Sandisk

Ultra II 250GB

Ultra II 250GB
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Effective Speed -20%Effective Speed -20%Average Score -27%Read -2%, Write -16%, 4K Read -14%, 4K Write -20%, Mixed -41%, 4K Mixed -20%, SusWrite -74%Peak Score -17%Read -1%, Write -1%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -12%, SusWrite -79%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -10%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -18%, DQ Mixed -30%, ADQ Read -3%, ADQ Write -18%, ADQ Mixed -22%, Age 12%, AS-SSD Total -3%

Average Bench: 81.8% (459^th of 1072)

Based on 595 user benchmarks. Model: SanDisk Ultra II 250GB

Poor: 58%Average: 81.8% Great: 102%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Sandisk Ultra II 250GB averaged just 18.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk Ultra II 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 213MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37.5MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk Ultra II 250GB is 43.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk Ultra II 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 170MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 255MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 595 samples)

Rank 45981.8%

Min	Avg	Max
334	Read 449	504
206	Write 348	481
177	Mixed 255	357
85.6	SusWrite 170	216
68.1% 306 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18	4K Read 30.1	40.6
36	4K Write 72.8	116
21.1	4K Mixed 37.5	52
132% 46.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
137	DQ Read 317	384
88.4	DQ Write 245	304
62.9	DQ Mixed 213	254
178% 258 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

GBR-User, 3 months ago.

103GB free

Firmware: X41110WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 201 192 195 188 189 MB/s

97.2% Outstanding

Write 447

Mixed 347

SusWrite 203

83% 371 MB/s

4K Read 36.1

4K Write 88.7

4K Mixed 46.4

161% 57.1 MB/s

DQ Read 390

DQ Write 300

DQ Mixed 237

207% 309 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

123GB free

Firmware: X41110WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 197 190 190 192 185 MB/s

93.8% Outstanding

Write 483

Mixed 351

SusWrite 218

87% 388 MB/s

4K Read 34.2

4K Write 72.3

4K Mixed 42.7

145% 49.7 MB/s

DQ Read 389

DQ Write 308

DQ Mixed 255

216% 317 MB/s

FRA-User, 1 month ago.

54GB free

Firmware: X41100WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 232 197 193 192 191 MB/s

93.2% Outstanding

Write 318

Mixed 200

SusWrite 202

67% 303 MB/s

4K Read 38.3

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 35.6

157% 58.5 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 248

DQ Mixed 204

182% 276 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 months ago.

117GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41100WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 181 178 150 162 158 MB/s

66.4% Good

Write 435

Mixed 308

SusWrite 181

76% 342 MB/s

4K Read 20.1

4K Write 35.5

4K Mixed 19.3

74% 25 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 300

DQ Mixed 244

209% 308 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 months ago.

78GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41110WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 153 70 126 101 68 MB/s

37.4% Below average

Write 175

Mixed 77.1

SusWrite 109

39% 179 MB/s

4K Read 7.4

4K Write 42

4K Mixed 9.4

46% 19.6 MB/s

DQ Read 0.1

DQ Write 134

DQ Mixed 172

102% 102 MB/s

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $92

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	976x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	417x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	388x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	491x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	303x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	277x

SSD
Ultra II 250GBSandiskBench 82%, 595 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	258x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	128x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	124x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $362

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Ultra II 250GB

Average Bench: 81.8% (459^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 81.8% (459th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 81.8% (459^th of 1072)