Sandisk

X400 M.2 2280 256GB

X400 M.2 2280 256GB
BENCHMARKS (11,716)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed -48%Effective Speed -48%Average Score -59%Read -16%, Write -40%, 4K Read -69%, 4K Write -80%, Mixed -57%, 4K Mixed -71%, SusWrite -79%Peak Score -33%Read -5%, Write -11%, 4K Read -25%, 4K Write -26%, Mixed -35%, 4K Mixed -34%, SusWrite -96%Value & Sentiment -209%User Rating -13%, Market Share -404%Nice To Haves -16%DQ Read 0%, DQ Write -28%, DQ Mixed -40%, ADQ Read -1%, ADQ Write -22%, ADQ Mixed -24%, Age 1%, AS-SSD Total -12%

Average Bench: 66.5% (724^th of 1071)

Based on 11,716 user benchmarks. Model: SanDisk X400 M.2 2280 256GB

Poor: 49%Average: 66.5% Great: 90%

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Above average average bench

The Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 256GB averaged 33.5% 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 209MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 324MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 256GB is 41.6%. 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 166MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 228MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 11,716 samples)

Rank 72466.5%

Min	Avg	Max
304	Read 394	484
154	Write 289	439
160	Mixed 228	314
78.5	SusWrite 166	197
60% 269 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
8.91	4K Read 20.4	34.4
21.9	4K Write 48.8	96.9
12	4K Mixed 26.4	43.5
90.7% 31.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
235	DQ Read 324	368
138	DQ Write 237	280
144	DQ Mixed 209	236
176% 257 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 10 hrs ago.

238GB free

Firmware: X4130012

SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 208 201 192 194 189 MB/s

74.5% Very good

Write 441

Mixed 329

SusWrite 200

80% 355 MB/s

4K Read 25.2

4K Write 43.8

4K Mixed 30.1

100% 33 MB/s

DQ Read 314

DQ Write 279

DQ Mixed 229

190% 274 MB/s

USA-User, 18 hrs ago.

38GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X4152012

SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 166 174 158 161 96 MB/s

69.8% Good

Write 417

Mixed 234

SusWrite 161

70% 312 MB/s

4K Read 22.4

4K Write 47.2

4K Mixed 26.1

92% 31.9 MB/s

DQ Read 360

DQ Write 271

DQ Mixed 213

187% 281 MB/s

USA-User, 10 hrs ago.

92GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X4130012

SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 180 160 142 174 173 MB/s

64.9% Good

Write 264

Mixed 228

SusWrite 170

62% 277 MB/s

4K Read 22.5

4K Write 37.7

4K Mixed 21.4

82% 27.2 MB/s

DQ Read 269

DQ Write 260

DQ Mixed 184

160% 238 MB/s

CZE-User, 7 hrs ago.

91GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X4152012

SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 176 150 148 139 129 MB/s

59.3% Above average

Write 286

Mixed 212

SusWrite 153

59% 264 MB/s

4K Read 18.1

4K Write 33.4

4K Mixed 22.3

74% 24.6 MB/s

DQ Read 299

DQ Write 189

DQ Mixed 192

157% 227 MB/s

LTU-User, 12 hrs ago.

169GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X4130012

SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 170 180 151 177 179 MB/s

48.2% Average

Write 209

Mixed 208

SusWrite 175

50% 226 MB/s

4K Read 11.8

4K Write 23

4K Mixed 17.6

53% 17.5 MB/s

DQ Read 187

DQ Write 190

DQ Mixed 166

131% 181 MB/s

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 58%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming - $799

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	2,437x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	1,639x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	1,963x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples	1,547x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	565x

SSD
X400 M.2 2280 256GBSandiskBench 66%, 11,716 samples	235x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	655x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 1x16GBHynixBench 40%, 22,543 samples	463x
M471A2K43CB1-CRC 1x16GBSamsungBench 40%, 36,753 samples	234x

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Total price: $799

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Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060 $365	Crucial MX500 250GB $31
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $155	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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X400 M.2 2280 256GB

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