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SD5SB2256G1008E 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 60.6% (798th of 1072)

Based on 11 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD5SB2256G1008E
Poor: 56%Average: 60.6% Great: 67%

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Above average average bench

The Sandisk SD5SB2256G1008E 256GB averaged 39.3% 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 59MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 52.9MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD5SB2256G1008E 256GB is just 11%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Sandisk SD5SB2256G1008E 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 107MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 204MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 11 samples)
Rank 79860.6%
Min Avg Max
300 Read 385 437
262 Write 317 380
122 Mixed 204 350
79.2 SusWrite 219 312
62.8% 281 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.8 4K Read 17.8 22.4
29.4 4K Write 52.9 81.1
14.2 4K Mixed 18.8 24.9
79.1% 29.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.7 DQ Read 107 288
86.1 DQ Write 138 172
10.3 DQ Mixed 59 112
62.2% 101 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 346 366 376 362 321 MB/s
76.8% Very good
Read 417
Write 367
Mixed 230
SusWrite 346
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 80.1
4K Mixed 27.5
112% 43.4 MB/s
DQ Read 78.7
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 80.2
70% 102 MB/s
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS.03.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 332 302 284 256 259 MB/s
63.7% Good
Read 427
Write 370
Mixed 146
SusWrite 294
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 17.9
4K Write 43.5
4K Mixed 21.4
78% 27.6 MB/s
DQ Read 82.4
DQ Write 133
DQ Mixed 69.8
64% 95.2 MB/s
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 102 76 375 362 337 MB/s
61.7% Good
Read 425
Write 374
Mixed 154
SusWrite 233
66% 296 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 57.3
4K Mixed 19.9
85% 32.2 MB/s
DQ Read 82.5
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 85.9
70% 97.9 MB/s
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 323 285 328 266 240 MB/s
56.4% Above average
Read 349
Write 302
Mixed 130
SusWrite 286
60% 267 MB/s
4K Read 15.4
4K Write 40
4K Mixed 17.5
67% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 78
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 81
67% 94 MB/s
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10.04.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 72 65 69 63 58 MB/s
55.6% Above average
Read 386
Write 276
Mixed 122
SusWrite 79.2
48% 216 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 45.2
4K Mixed 22
82% 28.9 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 112
115% 191 MB/s
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS.03.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 105 103 101 100 96 MB/s
54.6% Above average
Read 437
Write 295
Mixed 129
SusWrite 111
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 63.6
4K Mixed 17.2
87% 33.8 MB/s
DQ Read 78.9
DQ Write 127
DQ Mixed 64.2
60% 90 MB/s
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Gaming 34%
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Desktop 67%
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Workstation 27%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 - $100

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples570x
FX-8320AMD  $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples210x
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples110x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples74x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples66x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples61x
SSD
SD5SB2256G1008E 256GBSandiskBench 61%, 11 samples1x
RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples106x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples85x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples82x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $360

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