Average Bench: 65.8% (731st of 1072)

Based on 2,836 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD8SNAT-256G-1006

Above average average bench

The Sandisk SD8SNAT-256G-1006 256GB averaged 34.1% 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 79.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 69.2MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD8SNAT-256G-1006 256GB is 36.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk SD8SNAT-256G-1006 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 12.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 208MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,836 samples)
Min Avg Max
321 Read 418 497
200 Write 275 315
173 Mixed 208 238
189 SusWrite 270 320
65.3% 293 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.2 4K Read 20.2 28.8
28 4K Write 69.2 112
8.5 4K Mixed 12.2 15.6
82.8% 33.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
125 DQ Read 163 202
96 DQ Write 234 283
70 DQ Mixed 79.2 86.4
93.4% 159 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 307 312 322 324 324 MB/s
Read 497
Write 290
Mixed 216
SusWrite 315
73% 329 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 80.5
4K Mixed 14.7
100% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 169
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 85.5
103% 177 MB/s
122GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 281 293 312 314 318 MB/s
Read 485
Write 317
Mixed 210
SusWrite 299
73% 328 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 77.6
4K Mixed 13.7
95% 38.5 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 83.1
102% 175 MB/s
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 252 287 271 278 273 MB/s
Read 428
Write 284
Mixed 204
SusWrite 267
66% 296 MB/s
4K Read 15.2
4K Write 70.3
4K Mixed 10.9
74% 32.1 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 82.2
100% 171 MB/s
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 287 289 295 290 297 MB/s
Read 419
Write 281
Mixed 206
SusWrite 291
67% 299 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 49.9
4K Mixed 11.4
69% 26.6 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 80.6
98% 169 MB/s
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 286 280 306 306 298 MB/s
Read 403
Write 250
Mixed 212
SusWrite 292
65% 289 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 31.5
4K Mixed 11
59% 20.3 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 161
DQ Mixed 44.8
66% 122 MB/s
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 257 266 266 261 254 MB/s
Read 400
Write 266
Mixed 195
SusWrite 261
62% 280 MB/s
4K Read 10.2
4K Write 39.2
4K Mixed 11
50% 20.1 MB/s
DQ Read 100
DQ Write 215
DQ Mixed 39.5
64% 118 MB/s
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 238 258 227 241 211 MB/s
Read 348
Write 267
Mixed 190
SusWrite 234
58% 260 MB/s
4K Read 12.4
4K Write 30.4
4K Mixed 10.5
48% 17.8 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 78.2
90% 153 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,730,608 SSDs tested

Typical SD8SNAT-256G-1006 256GB Builds (Compare 8,817 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion Notebook

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