SanDiskSD6SB1M-256G-1022I
CrucialCT1000BX100SSD1

Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

Controller: Silicon Motion SM2246EN. Flash Memory: Micron 16nm MLC. Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 6,356 user samples
4,989 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 100% 238GB free
Worst Bench: 55% 37GB free (System drive)
Poor: 55% Great: 100%
SPEED RANK: 496th / 1071
1,367 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 108% 501GB free
Worst Bench: 71% 383GB free (System drive)
Poor: 71% Great: 108%
SPEED RANK: 289th / 1071
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
79.1 % 93.8 % Faster effective speed.
+19%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
426 MB/s 478 MB/s Faster read speed.
+12%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
338 MB/s 403 MB/s Faster write speed.
+19%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
26 MB/s 26.5 MB/s +2%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
67.8 MB/s 80.1 MB/s Faster random write.
+18%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
195 MB/s 314 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+61%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
28.1 MB/s 37.5 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+33%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
294 MB/s 376 MB/s Faster sustained write speed.
+28%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
481 MB/s 515 MB/s Slightly faster peak read speed.
+7%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
442 MB/s +1% 438 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
31.7 MB/s +5% 30.3 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
98 MB/s 108 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+10%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
237 MB/s 349 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+47%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
35.5 MB/s 45 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+27%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
437 MB/s 439 MB/s +0%
Market Share
Based on 75,749,404 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.02 % Hugely higher market share.
+100%
0.01 %
Value
Value For Money
10.4 % +1% 10.3 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
50 % 50 %
Price
Price (score)
$100 Hugely cheaper.
+80%
$500
Age
Newest
120+ Months 110+ Months Slightly more recent.
+8%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
325 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+18%
275 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
213 MB/s 302 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue write.
+42%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
976 Pts 1,000 Pts +2%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
127 MB/s 209 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+65%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
280 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+10%
254 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
184 MB/s 257 MB/s Much faster deep queue write.
+40%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
112 MB/s 191 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+71%
Capacity
Capacity
256GB 1TB
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