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SD8SB8U-256G-1016 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 66.2% (728th of 1072)

Based on 77 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD8SB8U-256G-1016
Poor: 50%Average: 66.2% Great: 91%

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Above average average bench

The Sandisk SD8SB8U-256G-1016 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 170MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 277MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD8SB8U-256G-1016 256GB is 40.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk SD8SB8U-256G-1016 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 164MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 225MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 77 samples)
Rank 72866.2%
Min Avg Max
313 Read 408 496
136 Write 281 465
155 Mixed 225 330
74 SusWrite 164 207
60% 270 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.1 4K Read 21.4 36.6
14.9 4K Write 50.1 103
9.06 4K Mixed 26 47.4
92.4% 32.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.9 DQ Read 277 369
48.7 DQ Write 206 279
24.5 DQ Mixed 170 238
147% 218 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4162016
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 199 194 186 188 192 MB/s
61.1% Good
Read 397
Write 374
Mixed 295
SusWrite 194
71% 315 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 33
4K Mixed 20.3
69% 23.5 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 218
177% 251 MB/s
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4162016
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 193 180 183 187 191 MB/s
60% Good
Read 381
Write 256
Mixed 253
SusWrite 189
60% 270 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 29.7
4K Mixed 21.7
70% 23 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 212
170% 240 MB/s
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4162016
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 151 108 118 82 80 MB/s
50.1% Above average
Read 345
Write 306
Mixed 188
SusWrite 121
54% 240 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 25.4
4K Mixed 18.1
59% 19.5 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 231
174% 233 MB/s
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4162016
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 196 170 195 195 176 MB/s
49.6% Average
Read 395
Write 259
Mixed 219
SusWrite 187
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 15.2
4K Write 32.5
4K Mixed 21
67% 22.9 MB/s
DQ Read 21.1
DQ Write 35.9
DQ Mixed 22.5
19% 26.5 MB/s
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Gaming 6%
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Desktop 43%
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Workstation 5%
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System: Fujitsu LIFEBOOK E756

CPU
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples49x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples43x
Core i7-6600UIntelBench 45%, 31,982 samples31x
GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples149x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples1x
SSD
SD8SB8U-256G-1016 256GBSandiskBench 66%, 77 samples1x
RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 45,898 samples16x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples14x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples12x
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