Sandisk

Bics 256GB

Bics 256GB
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Effective Speed -38%Effective Speed -38%Average Score -35%Read -12%, Write -17%, 4K Read -37%, 4K Write -47%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -120%, SusWrite -5%Peak Score -15%Read -2%, Write -13%, 4K Read -5%, 4K Write -11%, Mixed -4%, 4K Mixed -78%, SusWrite 7%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -93%DQ Read -62%, DQ Write -11%, DQ Mixed -479%, ADQ Read -97%, ADQ Write -12%, ADQ Mixed -425%, Age 369%, AS-SSD Total -28%

Average Bench: 71.4% (648^th of 1072)

Based on 65 user benchmarks. Model: Sandisk Bics

Poor: 42%Average: 71.4% Great: 100%

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Good average bench

The Sandisk Bics 256GB averaged 28.6% 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 Write Speed 258MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.1MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk Bics 256GB is 58.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk Bics 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 166MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 282MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 65 samples)

Rank 64871.4%

Min	Avg	Max
299	Read 407	499
261	Write 347	428
232	Mixed 339	405
94.8	SusWrite 282	416
77.2% 344 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11	4K Read 25.1	40.8
17.4	4K Write 59.4	110
8.12	4K Mixed 20.5	32.8
95.7% 35 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
103	DQ Read 166	227
108	DQ Write 258	324
44.2	DQ Mixed 49.6	57.2
83.2% 158 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

POL-User, 1 month ago.

154GB free

Firmware: V0718B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 393 396 394 404 409 MB/s

91.8% Outstanding

Write 406

Mixed 391

SusWrite 397

93% 415 MB/s

4K Read 32.3

4K Write 72.3

4K Mixed 29.5

125% 44.7 MB/s

DQ Read 187

DQ Write 319

DQ Mixed 50.3

95% 185 MB/s

IND-User, 3 months ago.

155GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0718B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 397 401 405 410 409 MB/s

82.1% Excellent

Write 389

Mixed 372

SusWrite 402

89% 396 MB/s

4K Read 30

4K Write 53.4

4K Mixed 23.7

104% 35.7 MB/s

DQ Read 141

DQ Write 282

DQ Mixed 47.7

83% 157 MB/s

IND-User, 4 days ago.

259GB free

Firmware: V0718B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 356 332 339 384 371 MB/s

81.7% Excellent

Write 404

Mixed 376

SusWrite 351

89% 396 MB/s

4K Read 30.4

4K Write 62.7

4K Mixed 23.1

109% 38.7 MB/s

DQ Read 145

DQ Write 291

DQ Mixed 47.4

84% 161 MB/s

RUS-User, 2 months ago.

59GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0718B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 55 77 94 46 95 MB/s

81% Excellent

Write 437

Mixed 408

SusWrite 110

81% 360 MB/s

4K Read 37.1

4K Write 103

4K Mixed 30.3

150% 56.8 MB/s

DQ Read 136

DQ Write 332

DQ Mixed 12

73% 160 MB/s

IND-User, 3 months ago.

142GB free (System drive)

Firmware: W0110A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 204 28 18 186 19 MB/s

74.4% Very good

Write 397

Mixed 416

SusWrite 92.6

77% 344 MB/s

4K Read 33

4K Write 77.2

4K Mixed 30.7

130% 47 MB/s

DQ Read 155

DQ Write 325

DQ Mixed 51.9

93% 178 MB/s

IND-User, 3 months ago.

162GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0609B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 196 55 106 104 25 MB/s

62% Good

Write 320

Mixed 315

SusWrite 132

63% 281 MB/s

4K Read 23.5

4K Write 55.9

4K Mixed 23.9

96% 34.4 MB/s

DQ Read 266

DQ Write 205

DQ Mixed 47.3

87% 173 MB/s

IND-User, 2 months ago.

191GB free (System drive)

Firmware: W0220A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 156 156 140 136 155 MB/s

58.9% Above average

Write 384

Mixed 259

SusWrite 151

70% 313 MB/s

4K Read 19.7

4K Write 45.1

4K Mixed 23.6

84% 29.5 MB/s

DQ Read 139

DQ Write 107

DQ Mixed 50.7

58% 99.1 MB/s

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 49%

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Workstation 6%

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System: HP ENVY m6 Notebook PC

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Core i5-3210MIntel $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples	81x
Core i5-3230MIntel $100Bench 49%, 61,311 samples	66x
Core i7-3632QMIntelBench 61%, 24,912 samples	55x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	210x
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	31x
Radeon HD 7660GAMDBench 4%, 4,227 samples	29x

SSD
Bics 256GBSandiskBench 71%, 65 samples	1x

RAM
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 13,765 samples	15x
M471B5273CH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 5,165 samples	10x
HP536727-H41-ELD 2x4GBKingstonBench 48%, 874 samples	9x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $52

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