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SD8SB8U256G1001 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 80.9% (474th of 1072)

Based on 506 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD8SB8U256G1001
Poor: 62%Average: 80.9% Great: 97%

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Very good average bench

The Sandisk SD8SB8U256G1001 256GB averaged just 19.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk SD8SB8U256G1001 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 199MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37.8MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD8SB8U256G1001 256GB is 35.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk SD8SB8U256G1001 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 143MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 222MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 506 samples)
Rank 47480.9%
Min Avg Max
325 Read 426 491
130 Write 292 459
102 Mixed 222 323
77.3 SusWrite 143 199
60.1% 271 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.8 4K Read 30.9 38.7
54.8 4K Write 84.3 108
22.3 4K Mixed 37.8 49.6
140% 51 MB/s
Min Avg Max
185 DQ Read 315 362
132 DQ Write 230 276
104 DQ Mixed 199 230
169% 248 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 170 170 168 154 150 MB/s
86.7% Excellent
Read 475
Write 272
Mixed 210
SusWrite 164
62% 280 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 84.8
4K Mixed 41.5
145% 52.4 MB/s
DQ Read 329
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 208
176% 259 MB/s
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 194 194 198 200 199 MB/s
82.5% Excellent
Read 359
Write 223
Mixed 204
SusWrite 194
55% 245 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 75.4
4K Mixed 40.3
143% 49.8 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 221
178% 255 MB/s
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 98 100 93 88 91 MB/s
79.4% Very good
Read 482
Write 319
Mixed 203
SusWrite 99.1
61% 276 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 76.3
4K Mixed 42
132% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 329
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 225
184% 263 MB/s
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4133001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 152 154 154 155 154 MB/s
74.6% Very good
Read 459
Write 405
Mixed 258
SusWrite 155
71% 319 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 52.5
4K Mixed 31.8
110% 37.2 MB/s
DQ Read 328
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 218
182% 264 MB/s
202GB free
Firmware: X4133001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 160 160 160 161 157 MB/s
67.7% Good
Read 453
Write 410
Mixed 228
SusWrite 162
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 35.3
4K Mixed 26.7
90% 28.9 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 179
DQ Mixed 223
176% 250 MB/s
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4133001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 145 147 140 144 142 MB/s
66.6% Good
Read 398
Write 187
Mixed 222
SusWrite 148
53% 239 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 47.3
4K Mixed 28
91% 31.6 MB/s
DQ Read 331
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 202
177% 266 MB/s
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Gaming 22%
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Desktop 73%
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Workstation 18%
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System: Lenovo 90H2000TMW

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel  $110Bench 64%, 234,266 samples30x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples24x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples2x
R9 270XAMD  $199Bench 27%, 77,943 samples1x
SSD
SD8SB8U256G1001 256GBSandiskBench 81%, 506 samples7x
RAM
M378A2K43CB1-CRC 1x16GBSamsungBench 42%, 5,600 samples28x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1x
CT8G4DFS8266.C8FE 2x8GBCrucialBench 80%, 1,102 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $169

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