Average Bench: 80.1% (485th of 1072)

Based on 19 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD7UB3Q2
Poor: 68%Average: 80.1% Great: 97%

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Very good average bench

The Sandisk SD7UB3Q2 256GB averaged just 19.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk SD7UB3Q2 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 95MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.1MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD7UB3Q2 256GB is 28.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Sandisk SD7UB3Q2 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 270MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 275MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 19 samples)
Min Avg Max
367 Read 394 408
220 Write 331 370
180 Mixed 275 364
198 SusWrite 270 349
71.2% 317 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.6 4K Read 28.1 34.2
33 4K Write 77.6 100
13.7 4K Mixed 26.1 39.8
117% 43.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.1 DQ Read 242 331
99.9 DQ Write 238 293
14 DQ Mixed 95 148
111% 192 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X216
SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 322 246 257 251 243 MB/s
Read 406
Write 360
Mixed 258
SusWrite 277
73% 325 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 85
4K Mixed 36.5
141% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 328
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 148
154% 252 MB/s
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X216
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 203 199 197 186 173 MB/s
Read 406
Write 275
Mixed 180
SusWrite 198
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 85.3
4K Mixed 35.3
139% 50.9 MB/s
DQ Read 331
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 140
140% 228 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,764,257 SSDs tested

Typical SD7UB3Q2 256GB Builds (Compare 3,320 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z400 Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $230

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