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X400 M.2 2280 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 65.8% (658th of 1011)

Based on 5,553 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk X400 M.2 2280 256GB
Poor: 47%Average: 65.8% Great: 88%

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Above average average bench

The Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 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 196MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 301MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 256GB is 41.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 156MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 227MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,553 samples)
Rank 65865.8%
Min Avg Max
319 Read 409 485
157 Write 293 426
144 Mixed 227 313
71.9 SusWrite 156 198
60.4% 271 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.9 4K Read 21 34.1
22 4K Write 47.4 87.3
12.2 4K Mixed 26.4 41.8
90.7% 31.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.1 DQ Read 301 365
102 DQ Write 231 277
29.8 DQ Mixed 196 235
166% 243 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4152012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 195 190 182 179 125 MB/s
91.5% Outstanding
Read 445
Write 236
Mixed 268
SusWrite 180
63% 282 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 87.9
4K Mixed 45.2
158% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 224
191% 282 MB/s
208GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4130012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 197 184 190 190 183 MB/s
88.1% Excellent
Read 431
Write 374
Mixed 240
SusWrite 194
69% 310 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 81.2
4K Mixed 42.8
149% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 230
187% 267 MB/s
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4130012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 111 110 71 88 117 MB/s
67.8% Good
Read 450
Write 242
Mixed 127
SusWrite 107
51% 232 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 45.2
4K Mixed 30.3
97% 32.8 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 137
143% 238 MB/s
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4152012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 162 159 109 177 139 MB/s
64% Good
Read 405
Write 243
Mixed 200
SusWrite 153
56% 250 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 46.7
4K Mixed 24.6
93% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 207
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 170
143% 206 MB/s
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4130012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 181 176 176 173 172 MB/s
57.5% Above average
Read 338
Write 336
Mixed 195
SusWrite 180
59% 262 MB/s
4K Read 14.4
4K Write 40.8
4K Mixed 18.9
68% 24.7 MB/s
DQ Read 304
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 211
174% 252 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 19,849,350 SSDs tested.

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Typical X400 M.2 2280 256GB Builds (Compare 18,480 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 15%
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Desktop
Desktop 52%
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Workstation
Workstation 33%
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System: Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming - $649

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 275,461 samples10,515x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 59%, 94,577 samples7,964x
FX-Series FX-8320AMDBench 70%, 1 sample1x
GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 180,604 samples9,716x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 31%, 53,248 samples6,514x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 26%, 68,776 samples2,244x
SSD
X400 M.2 2280 256GBSandiskBench 66%, 5,553 samples1,765x
RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 76,941 samples5,865x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 1x16GBHynixBench 40%, 10,835 samples2,478x
16ATF2G64HZ-2G3B1 1x16GBMicronBench 39%, 2,904 samples1,018x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Total price: $649

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