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SD8TB8U2 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 70.5% (662nd of 1071)

Based on 39 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD8TB8U2
Poor: 58%Average: 70.5% Great: 84%

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Good average bench

The Sandisk SD8TB8U2 256GB averaged 29.5% 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 159MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.2MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD8TB8U2 256GB is 25.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Sandisk SD8TB8U2 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 162MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 236MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 39 samples)
Rank 66270.5%
Min Avg Max
349 Read 404 456
18.7 Write 281 453
139 Mixed 236 365
56.4 SusWrite 162 318
60.3% 271 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.4 4K Read 26.2 35.8
15.7 4K Write 57.8 105
3.3 4K Mixed 29.9 45.7
109% 38 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28 DQ Read 251 337
64.7 DQ Write 203 267
6.94 DQ Mixed 159 223
138% 205 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 146 150 149 145 152 MB/s
76.3% Very good
Read 438
Write 453
Mixed 289
SusWrite 157
75% 334 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 57
4K Mixed 36.3
123% 41.3 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 209
166% 233 MB/s
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 166 163 165 167 166 MB/s
73.7% Very good
Read 383
Write 222
Mixed 231
SusWrite 178
56% 254 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 49
4K Mixed 32.7
115% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 203
170% 248 MB/s
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 160 153 155 157 152 MB/s
71.8% Very good
Read 348
Write 180
Mixed 237
SusWrite 158
51% 231 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 59
4K Mixed 35.5
119% 40.8 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 205
166% 235 MB/s
236GB free
Firmware: 3101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 199 198 198 196 197 MB/s
71.7% Very good
Read 418
Write 413
Mixed 264
SusWrite 203
73% 324 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 46.4
4K Mixed 32.8
104% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 259
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 209
161% 221 MB/s
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 140 142 145 143 151 MB/s
69.7% Good
Read 400
Write 418
Mixed 251
SusWrite 150
68% 305 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 58.7
4K Mixed 30.6
108% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 203
165% 234 MB/s
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 187 185 187 189 189 MB/s
63.6% Good
Read 305
Write 231
Mixed 176
SusWrite 188
50% 225 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 41.6
4K Mixed 29
91% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 187
158% 231 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,749,905 SSDs tested

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System: HP Z800 Workstation

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon X56501stBench 64%, 7,756 samples318x
CPU: Intel Xeon X56751stBench 68%, 4,275 samples188x
CPU: Intel Xeon X56701stBench 67%, 4,676 samples179x
GPU
Quadro 4000NvidiaBench 7%, 8,609 samples161x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples88x
Quadro 5000NvidiaBench 10%, 751 samples67x
SSD
SD8TB8U2 256GBSandiskBench 70%, 39 samples1x
RAM
ID:80 CE M393B5170FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M393B5170FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M393B5170FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M393B5170FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M393B5170FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M393B5170FH0-CH9 58GBUnknownBench 50%, 261 samples23x
ID:80 2C 36JSZF51272PZ1G4F1 ID:80 2C 36JSZF51272PZ1G4F1 ID:80 2C 36JSZF51272PZ1G4F1 ID:80 2C 36JSZF51272PZ1G4F1 ID:80 2C 36JSZF51272PZ1G4F1 ID:80 2C 36JSZF51272PZ1G4F1 ID:80 2C 36JSZF51272PZ1G4F1 JE... 82GBUnknownBench 53%, 67 samples19x
ID:80 AD HMT31GR7BFR4C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT31GR7BFR4C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT31GR7BFR4C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT31GR7BFR4C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT31GR7BFR4C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT31GR7BFR4C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT31GR7BFR4C-H9 ID:80 AD H... 130GBUnknownBench 53%, 67 samples16x
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