Sandisk

X300 2.5 7MM 256 256GB

X300 2.5 7MM 256 256GB
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Effective Speed -37%Effective Speed -37%Average Score -47%Read -8%, Write -42%, 4K Read -42%, 4K Write -36%, Mixed -37%, 4K Mixed -86%, SusWrite -79%Peak Score -17%Read -3%, Write -3%, 4K Read -26%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed 2%, 4K Mixed -35%, SusWrite -49%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -35%DQ Read 1%, DQ Write -35%, DQ Mixed -45%, ADQ Read -21%, ADQ Write -45%, ADQ Mixed -119%, Age -9%, AS-SSD Total -11%

Average Bench: 72.1% (627^th of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks. Model: SanDisk X300 2.5 7MM 256

Poor: 55%Average: 72.1% Great: 91%

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Dell Latitude E5550 (2)

Good average bench

The Sandisk X300 2.5 7MM 256 256GB averaged 27.9% 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 119MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24.1MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk X300 2.5 7MM 256 256GB is 35.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk X300 2.5 7MM 256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 166MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 263MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)

Rank 62772.1%

Min	Avg	Max
316	Read 422	494
103	Write 286	470
123	Mixed 263	431
57.4	SusWrite 166	260
63.4% 284 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.2	4K Read 24.1	34
32	4K Write 64.6	113
12.8	4K Mixed 24.2	43.3
102% 37.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
25.8	DQ Read 269	371
53.5	DQ Write 199	265
13	DQ Mixed 119	229
120% 196 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

BEL-User, 2 years ago.

136GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X3300012

SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 243 246 231 225 226 MB/s

77.7% Very good

Write 426

Mixed 284

SusWrite 240

79% 352 MB/s

4K Read 26

4K Write 51.4

4K Mixed 32.1

108% 36.5 MB/s

DQ Read 284

DQ Write 214

DQ Mixed 228

176% 242 MB/s

BEL-User, 2 years ago.

136GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X3300012

SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 242 247 209 220 228 MB/s

77.1% Very good

Write 414

Mixed 285

SusWrite 239

78% 351 MB/s

4K Read 26.8

4K Write 53.7

4K Mixed 29.4

107% 36.6 MB/s

DQ Read 285

DQ Write 215

DQ Mixed 226

175% 242 MB/s

FRA-User, 20 months ago.

72GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X3520012

SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 254 244 244 181 97 MB/s

65.7% Good

Write 349

Mixed 247

SusWrite 215

67% 299 MB/s

4K Read 18.2

4K Write 52.7

4K Mixed 21.6

83% 30.8 MB/s

DQ Read 286

DQ Write 246

DQ Mixed 222

179% 252 MB/s

FRA-User, 20 months ago.

72GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X3520012

SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 184 145 81 76 161 MB/s

61.8% Good

Write 349

Mixed 256

SusWrite 142

64% 285 MB/s

4K Read 18.4

4K Write 51.2

4K Mixed 22.6

84% 30.7 MB/s

DQ Read 281

DQ Write 238

DQ Mixed 223

177% 247 MB/s

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Typical X300 2.5 7MM 256 256GB Builds (Compare 978 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Latitude E5550

CPU
Core i5-5300UIntelBench 42%, 29,898 samples	491x
Core i7-5600UIntelBench 50%, 20,423 samples	284x
Core i5-5200UIntelBench 42%, 107,407 samples	136x

GPU
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples	886x
GeForce 840MNvidiaBench 9%, 20,978 samples	35x
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	29x

SSD
X300 2.5 7MM 256 256GBSandiskBench 72%, 50 samples	1x

RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 28%, 77,702 samples	141x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	68x
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 40,451 samples	45x

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Popular X300 2.5 7MM 256 256GB systems:

Dell Latitude E5550 (2)

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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X300 2.5 7MM 256 256GB

Average Bench: 72.1% (627^th of 1072)

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