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SD7SB6S256G1001 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 81.6% (465th of 1072)

Based on 340 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD7SB6S256G1001
Poor: 64%Average: 81.6% Great: 95%

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Very good average bench

The Sandisk SD7SB6S256G1001 256GB averaged just 18.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk SD7SB6S256G1001 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 143MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 85.2MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD7SB6S256G1001 256GB is 31%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Sandisk SD7SB6S256G1001 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 197MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 264MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 340 samples)
Rank 46581.6%
Min Avg Max
353 Read 438 482
191 Write 336 430
169 Mixed 264 389
95.7 SusWrite 197 260
68.9% 309 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.9 4K Read 29.3 34.7
48.2 4K Write 85.2 107
16.1 4K Mixed 31.3 43.4
130% 48.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.8 DQ Read 255 325
92.3 DQ Write 202 244
15.2 DQ Mixed 143 208
130% 200 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
99GB free
Firmware: X3551001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 262 262 260 205 236 MB/s
95.6% Outstanding
Read 462
Write 347
Mixed 235
SusWrite 251
72% 324 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 42.6
162% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 211
DQ Mixed 198
167% 245 MB/s
192GB free
Firmware: X3551001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 240 246 259 223 257 MB/s
82.5% Excellent
Read 419
Write 360
Mixed 224
SusWrite 242
70% 311 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 74.5
4K Mixed 36.5
123% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 315
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 196
170% 253 MB/s
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X3551001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 259 238 218 255 239 MB/s
76.1% Very good
Read 356
Write 326
Mixed 239
SusWrite 247
66% 292 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 61
4K Mixed 34.4
114% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 268
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 200
165% 236 MB/s
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X3551001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 206 248 240 237 253 MB/s
72.2% Very good
Read 342
Write 346
Mixed 193
SusWrite 245
63% 281 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 64.5
4K Mixed 30.3
105% 38.7 MB/s
DQ Read 259
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 201
163% 231 MB/s
9GB free
Firmware: X3551001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 104 139 46 71 65 MB/s
63.8% Good
Read 349
Write 130
Mixed 109
SusWrite 91.3
37% 170 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 75.9
4K Mixed 30.5
112% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 324
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 109
109% 181 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,667,614 SSDs tested

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Gaming 62%
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Desktop 70%
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Workstation 47%
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System: Lenovo 90FL002UMW

CPU
Core i5-6400Intel  $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples17x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples14x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples3x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples1x
SSD
SD7SB6S256G1001 256GBSandiskBench 82%, 340 samples9x
RAM
M378A2K43BB1-CPB 1x16GBSamsungBench 39%, 3,286 samples9x
HMA82GU6MFR8N-TF 1x16GBHynixBench 39%, 5,448 samples6x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $479

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