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X400 M.2 2280 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 67% (662nd of 1026)

Based on 6,808 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk X400 M.2 2280 256GB
Poor: 49%Average: 67% Great: 89%

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Above average average bench

The Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 256GB averaged 32.9% 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 203MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 312MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 256GB is 39.8%. 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 159MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 229MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6,808 samples)
Rank 66267%
Min Avg Max
314 Read 411 494
165 Write 298 445
139 Mixed 229 318
70.3 SusWrite 159 199
61% 274 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.4 4K Read 21.8 33.6
23.5 4K Write 47.7 86.5
13.5 4K Mixed 27 42
92.9% 32.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
134 DQ Read 312 368
108 DQ Write 233 279
96.3 DQ Mixed 203 236
171% 250 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4152012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 196 194 195 194 195 MB/s
88.4% Excellent
Read 440
Write 263
Mixed 270
SusWrite 197
65% 293 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 77.5
4K Mixed 44.2
151% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 223
178% 250 MB/s
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4152012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 169 155 93 139 120 MB/s
68% Good
Read 405
Write 378
Mixed 245
SusWrite 144
65% 293 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 42.5
4K Mixed 29.8
94% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 335
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 234
194% 281 MB/s
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4152012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 189 176 173 182 188 MB/s
64% Good
Read 329
Write 262
Mixed 202
SusWrite 189
55% 246 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 56.1
4K Mixed 25.6
82% 31.5 MB/s
DQ Read 355
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 210
183% 273 MB/s
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4152012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 122 82 76 92 90 MB/s
62.1% Good
Read 451
Write 195
Mixed 188
SusWrite 100
51% 234 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 42.7
4K Mixed 17.9
83% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 335
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 221
185% 270 MB/s
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Gaming 15%
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Desktop 59%
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Workstation 39%
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System: Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming - $650

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 70%, 327,667 samples13,136x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 68%, 115,445 samples9,770x
FX-Series FX-8320AMDBench 78%, 1 sample1x
GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 207,755 samples11,740x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 31%, 68,387 samples8,299x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 25%, 93,239 samples2,859x
SSD
X400 M.2 2280 256GBSandiskBench 67%, 6,808 samples2,082x
RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 91,984 samples6,846x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 1x16GBHynixBench 39%, 13,344 samples2,995x
16ATF2G64HZ-2G3B1 1x16GBMicronBench 39%, 3,747 samples1,247x
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