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SD8SNAT-256G-1006 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 62.1% (724th of 1026)

Based on 2,071 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD8SNAT-256G-1006
Poor: 45%Average: 62.1% Great: 79%

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Above average average bench

The Sandisk SD8SNAT-256G-1006 256GB averaged 37.9% 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 77.1MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 231MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD8SNAT-256G-1006 256GB is 34%. 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 11.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 203MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,071 samples)
Rank 72462.1%
Min Avg Max
314 Read 401 482
216 Write 271 312
167 Mixed 203 234
158 SusWrite 265 314
63.6% 285 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.8 4K Read 18 26.9
23.2 4K Write 59.9 96.7
8.1 4K Mixed 11.4 15.1
73.4% 29.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
84.5 DQ Read 158 202
106 DQ Write 231 280
40.4 DQ Mixed 77.1 86.5
91.3% 156 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 303 304 306 311 309 MB/s
80.1% Excellent
Read 458
Write 289
Mixed 228
SusWrite 302
71% 319 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 15.1
118% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 85.8
101% 170 MB/s
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 257 268 249 284 281 MB/s
65.2% Good
Read 412
Write 257
Mixed 220
SusWrite 263
64% 288 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 54.6
4K Mixed 12.2
76% 29.2 MB/s
DQ Read 225
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 82.1
105% 186 MB/s
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 292 296 293 299 289 MB/s
62.4% Good
Read 427
Write 304
Mixed 214
SusWrite 290
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 12.9
4K Write 56.6
4K Mixed 9.7
62% 26.4 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 81.2
100% 171 MB/s
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 89 111 196 135 250 MB/s
58.5% Above average
Read 393
Write 238
Mixed 211
SusWrite 147
55% 247 MB/s
4K Read 17
4K Write 68.3
4K Mixed 12.7
78% 32.7 MB/s
DQ Read 226
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 82
108% 193 MB/s
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 275 290 281 279 278 MB/s
57.6% Above average
Read 359
Write 243
Mixed 173
SusWrite 274
59% 262 MB/s
4K Read 10.5
4K Write 53.4
4K Mixed 10.3
57% 24.7 MB/s
DQ Read 192
DQ Write 245
DQ Mixed 79.4
99% 172 MB/s
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 273 253 268 269 265 MB/s
54.8% Above average
Read 379
Write 259
Mixed 197
SusWrite 268
62% 276 MB/s
4K Read 13.7
4K Write 38.5
4K Mixed 11.4
56% 21.2 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 75.4
77% 126 MB/s
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Gaming 14%
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Desktop 49%
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Workstation 30%
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System: HP Pavilion Notebook

CPU
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 54%, 95,686 samples4,644x
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 59%, 134,477 samples3,628x
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 56%, 74,901 samples3,494x
GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 195,529 samples6,742x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 221,136 samples4,127x
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 161,799 samples2,634x
SSD
SD8SNAT-256G-1006 256GBSandiskBench 62%, 2,071 samples498x
RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 27%, 53,738 samples1,420x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 36%, 87,926 samples1,406x
M471B1G73EB0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 26%, 24,033 samples1,148x
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