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SD7SN3Q256G1009 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 82% (456th of 1072)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD7SN3Q256G1009
Poor: 65%Average: 82% Great: 94%

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Very good average bench

The Sandisk SD7SN3Q256G1009 256GB averaged just 17.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk SD7SN3Q256G1009 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 95.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.4MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD7SN3Q256G1009 256GB is 28%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Sandisk SD7SN3Q256G1009 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 290MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 325MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Rank 45682%
Min Avg Max
363 Read 422 462
328 Write 374 432
195 Mixed 290 415
222 SusWrite 325 361
79.2% 353 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15 4K Read 27.4 34
41.3 4K Write 68.5 102
13.3 4K Mixed 24.4 35.8
109% 40.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.1 DQ Read 255 341
131 DQ Write 252 305
16.5 DQ Mixed 95.7 153
115% 201 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2180000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 364 329 306 302 299 MB/s
93.5% Outstanding
Read 462
Write 391
Mixed 250
SusWrite 327
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 84.2
4K Mixed 35.8
140% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 147
146% 235 MB/s
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2180000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 335 375 340 383 382 MB/s
87.1% Excellent
Read 406
Write 356
Mixed 244
SusWrite 361
77% 342 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 59.7
4K Mixed 30.1
113% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 153
160% 262 MB/s
208GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2180000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 295 375 359 386 377 MB/s
86.9% Excellent
Read 421
Write 408
Mixed 227
SusWrite 358
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 65.2
4K Mixed 30.3
112% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 131
146% 249 MB/s
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2180000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 335 360 347 377 389 MB/s
79.2% Very good
Read 435
Write 382
Mixed 212
SusWrite 356
78% 346 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 44.3
4K Mixed 25.6
94% 31.5 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 150
141% 219 MB/s
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2180000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 310 351 321 337 333 MB/s
66.1% Good
Read 363
Write 339
Mixed 245
SusWrite 324
72% 318 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 41.3
4K Mixed 14.5
63% 23.6 MB/s
DQ Read 338
DQ Write 239
DQ Mixed 148
148% 242 MB/s
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2180000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 233 220 217 212 222 MB/s
65.5% Good
Read 422
Write 351
Mixed 195
SusWrite 222
66% 297 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 51.1
4K Mixed 28.5
102% 35 MB/s
DQ Read 28.1
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 128
84% 95.5 MB/s

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System: LG 14Z950-GT70K

CPU
Core i7-5500UIntelBench 46%, 73,655 samples2x
GPU
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples2x
SSD
SD7SN3Q256G1009 256GBSandiskBench 82%, 10 samples2x
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HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 28%, 19,744 samples1x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 28%, 77,702 samples1x
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