Average Bench: 66.5% (726th of 1072)

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

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

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
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Average Bench

(Based on 11,716 samples)
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 BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
231GB free
Firmware: X4130012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 194 186 189 190 186 MB/s
Read 500
Write 262
Mixed 191
SusWrite 197
64% 287 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 87
4K Mixed 34.3
139% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 314
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 232
185% 261 MB/s
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4130012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 198 190 189 194 175 MB/s
Read 438
Write 395
Mixed 304
SusWrite 198
75% 334 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 34.3
4K Mixed 24.6
82% 26.7 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 234
200% 296 MB/s
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4130012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 166 136 169 188 159 MB/s
Read 439
Write 222
Mixed 212
SusWrite 171
58% 261 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 34.7
4K Mixed 25
82% 26.9 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 200
178% 269 MB/s
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4152012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 167 198 188 159 156 MB/s
Read 418
Write 264
Mixed 217
SusWrite 173
60% 268 MB/s
4K Read 11.9
4K Write 39.1
4K Mixed 26
72% 25.7 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 233
188% 267 MB/s
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4130012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 157 136 117 183 115 MB/s
Read 416
Write 366
Mixed 222
SusWrite 150
64% 289 MB/s
4K Read 17.9
4K Write 37.4
4K Mixed 21.2
74% 25.5 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 222
180% 256 MB/s
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4152012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 84 117 69 131 82 MB/s
Read 420
Write 286
Mixed 234
SusWrite 105
58% 261 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 36.3
4K Mixed 24.8
78% 26.2 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 251
DQ Mixed 230
189% 271 MB/s
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4152012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 181 160 172 152 167 MB/s
Read 396
Write 306
Mixed 290
SusWrite 171
65% 291 MB/s
4K Read 11.2
4K Write 37.3
4K Mixed 20.1
62% 22.9 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 186
172% 267 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,732,262 SSDs tested

Typical X400 M.2 2280 256GB Builds (Compare 5,368 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming - $799

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Total price: $799

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