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SD8TN8U256G1001 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 71.9% (630th of 1072)

Based on 1,739 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD8TN8U256G1001
Poor: 54%Average: 71.9% Great: 90%

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Good average bench

The Sandisk SD8TN8U256G1001 256GB averaged 28.0% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 198MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 31.3MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD8TN8U256G1001 256GB is 35.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk SD8TN8U256G1001 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 167MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 224MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,739 samples)
Rank 63071.9%
Min Avg Max
311 Read 386 466
164 Write 282 434
158 Mixed 224 305
96.6 SusWrite 167 200
59.1% 265 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.5 4K Read 24.6 35.9
33.7 4K Write 65.3 95.5
14.9 4K Mixed 31.3 45.1
112% 40.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
252 DQ Read 302 338
180 DQ Write 226 262
129 DQ Mixed 198 223
166% 242 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4133101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 174 165 180 171 162 MB/s
72.7% Very good
Read 442
Write 299
Mixed 242
SusWrite 170
64% 289 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 57.1
4K Mixed 25.7
106% 37.1 MB/s
DQ Read 305
DQ Write 253
DQ Mixed 215
178% 258 MB/s
111GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4133101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 139 125 122 123 118 MB/s
62.4% Good
Read 404
Write 352
Mixed 217
SusWrite 131
62% 276 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 43.2
4K Mixed 24.5
82% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 203
174% 257 MB/s
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4133101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 179 174 182 184 168 MB/s
58.9% Above average
Read 326
Write 300
Mixed 245
SusWrite 178
59% 262 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 37.8
4K Mixed 21.6
78% 26.4 MB/s
DQ Read 268
DQ Write 232
DQ Mixed 205
166% 235 MB/s
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 108 90 85 85 74 MB/s
56.7% Above average
Read 381
Write 201
Mixed 220
SusWrite 102
50% 226 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 43.3
4K Mixed 21.6
80% 28.2 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 209
164% 228 MB/s
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 140 130 109 112 100 MB/s
37.9% Below average
Read 295
Write 206
Mixed 169
SusWrite 124
44% 199 MB/s
4K Read 8.3
4K Write 24.3
4K Mixed 8.8
37% 13.8 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 163
DQ Mixed 131
108% 156 MB/s
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Gaming 6%
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Desktop 43%
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Workstation 5%
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System: Dell Latitude E5470

CPU
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples1,280x
Core i7-6820HQIntelBench 60%, 33,920 samples486x
Core i5-6440HQIntelBench 66%, 4,172 samples452x
GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples2,039x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples1,031x
Radeon R7 M360AMDBench 6%, 820 samples8x
SSD
SD8TN8U256G1001 256GBSandiskBench 72%, 1,739 samples1x
RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 45,898 samples560x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples346x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1B1 1x8GBMicronBench 39%, 4,454 samples279x
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