Average Bench: 41% (942nd of 1072)

Based on 2,567 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SDSSDP256G

Below average average bench

The SanDisk SSD 256GB averaged 58.9% 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. Sequential Read Speed 412MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 16.3MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SanDisk SSD 256GB is 29.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the SanDisk SSD 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 10.7MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 33.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,567 samples)
Min Avg Max
319 Read 412 456
21.3 Write 213 328
35.8 Mixed 90.8 131
17.7 SusWrite 190 343
49.9% 226 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.66 4K Read 16.3 19.4
4.33 4K Write 9.54 13.2
4.5 4K Mixed 8.94 11.4
41.1% 11.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32.1 DQ Read 33.5 36.1
7.61 DQ Write 10.7 12.6
9.9 DQ Mixed 12.7 14.6
11.8% 19 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
76GB free
Firmware: 2.0.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 279 269 274 276 266 MB/s
Read 346
Write 278
Mixed 97.1
SusWrite 274
56% 249 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 11.7
4K Mixed 10.9
49% 13.9 MB/s
DQ Read 34.2
DQ Write 10.6
DQ Mixed 12.5
12% 19.1 MB/s
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.0.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 78 82 229 277 232 MB/s
Read 405
Write 23.4
Mixed 36.8
SusWrite 159
34% 156 MB/s
4K Read 5.2
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 2.6
13% 3.7 MB/s
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.0.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 45 44 92 58 50 MB/s
Read 422
Write 254
Mixed 103
SusWrite 55.3
46% 209 MB/s
4K Read 15.8
4K Write 7.4
4K Mixed 3.3
32% 8.83 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,669,623 SSDs tested

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $481

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