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SD8SNAT-256G-1006 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 63.7% (686th of 1016)

Based on 1,765 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD8SNAT-256G-1006
Poor: 47%Average: 63.7% Great: 80%

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Above average average bench

The Sandisk SD8SNAT-256G-1006 256GB averaged 36.2% 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 76.6MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 235MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD8SNAT-256G-1006 256GB is 33.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Sandisk SD8SNAT-256G-1006 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 11.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 205MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,765 samples)
Rank 68663.7%
Min Avg Max
319 Read 406 482
204 Write 273 310
166 Mixed 205 234
155 SusWrite 270 312
64.4% 289 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.6 4K Read 18.9 27.3
23 4K Write 63.7 105
8.38 4K Mixed 11.7 15
77.3% 31.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
116 DQ Read 159 202
130 DQ Write 235 280
35.4 DQ Mixed 76.6 86.4
91.8% 157 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 271 297 304 303 306 MB/s
69.5% Good
Read 475
Write 293
Mixed 228
SusWrite 289
72% 321 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 59.8
4K Mixed 13.1
84% 32 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 227
DQ Mixed 76.1
90% 155 MB/s
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 282 295 296 300 219 MB/s
64.4% Good
Read 364
Write 276
Mixed 221
SusWrite 280
64% 285 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 61.6
4K Mixed 12.5
79% 31.3 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 84.7
103% 177 MB/s
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 309 308 307 309 307 MB/s
64.4% Good
Read 443
Write 290
Mixed 212
SusWrite 307
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 71.9
4K Mixed 12.7
89% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 26.2
DQ Write 76
DQ Mixed 14.3
22% 38.8 MB/s
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 262 289 303 253 277 MB/s
59% Above average
Read 371
Write 254
Mixed 197
SusWrite 269
61% 273 MB/s
4K Read 16.1
4K Write 42.2
4K Mixed 12.3
62% 23.5 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 251
DQ Mixed 83.5
98% 166 MB/s
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 274 286 273 281 276 MB/s
55.2% Above average
Read 356
Write 246
Mixed 206
SusWrite 277
61% 271 MB/s
4K Read 9.6
4K Write 40.6
4K Mixed 9.8
49% 20 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 82.3
100% 171 MB/s
206GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 272 270 282 270 273 MB/s
54.7% Above average
Read 351
Write 268
Mixed 198
SusWrite 272
61% 272 MB/s
4K Read 9.1
4K Write 43.4
4K Mixed 9.5
49% 20.7 MB/s
DQ Read 159
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 78
98% 170 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 13%
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Desktop
Desktop 39%
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Workstation
Workstation 21%
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System: HP Pavilion Notebook

CPU
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 40%, 81,229 samples4,029x
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 46%, 113,823 samples3,133x
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 45%, 61,452 samples3,088x
GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 184,491 samples5,875x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 177,409 samples3,577x
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 148,243 samples2,297x
SSD
SD8SNAT-256G-1006 256GBSandiskBench 64%, 1,765 samples1x
RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 28%, 48,428 samples1,238x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 82,049 samples1,206x
M471B1G73EB0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 22,009 samples1,015x
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