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SanDisk Ultra 3D 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 171% (132nd of 1071)

Based on 26 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe SanDisk Ultra 3D
Poor: 125%Average: 171% Great: 202%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme SanDisk Ultra 3D 250GB averaged 70.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme SanDisk Ultra 3D 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 525MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 755MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme SanDisk Ultra 3D 250GB is 77.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme SanDisk Ultra 3D 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 228MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 865MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 26 samples)
Rank 132171%
Min Avg Max
683 Read 1,325 1,510
622 Write 865 936
629 Mixed 967 1,057
113 SusWrite 228 260
188% 846 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.9 4K Read 45.6 58.7
61.7 4K Write 157 249
34.7 4K Mixed 65.6 87.1
236% 89.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
478 DQ Read 646 685
280 DQ Write 755 930
234 DQ Mixed 525 583
444% 642 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 212 214 220 221 220 MB/s
174% Outstanding
Read 1,463
Write 622
Mixed 1,011
SusWrite 235
184% 833 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 66.2
231% 86 MB/s
DQ Read 681
DQ Write 646
DQ Mixed 250
301% 526 MB/s
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 215 212 198 180 166 MB/s
173% Outstanding
Read 1,467
Write 882
Mixed 1,009
SusWrite 227
199% 896 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 63.1
215% 77.8 MB/s
DQ Read 685
DQ Write 844
DQ Mixed 547
473% 692 MB/s
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 169 63 53 61 50 MB/s
166% Outstanding
Read 1,407
Write 895
Mixed 1,017
SusWrite 113
190% 858 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 62.8
223% 82.5 MB/s
DQ Read 681
DQ Write 842
DQ Mixed 578
487% 700 MB/s
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 220 220 221 220 220 MB/s
149% Outstanding
Read 1,275
Write 891
Mixed 893
SusWrite 243
184% 826 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 96.9
4K Mixed 52.3
176% 62.4 MB/s
DQ Read 681
DQ Write 600
DQ Mixed 570
446% 617 MB/s
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 194 134 136 136 138 MB/s
133% Outstanding
Read 1,169
Write 865
Mixed 911
SusWrite 181
174% 782 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 84.7
4K Mixed 51.1
164% 57 MB/s
DQ Read 606
DQ Write 471
DQ Mixed 507
388% 528 MB/s
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 269 141 143 139 136 MB/s
118% Outstanding
Read 1100
Write 910
Mixed 936
SusWrite 188
175% 783 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 63.7
4K Mixed 38.8
130% 44.4 MB/s
DQ Read 548
DQ Write 450
DQ Mixed 508
378% 502 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,747,558 SSDs tested

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Typical SanDisk Ultra 3D 250GB Builds (Compare 2,163 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) - $300

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples1,043x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples459x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples171x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples316x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples284x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples278x
SSD
SanDisk Ultra 3D 250GBNvmeBench 171%, 26 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples153x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples58x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $973

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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