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SD8SNAT-256G-1006 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

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Average Bench: 63.3% (675th of 1003)

Based on 1,648 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD8SNAT-256G-1006
Poor: 48%Average: 63.3% Great: 79%

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Above average average bench

The Sandisk SD8SNAT-256G-1006 256GB averaged 36.7% 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 76.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 230MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD8SNAT-256G-1006 256GB is 31.1%. 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 11.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 205MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,648 samples)
Rank 67563.3%
Min Avg Max
315 Read 405 477
207 Write 271 309
168 Mixed 205 234
192 SusWrite 271 311
64.3% 288 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.95 4K Read 18.5 26.6
30 4K Write 62.7 103
8.4 4K Mixed 11.6 14.5
76% 30.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
80.9 DQ Read 157 199
104 DQ Write 230 281
37.5 DQ Mixed 76.3 86.2
90.7% 155 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 309 303 306 312 300 MB/s
80% Excellent
Read 429
Write 308
Mixed 228
SusWrite 305
71% 317 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 13.7
121% 52.4 MB/s
DQ Read 171
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 83.9
102% 174 MB/s
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 300 304 299 301 305 MB/s
70.8% Very good
Read 438
Write 298
Mixed 222
SusWrite 297
70% 314 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 79.3
4K Mixed 12.1
89% 37.4 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 84.7
102% 173 MB/s
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 307 304 309 309 309 MB/s
69.6% Good
Read 462
Write 275
Mixed 214
SusWrite 301
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 56.9
4K Mixed 12.1
80% 30.6 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 86.3
102% 172 MB/s
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 295 297 299 294 296 MB/s
66% Good
Read 351
Write 262
Mixed 219
SusWrite 292
63% 281 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 73.2
4K Mixed 12
86% 35.3 MB/s
DQ Read 159
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 84.9
101% 171 MB/s
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 274 275 306 302 298 MB/s
64.7% Good
Read 441
Write 281
Mixed 218
SusWrite 282
68% 306 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 53.6
4K Mixed 12.1
73% 28.4 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 219
DQ Mixed 75.1
89% 152 MB/s
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 245 252 275 276 272 MB/s
56.6% Above average
Read 334
Write 225
Mixed 201
SusWrite 263
57% 256 MB/s
4K Read 10.8
4K Write 61.2
4K Mixed 9.1
60% 27 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 81.6
101% 173 MB/s
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 256 250 263 270 270 MB/s
53% Above average
Read 378
Write 110
Mixed 212
SusWrite 260
53% 240 MB/s
4K Read 12
4K Write 45.8
4K Mixed 10.8
56% 22.9 MB/s
DQ Read 135
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 70.7
66% 104 MB/s
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Gaming 14%
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Desktop
Desktop 41%
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Workstation
Workstation 23%
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System: HP Pavilion Notebook

CPU
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 42%, 70,590 samples3,252x
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 57,925 samples2,538x
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 48%, 97,111 samples2,522x
GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 6%, 159,617 samples4,767x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 7%, 152,819 samples2,897x
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 6%, 124,105 samples1,873x
SSD
SD8SNAT-256G-1006 256GBSandiskBench 63%, 1,648 samples1x
RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 28%, 40,816 samples1,035x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 60,803 samples958x
M471B1G73EB0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 27%, 18,716 samples846x
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