Sandisk

S25 256GB

S25 256GB
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Effective Speed -1,368%Effective Speed -1,368%Average Score -1,791%Read -878%, Write -3,277%, 4K Read -465%, 4K Write -2,241%, Mixed -2,552%, 4K Mixed -1,458%, SusWrite -1,665%Peak Score -1,419%Read -1,029%, Write -1,641%, 4K Read -820%, 4K Write -2,622%, Mixed -984%, 4K Mixed -1,640%, SusWrite -1,200%Value & Sentiment User Rating -36%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves DQ Read -6,097%, DQ Write -15,150%, DQ Mixed -14,352%, ADQ Read -5,109%, ADQ Write -12,689%, ADQ Mixed -15,398%, Age -684%, AS-SSD Total -3,255%

Average Bench: 36.5% (982^nd of 1080)

Based on 32 user benchmarks. Model: SanDisk SDSSDP25

Poor: 25%Average: 36.5% Great: 50%

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Asus P9X79 LE (1)

Poor average bench

The Sandisk S25 256GB averaged 63.4% 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. Sequential Read Speed 418MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 14.6MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk S25 256GB is 24.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Sandisk S25 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 9.82MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 32.8MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 32 samples)

Rank 98236.5%

Min	Avg	Max
237	Read 418	505
10.6	Write 135	353
16	Mixed 118	389
18	SusWrite 180	352
46.7% 213 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
2.4	4K Read 14.6	20.8
2.4	4K Write 8.64	13.2
0.03	4K Mixed 6.69	10.6
35.2% 9.96 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.1	DQ Read 32.8	37.3
7.2	DQ Write 9.82	12.5
4.44	DQ Mixed 9.57	14.5
10.1% 17.4 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 2 years ago.

179GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 253 191 254 275 240 MB/s

43.9% Average

Write 282

Mixed 82.4

SusWrite 226

55% 248 MB/s

4K Read 17.5

4K Write 10.2

4K Mixed 9.4

44% 12.4 MB/s

DQ Read 33.9

DQ Write 10.6

DQ Mixed 12

12% 18.8 MB/s

DEU-User, 17 months ago.

200GB free

Firmware: 2.0.

SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 284 290 294 293 290 MB/s

41.1% Average

Write 301

Mixed 89.2

SusWrite 290

52% 229 MB/s

4K Read 15.4

4K Write 12.9

4K Mixed 9.9

43% 12.7 MB/s

DQ Read 32.1

DQ Write 12.5

DQ Mixed 12.8

12% 19.1 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

196GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 29 24 15 15 9.2 MB/s

18.1% Very poor

Write 12.5

Mixed 31

SusWrite 18

20% 95.6 MB/s

4K Read 4.1

4K Write 7

4K Mixed 3.1

14% 4.73 MB/s

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Gaming 37%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 LE - $99

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	349x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	277x
Core i7-4930KIntel $100Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	202x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	80x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	72x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	54x

SSD
S25 256GBSandiskBench 37%, 32 samples	1x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	36x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	26x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	21x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $299

Popular S25 256GB compatible motherboards:

Asus P9X79 LE (1)

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Sandisk

S25 256GB

Average Bench: 36.5% (982^nd of 1080)

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Average Bench: 36.5% (982nd of 1080)

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Average Bench: 36.5% (982^nd of 1080)