Average Bench: 72.3% (627th of 1072)

Based on 128 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD8SN8U256G1027

Good average bench

The Sandisk SD8SN8U256G1027 256GB averaged 27.7% 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 141MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23.8MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD8SN8U256G1027 256GB is 33.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Sandisk SD8SN8U256G1027 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 171MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 268MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 128 samples)
Min Avg Max
313 Read 426 504
216 Write 326 450
180 Mixed 268 416
119 SusWrite 171 197
66.4% 298 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.4 4K Read 23.8 33.6
21.7 4K Write 57 82.9
10.8 4K Mixed 24.4 40.3
97.4% 35 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.8 DQ Read 267 363
82.8 DQ Write 221 261
10.7 DQ Mixed 141 226
134% 210 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
238GB free
Firmware: X4130000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 196 190 183 185 184 MB/s
Read 428
Write 419
Mixed 312
SusWrite 205
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 46.7
4K Mixed 30.2
101% 33.9 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 228
191% 278 MB/s
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4130000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 168 150 159 168 151 MB/s
Read 395
Write 405
Mixed 253
SusWrite 164
68% 304 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 52.1
4K Mixed 31.6
105% 36 MB/s
DQ Read 331
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 215
183% 270 MB/s
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4130000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 182 188 190 185 186 MB/s
Read 368
Write 332
Mixed 285
SusWrite 190
66% 294 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 37.7
4K Mixed 25.3
81% 27.3 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 216
183% 269 MB/s
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4130000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 145 98 100 105 100 MB/s
Read 410
Write 244
Mixed 232
SusWrite 122
56% 252 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 34.1
4K Mixed 22
77% 25.4 MB/s
DQ Read 315
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 214
177% 255 MB/s
210GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4130000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 194 184 183 118 165 MB/s
Read 343
Write 209
Mixed 225
SusWrite 174
53% 238 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 29.6
4K Mixed 23.5
80% 25.2 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 90.3
DQ Mixed 140
101% 132 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,650,177 SSDs tested

Typical SD8SN8U256G1027 256GB Builds (Compare 54 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
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Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

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