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SD8SN8U-512G-1006 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 74.6% (584th of 1071)

Based on 1,494 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD8SN8U-512G-1006
Poor: 54%Average: 74.6% Great: 97%

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Good average bench

The Sandisk SD8SN8U-512G-1006 512GB averaged 25.3% 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 184MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 310MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD8SN8U-512G-1006 512GB is 43%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk SD8SN8U-512G-1006 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 239MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 245MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,494 samples)
Rank 58474.6%
Min Avg Max
314 Read 401 490
215 Write 341 454
178 Mixed 239 315
104 SusWrite 245 295
68.6% 306 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.78 4K Read 22.2 35.6
26.2 4K Write 58.9 105
13.4 4K Mixed 28.8 44.7
102% 36.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
173 DQ Read 310 356
118 DQ Write 239 274
84 DQ Mixed 184 219
162% 245 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
428GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 283 289 286 279 276 MB/s
75.7% Very good
Read 430
Write 335
Mixed 227
SusWrite 284
71% 319 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 45.3
4K Mixed 27.4
92% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 178
163% 250 MB/s
443GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 240 248 250 250 250 MB/s
73.1% Very good
Read 401
Write 330
Mixed 200
SusWrite 248
66% 295 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 46.4
4K Mixed 29.7
92% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 255
DQ Mixed 211
178% 261 MB/s
445GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 293 279 291 292 289 MB/s
70.8% Very good
Read 383
Write 363
Mixed 249
SusWrite 290
72% 321 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 41.4
4K Mixed 24.2
79% 27.7 MB/s
DQ Read 317
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 207
178% 263 MB/s
405GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 253 254 244 237 237 MB/s
67.6% Good
Read 406
Write 362
Mixed 260
SusWrite 250
72% 320 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 31.4
4K Mixed 23.1
74% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 326
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 217
182% 265 MB/s
432GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 287 291 293 290 287 MB/s
67.2% Good
Read 384
Write 310
Mixed 286
SusWrite 290
71% 317 MB/s
4K Read 17.2
4K Write 30.8
4K Mixed 20.7
69% 22.9 MB/s
DQ Read 313
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 180
164% 251 MB/s
219GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 230 267 251 205 207 MB/s
55.1% Above average
Read 288
Write 227
Mixed 238
SusWrite 238
56% 248 MB/s
4K Read 14
4K Write 31.6
4K Mixed 20.2
64% 21.9 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 179
140% 194 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 samples3,005x
Core i7-6600UIntelBench 45%, 31,982 samples823x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples736x
GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples4,864x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $100Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples1x
SSD
SD8SN8U-512G-1006 512GBSandiskBench 75%, 1,494 samples1x
RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples643x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples627x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples250x
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