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SD8SNAT-256G-1006 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 62.9% (731st of 1037)

Based on 2,287 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD8SNAT-256G-1006
Poor: 47%Average: 62.9% Great: 79%

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Above average average bench

The Sandisk SD8SNAT-256G-1006 256GB averaged 37.1% 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 77.8MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 232MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD8SNAT-256G-1006 256GB is 32.1%. 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 11.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 205MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,287 samples)
Rank 73162.9%
Min Avg Max
313 Read 404 486
226 Write 273 312
172 Mixed 205 236
199 SusWrite 268 314
64.2% 288 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.57 4K Read 18.1 26.8
27.5 4K Write 61.7 99.5
8.27 4K Mixed 11.5 15
74.9% 30.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
118 DQ Read 160 205
108 DQ Write 232 280
47.5 DQ Mixed 77.8 86.3
92% 157 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 319 319 329 325 320 MB/s
83.3% Excellent
Read 498
Write 312
Mixed 226
SusWrite 318
75% 339 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 14.6
119% 50 MB/s
DQ Read 169
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 86.6
105% 180 MB/s
207GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 300 314 314 314 314 MB/s
77.7% Very good
Read 457
Write 302
Mixed 213
SusWrite 310
72% 320 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 94.6
4K Mixed 13.5
108% 44.9 MB/s
DQ Read 159
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 84.2
102% 175 MB/s
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 297 309 307 304 307 MB/s
74.6% Very good
Read 460
Write 305
Mixed 234
SusWrite 295
72% 323 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 79.8
4K Mixed 15.1
95% 39.1 MB/s
DQ Read 214
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 81.8
105% 185 MB/s
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 320 321 318 318 315 MB/s
63.9% Good
Read 388
Write 288
Mixed 220
SusWrite 316
68% 303 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 45.5
4K Mixed 13.8
73% 26.7 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 79.5
85% 140 MB/s
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 189 205 222 253 234 MB/s
54.5% Above average
Read 326
Write 234
Mixed 195
SusWrite 220
54% 244 MB/s
4K Read 15.2
4K Write 51.8
4K Mixed 10.4
64% 25.8 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 83.1
100% 170 MB/s
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 227 245 248 225 250 MB/s
48.9% Average
Read 324
Write 231
Mixed 182
SusWrite 236
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 8.5
4K Write 33.9
4K Mixed 7.8
41% 16.7 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 80.7
99% 170 MB/s
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 260 256 216 250 273 MB/s
47.6% Average
Read 324
Write 254
Mixed 182
SusWrite 251
56% 252 MB/s
4K Read 8.8
4K Write 18.5
4K Mixed 7.7
33% 11.7 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 79.4
98% 169 MB/s
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Gaming 6%
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Desktop 54%
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Workstation 6%
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System: HP Pavilion Notebook

CPU
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 54%, 104,261 samples1,273x
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 58%, 148,974 samples1,060x
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 56%, 83,747 samples775x
GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 228,730 samples1,715x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 212,716 samples1,135x
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 191,579 samples658x
SSD
SD8SNAT-256G-1006 256GBSandiskBench 63%, 2,287 samples1x
RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 98,598 samples384x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 27%, 61,424 samples346x
M471B1G73EB0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 27%, 28,068 samples283x
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