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SD6SP1M256G1002 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 78.2% (517th of 1072)

Based on 120 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD6SP1M256G1002
Poor: 60%Average: 78.2% Great: 98%

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Good average bench

The Sandisk SD6SP1M256G1002 256GB averaged 21.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk SD6SP1M256G1002 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 89.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.5MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD6SP1M256G1002 256GB is 38.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk SD6SP1M256G1002 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 243MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 310MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 120 samples)
Rank 51778.2%
Min Avg Max
345 Read 414 457
236 Write 357 432
140 Mixed 243 379
108 SusWrite 310 439
74.2% 331 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.5 4K Read 25.5 32
39.5 4K Write 68.6 99.8
13.9 4K Mixed 25 35.1
107% 39.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.8 DQ Read 242 322
88.9 DQ Write 186 212
11.5 DQ Mixed 89.9 125
101% 173 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
140GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X231202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 347 316 399 378 425 MB/s
92.7% Outstanding
Read 457
Write 406
Mixed 214
SusWrite 355
80% 358 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 88.2
4K Mixed 33.4
136% 50.7 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 121
127% 212 MB/s
109GB free
Firmware: X231202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 338 364 402 403 405 MB/s
78% Very good
Read 94.6
Write 389
Mixed 215
SusWrite 367
61% 266 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 89.3
4K Mixed 33.4
132% 50.1 MB/s
DQ Read 313
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 123
129% 215 MB/s
157GB free
Firmware: X231202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 336 330 342 362 362 MB/s
72.1% Very good
Read 416
Write 350
Mixed 191
SusWrite 349
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 33.1
4K Mixed 22.6
82% 26.4 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 89.2
DQ Mixed 120
110% 174 MB/s
238GB free
Firmware: X231202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 328 363 390 397 396 MB/s
67.9% Good
Read 25.3
Write 243
Mixed 195
SusWrite 352
47% 204 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 61.6
4K Mixed 29.3
110% 39 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 121
129% 216 MB/s
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X231202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 177 148 174 171 148 MB/s
66.9% Good
Read 407
Write 299
Mixed 170
SusWrite 170
58% 261 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 46.3
4K Mixed 25.6
93% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 113
124% 211 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,816,700 SSDs tested

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Gaming 19%
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Desktop 70%
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Workstation 16%
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System: Asus G750JHA

CPU
Core i7-4700HQIntel  $370Bench 62%, 42,062 samples42x
GPU
GTX 780MNvidiaBench 23%, 3,739 samples41x
Graphics DeviceNvidiaBench 22%, 2 samples1x
SSD
SD6SP1M256G1002 256GBSandiskBench 78%, 120 samples1x
RAM
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 3x8GBHynixBench 47%, 699 samples16x
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 4x8GBHynixBench 54%, 1,917 samples7x
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 51%, 18,309 samples3x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $370

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