Average Bench: 63.9% (754th of 1072)

Based on 265 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD8SN8U-256G-100

Above average average bench

The Sandisk SD8SN8U-256G-100 256GB averaged 36.1% 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 107MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 248MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD8SN8U-256G-100 256GB is 37%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk SD8SN8U-256G-100 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 149MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 253MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 265 samples)
Min Avg Max
303 Read 411 485
129 Write 268 430
139 Mixed 253 376
66.5 SusWrite 149 200
60.2% 270 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.33 4K Read 19.6 31.6
22.5 4K Write 44.2 71.5
10.6 4K Mixed 21.3 37
80.4% 28.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
33.1 DQ Read 248 327
52.7 DQ Write 198 252
17.1 DQ Mixed 107 217
112% 184 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
108GB free
Firmware: 3202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 199 195 195 195 195 MB/s
Read 375
Write 276
Mixed 203
SusWrite 201
59% 264 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 38.4
4K Mixed 22.4
89% 29 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 153
DQ Mixed 157
118% 158 MB/s
40GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 195 178 194 194 194 MB/s
Read 360
Write 377
Mixed 268
SusWrite 202
68% 302 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 38.7
4K Mixed 26.9
88% 29.2 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 168
122% 157 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,670,958 SSDs tested

Typical SD8SN8U-256G-100 256GB Builds (Compare 5,582 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 840 G3

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