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SD8SN8U256G1002 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 66.3% (725th of 1071)

Based on 4,445 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD8SN8U256G1002
Poor: 47%Average: 66.3% Great: 89%

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Above average average bench

The Sandisk SD8SN8U256G1002 256GB averaged 33.7% 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 196MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 308MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD8SN8U256G1002 256GB is 42.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk SD8SN8U256G1002 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 147MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 213MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,445 samples)
Rank 72566.3%
Min Avg Max
301 Read 399 486
131 Write 281 422
116 Mixed 213 289
66.4 SusWrite 147 194
57.9% 260 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.4 4K Read 21.9 35.5
26.1 4K Write 51.4 91.4
11.7 4K Mixed 27.6 44.5
95.8% 33.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
217 DQ Read 308 360
116 DQ Write 217 260
122 DQ Mixed 196 226
164% 241 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4131002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 148 161 153 120 177 MB/s
82.3% Excellent
Read 495
Write 269
Mixed 242
SusWrite 160
65% 292 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 72.5
4K Mixed 39.4
132% 46.7 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 179
157% 234 MB/s
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4131002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 190 177 176 180 180 MB/s
78.3% Very good
Read 446
Write 294
Mixed 262
SusWrite 183
66% 296 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 57.4
4K Mixed 34.3
116% 39.7 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 222
186% 273 MB/s
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4131002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 169 148 148 167 137 MB/s
71.4% Very good
Read 402
Write 228
Mixed 253
SusWrite 157
58% 260 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 62.7
4K Mixed 32.4
117% 41 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 152
131% 196 MB/s
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4131002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 181 182 182 182 178 MB/s
61.9% Good
Read 399
Write 299
Mixed 240
SusWrite 185
63% 281 MB/s
4K Read 15.2
4K Write 33.3
4K Mixed 22.4
69% 23.6 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 214
179% 263 MB/s
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4131002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 95 71 69 54 56 MB/s
46.9% Average
Read 290
Write 284
Mixed 136
SusWrite 76.1
44% 197 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 27.1
4K Mixed 20.5
68% 21.9 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 186
147% 204 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,508,472 SSDs tested.

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Gaming 37%
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Desktop 73%
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Workstation 36%
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System: Asus GL702ZC

CPU
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $215Bench 69%, 144,475 samples74x
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $197Bench 70%, 392,253 samples21x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $179Bench 52%, 360,351 samples86x
Radeon RX580AMDBench 32%, 465 samples9x
SSD
SD8SN8U256G1002 256GBSandiskBench 66%, 4,445 samples43x
RAM
M471A2K43CB1-CRC 1x16GBSamsungBench 40%, 36,753 samples28x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples9x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples9x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $394

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