Sandisk

SD8SB8U-256G-100 256GB

SD8SB8U-256G-100 256GB
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Effective Speed -61%Effective Speed -61%Average Score -74%Read -14%, Write -72%, 4K Read -57%, 4K Write -110%, Mixed -78%, 4K Mixed -94%, SusWrite -94%Peak Score -44%Read -5%, Write -22%, 4K Read -40%, 4K Write -42%, Mixed -42%, 4K Mixed -67%, SusWrite -90%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -39%DQ Read -4%, DQ Write -35%, DQ Mixed -50%, ADQ Read -37%, ADQ Write -64%, ADQ Mixed -115%, Age 9%, AS-SSD Total -18%

Average Bench: 61.3% (790^th of 1074)

Based on 40 user benchmarks. Model: SanDisk SD8SB8U-256G-100

Poor: 49%Average: 61.3% Great: 71%

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Above average average bench

The Sandisk SD8SB8U-256G-100 256GB averaged 38.7% 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 121MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 21.8MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD8SB8U-256G-100 256GB is 22%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Sandisk SD8SB8U-256G-100 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 153MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 202MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 40 samples)

Rank 79061.3%

Min	Avg	Max
294	Read 401	481
66.7	Write 236	398
89.5	Mixed 202	297
52.2	SusWrite 153	204
55.1% 248 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.9	4K Read 21.8	30.7
18.3	4K Write 41.8	86
12.4	4K Mixed 23.2	35
84.8% 28.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.8	DQ Read 239	352
38.3	DQ Write 176	265
20	DQ Mixed 121	221
114% 179 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 2 months ago.

130GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X412

SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 175 177 166 168 177 MB/s

63.4% Good

Write 257

Mixed 235

SusWrite 175

61% 274 MB/s

4K Read 16.8

4K Write 31.3

4K Mixed 23.8

72% 24 MB/s

DQ Read 324

DQ Write 242

DQ Mixed 216

180% 261 MB/s

SWE-User, 11 months ago.

198GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X412

SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 170 173 172 167 173 MB/s

61.1% Good

Write 198

Mixed 149

SusWrite 171

47% 210 MB/s

4K Read 26.9

4K Write 44.7

4K Mixed 32

106% 34.5 MB/s

DQ Read 108

DQ Write 109

DQ Mixed 107

81% 108 MB/s

SWE-User, 2 years ago.

133GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X412

SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 126 97 88 96 75 MB/s

56.8% Above average

Write 236

Mixed 179

SusWrite 103

49% 219 MB/s

4K Read 24.1

4K Write 36.1

4K Mixed 25.4

88% 28.5 MB/s

DQ Read 202

DQ Write 195

DQ Mixed 92.9

99% 163 MB/s

HUN-User, 2 years ago.

238GB free

Firmware: 0301

SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 193 197 194 200 194 MB/s

53.3% Above average

Write 336

Mixed 260

SusWrite 201

66% 292 MB/s

4K Read 21.9

4K Write 18.3

4K Mixed 20.2

69% 20.1 MB/s

DQ Read 168

DQ Write 45.8

DQ Mixed 99.2

75% 104 MB/s

EST-User, 2 years ago.

183GB free

Firmware: X412

SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 119 119 118 94 90 MB/s

49.8% Average

Write 216

Mixed 178

SusWrite 109

44% 200 MB/s

4K Read 18.8

4K Write 43.4

4K Mixed 25.5

84% 29.2 MB/s

DQ Read 50.4

DQ Write 175

DQ Mixed 194

125% 140 MB/s

SWE-User, 2 years ago.

134GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X412

SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 124 80 89 104 111 MB/s

49.7% Average

Write 186

Mixed 144

SusWrite 104

40% 182 MB/s

4K Read 18

4K Write 31

4K Mixed 22.9

73% 24 MB/s

DQ Read 211

DQ Write 179

DQ Mixed 83.4

93% 158 MB/s

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R - $210

CPU
Core i7-950Intel $100Bench 66%, 36,389 samples	627x
Core i7 930Intel $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples	406x
Core i7 960Intel $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples	218x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	149x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	105x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	102x

SSD
SD8SB8U-256G-100 256GBSandiskBench 61%, 40 samples	1x

RAM
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	343x
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples	331x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples	225x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $369

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Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Sandisk

SD8SB8U-256G-100 256GB

Average Bench: 61.3% (790^th of 1074)

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R - $210

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SD8SB8U-256G-100 256GB

Average Bench: 61.3% (790th of 1074)

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R - $210

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Average Bench: 61.3% (790^th of 1074)