S-256G-100 256GBSandiskBench 69%, 131 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,558x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,520x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples960x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $598

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