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SD8SN8U-256G-1006 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 69.6% (684th of 1080)

Based on 12,432 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD8SN8U-256G-1006
Poor: 48%Average: 69.6% Great: 92%

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Above average average bench

The Sandisk SD8SN8U-256G-1006 256GB averaged 30.4% 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. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 197MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 304MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD8SN8U-256G-1006 256GB is 44.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk SD8SN8U-256G-1006 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 163MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 217MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 12,432 samples)
Rank 68469.6%
Min Avg Max
307 Read 391 488
164 Write 283 437
140 Mixed 217 298
80.6 SusWrite 163 195
58.7% 263 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.2 4K Read 23 37
24.7 4K Write 60.1 106
12.8 4K Mixed 29.2 47
104% 37.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
230 DQ Read 304 344
154 DQ Write 230 268
142 DQ Mixed 197 221
166% 244 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
75GB free
Firmware: X4120006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 180 156 158 172 175 MB/s
82.6% Excellent
Read 457
Write 431
Mixed 264
SusWrite 178
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 72.7
4K Mixed 39.6
126% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 223
190% 280 MB/s
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 176 174 174 174 170 MB/s
82.4% Excellent
Read 414
Write 251
Mixed 236
SusWrite 177
60% 270 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 80.4
4K Mixed 36.3
141% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 253
DQ Mixed 167
152% 233 MB/s
85GB free
Firmware: X4120006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 193 187 190 190 188 MB/s
80.1% Excellent
Read 475
Write 245
Mixed 212
SusWrite 195
62% 282 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 72.1
4K Mixed 35.9
119% 43.6 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 166
154% 236 MB/s
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 158 148 143 171 165 MB/s
71.1% Very good
Read 451
Write 410
Mixed 224
SusWrite 162
70% 312 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 47.8
4K Mixed 29.6
96% 33 MB/s
DQ Read 343
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 204
177% 265 MB/s
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 169 172 168 178 171 MB/s
62% Good
Read 423
Write 280
Mixed 235
SusWrite 174
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 41.4
4K Mixed 18.2
72% 25.8 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 133
140% 233 MB/s
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 144 97 121 107 101 MB/s
42.5% Average
Read 328
Write 191
Mixed 123
SusWrite 120
42% 190 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 17.3
4K Mixed 15.6
52% 16 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 92.1
DQ Mixed 104
85% 123 MB/s
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Gaming 6%
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Desktop 43%
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Workstation
Workstation 5%
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System: HP EliteBook 840 G3

CPU
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples3,502x
Core i7-6600UIntelBench 45%, 31,982 samples948x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples884x
GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples5,677x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples1x
SSD
SD8SN8U-256G-1006 256GBSandiskBench 70%, 12,432 samples626x
RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples736x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples718x
HMA81GS6MFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 36%, 6,703 samples286x
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