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SD9SN8W-256G-1006 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 76.5% (544th of 1072)

Based on 2,721 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD9SN8W-256G-1006
Poor: 53%Average: 76.5% Great: 97%

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Good average bench

The Sandisk SD9SN8W-256G-1006 256GB averaged 23.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk SD9SN8W-256G-1006 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 220MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 33.1MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD9SN8W-256G-1006 256GB is 44.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk SD9SN8W-256G-1006 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 178MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 226MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,721 samples)
Rank 54476.5%
Min Avg Max
309 Read 411 498
179 Write 310 454
132 Mixed 226 322
91.2 SusWrite 178 217
62.7% 281 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.9 4K Read 26.7 37.8
29.9 4K Write 67 102
15.3 4K Mixed 33.1 47.2
118% 42.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
166 DQ Read 326 376
127 DQ Write 244 307
103 DQ Mixed 220 269
182% 263 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6104006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 209 211 208 210 204 MB/s
72.9% Very good
Read 464
Write 405
Mixed 259
SusWrite 209
75% 334 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 45.6
4K Mixed 31.1
104% 34.3 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 195
DQ Mixed 202
153% 206 MB/s
122GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6104006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 191 194 182 200 198 MB/s
62.5% Good
Read 382
Write 215
Mixed 251
SusWrite 188
58% 259 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 48.9
4K Mixed 34.2
106% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 33.7
DQ Write 66.9
DQ Mixed 36.3
32% 45.6 MB/s
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6103006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 198 209 207 204 210 MB/s
61% Good
Read 311
Write 255
Mixed 275
SusWrite 207
59% 262 MB/s
4K Read 16
4K Write 38.4
4K Mixed 25.9
78% 26.8 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 210
170% 240 MB/s
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6103006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 193 194 192 196 197 MB/s
55.9% Above average
Read 382
Write 362
Mixed 234
SusWrite 198
66% 294 MB/s
4K Read 10.6
4K Write 34.1
4K Mixed 13.9
52% 19.5 MB/s
DQ Read 287
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 236
191% 268 MB/s
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6103006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 162 165 166 142 142 MB/s
45.2% Average
Read 375
Write 247
Mixed 232
SusWrite 163
57% 254 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 19.1
4K Mixed 13.4
50% 15.9 MB/s
DQ Read 129
DQ Write 93.4
DQ Mixed 126
90% 116 MB/s
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Desktop 48%
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Workstation 6%
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System: HP 250 G6 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 45%, 205,332 samples846x
Core i3-6006UIntelBench 36%, 47,111 samples420x
Core i3-7020UIntelBench 40%, 28,454 samples268x
GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples1,228x
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples415x
HD GraphicsIntelBench 1%, 60,712 samples69x
SSD
SD9SN8W-256G-1006 256GBSandiskBench 76%, 2,721 samples147x
RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples119x
M471A5244CB0-CTD 1x4GBSamsungBench 30%, 48,985 samples110x
M471A5244CB0-CRC 1x4GBSamsungBench 32%, 40,829 samples109x
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