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SD8SB8U-256G-1006 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 74.4% (586th of 1072)

Based on 4,064 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD8SB8U-256G-1006
Poor: 55%Average: 74.4% Great: 95%

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Good average bench

The Sandisk SD8SB8U-256G-1006 256GB averaged 25.6% 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 191MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 33.2MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD8SB8U-256G-1006 256GB is 40.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk SD8SB8U-256G-1006 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 154MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 221MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,064 samples)
Rank 58674.4%
Min Avg Max
310 Read 414 490
152 Write 288 454
120 Mixed 221 325
68.3 SusWrite 154 197
59.9% 269 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.3 4K Read 27 38.3
34.6 4K Write 67.3 109
18.9 4K Mixed 33.2 48.9
119% 42.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
117 DQ Read 301 347
101 DQ Write 222 273
93.6 DQ Mixed 191 224
162% 238 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 164 171 163 174 169 MB/s
69.7% Good
Read 450
Write 421
Mixed 208
SusWrite 168
70% 312 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 43.3
4K Mixed 25.7
93% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 326
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 184
166% 253 MB/s
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 150 131 132 96 159 MB/s
66.2% Good
Read 428
Write 302
Mixed 205
SusWrite 139
60% 268 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 48.6
4K Mixed 24.7
92% 32.2 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 219
179% 257 MB/s
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 82 56 72 40 74 MB/s
65.6% Good
Read 465
Write 310
Mixed 220
SusWrite 77.1
59% 268 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 48.8
4K Mixed 28.7
96% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 331
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 156
149% 238 MB/s
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 151 80 102 69 91 MB/s
65.3% Good
Read 460
Write 409
Mixed 152
SusWrite 106
62% 282 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 47.7
4K Mixed 26.1
100% 33.6 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 136
124% 196 MB/s
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 166 157 167 132 110 MB/s
62.9% Good
Read 381
Write 257
Mixed 208
SusWrite 150
55% 249 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 32.7
4K Mixed 25.2
84% 26.8 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 195
168% 252 MB/s
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 172 178 178 168 175 MB/s
60.8% Good
Read 356
Write 289
Mixed 240
SusWrite 175
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 36.3
4K Mixed 24.3
73% 25.2 MB/s
DQ Read 324
DQ Write 253
DQ Mixed 206
176% 261 MB/s
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Gaming 39%
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Desktop 75%
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Workstation 31%
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System: HP OMEN by HP Desktop PC 870-2XX

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel  $110Bench 64%, 234,266 samples754x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples739x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples23x
GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples669x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples545x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples40x
SSD
SD8SB8U-256G-1006 256GBSandiskBench 74%, 4,064 samples55x
RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBMicronBench 77%, 6,220 samples311x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 1x8GBMicronBench 40%, 5,278 samples199x
HP24D4U7S8MH-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 73%, 895 samples68x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $229

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