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%
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4152012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 189 185 188 193 189 MB/s
Read 494
Write 458
Mixed 238
SusWrite 192
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 92.5
4K Mixed 44.7
154% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 223
192% 286 MB/s
39GB free
Firmware: X4130012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 115 91 101 81 107 MB/s
Read 419
Write 233
Mixed 129
SusWrite 118
50% 225 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 40.5
157% 58.8 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 229
187% 270 MB/s
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4130012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 181 196 192 188 175 MB/s
Read 428
Write 397
Mixed 306
SusWrite 195
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 60.4
4K Mixed 35.8
120% 41.4 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 214
188% 282 MB/s
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4130012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 194 197 173 174 190 MB/s
Read 420
Write 288
Mixed 291
SusWrite 189
66% 297 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 56.5
4K Mixed 34
117% 39.7 MB/s
DQ Read 343
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 228
189% 273 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 73,436,168 SSDs tested

Typical X400 M.2 2280 256GB Builds (Compare 5,066 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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