Sandisk

SD7SB3Q256G 256GB

SD7SB3Q256G 256GB
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Effective Speed -21%Effective Speed -21%Average Score -30%Read -5%, Write -8%, 4K Read -41%, 4K Write -56%, Mixed -43%, 4K Mixed -78%, SusWrite 18%Peak Score -18%Read -2%, Write -10%, 4K Read -28%, 4K Write -31%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -58%, SusWrite 13%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -34%DQ Read -5%, DQ Write -15%, DQ Mixed -114%, ADQ Read -11%, ADQ Write -18%, ADQ Mixed -103%, Age 5%, AS-SSD Total -11%

Average Bench: 81.1% (471^st of 1072)

Based on 33 user benchmarks. Model: SanDisk SD7SB3Q256G

Poor: 64%Average: 81.1% Great: 99%

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Very good average bench

The Sandisk SD7SB3Q256G 256GB averaged just 18.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk SD7SB3Q256G 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 128MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24.4MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD7SB3Q256G 256GB is 35.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk SD7SB3Q256G 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 251MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 351MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 33 samples)

Rank 47181.1%

Min	Avg	Max
355	Read 435	497
231	Write 376	442
134	Mixed 251	399
217	SusWrite 351	436
79.2% 353 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.3	4K Read 24.4	33.5
13.7	4K Write 56	93.1
12.5	4K Mixed 25.3	36.9
99% 35.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.7	DQ Read 293	350
46.4	DQ Write 244	312
10.9	DQ Mixed 128	155
134% 222 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

PAK-User, 24 days ago.

174GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X2180000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 358 366 347 372 374 MB/s

78.3% Very good

Write 380

Mixed 242

SusWrite 361

80% 358 MB/s

4K Read 22.6

4K Write 41.3

4K Mixed 25.4

89% 29.8 MB/s

DQ Read 287

DQ Write 205

DQ Mixed 151

138% 214 MB/s

IRN-User, 2 days ago.

201GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X2180000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 352 369 324 345 343 MB/s

77.6% Very good

Write 382

Mixed 250

SusWrite 348

80% 355 MB/s

4K Read 23.7

4K Write 45.1

4K Mixed 21.6

88% 30.1 MB/s

DQ Read 303

DQ Write 245

DQ Mixed 151

147% 233 MB/s

MAR-User, 4 months ago.

192GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X2180000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 322 353 317 308 302 MB/s

74.2% Very good

Write 371

Mixed 237

SusWrite 321

75% 335 MB/s

4K Read 21.6

4K Write 36.4

4K Mixed 23.3

82% 27.1 MB/s

DQ Read 314

DQ Write 268

DQ Mixed 149

151% 244 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

131GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X2180000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 288 288 293 294 271 MB/s

65.1% Good

Write 334

Mixed 198

SusWrite 293

67% 297 MB/s

4K Read 22.1

4K Write 48.2

4K Mixed 28.8

96% 33 MB/s

DQ Read 32

DQ Write 92.7

DQ Mixed 37.8

36% 54.2 MB/s

PSE-User, 4 months ago.

160GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X2180000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 254 285 289 309 296 MB/s

59.2% Above average

Write 346

Mixed 210

SusWrite 287

68% 304 MB/s

4K Read 12.2

4K Write 27.5

4K Mixed 14.1

51% 17.9 MB/s

DQ Read 314

DQ Write 189

DQ Mixed 119

124% 207 MB/s

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Workstation 9%

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System: Lenovo 81W8

CPU
Core i3-1005G1IntelBench 44%, 22,960 samples	340x
Core i5-1035G1IntelBench 51%, 53,170 samples	267x
Core i7-1065G7IntelBench 53%, 58,314 samples	101x

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UHD G1IntelBench 5%, 68,603 samples	608x
Iris Plus G7IntelBench 9%, 52,498 samples	101x
Iris Plus G4IntelBench 6%, 12,263 samples	39x

SSD
SD7SB3Q256G 256GBSandiskBench 81%, 33 samples	1x

RAM
M471A5244CB0-CTD Micron 4ATF51264HZ-3G2J1 8GBSamsungBench 67%, 966 samples	120x
M471A5244CB0-CTD 1x4GBSamsungBench 30%, 48,985 samples	83x
M471A5244CB0-CTD M471A5244CB0-CTD 8GBSamsungBench 70%, 571 samples	79x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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SD7SB3Q256G 256GB

Average Bench: 81.1% (471^st of 1072)

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Average Bench: 81.1% (471st of 1072)

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Average Bench: 81.1% (471^st of 1072)