Sandisk

X300 MSATA 256GB

X300 MSATA 256GB
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Effective Speed -38%Effective Speed -38%Average Score -43%Read -13%, Write -20%, 4K Read -59%, 4K Write -57%, Mixed -54%, 4K Mixed -64%, SusWrite -35%Peak Score -33%Read -6%, Write -14%, 4K Read -36%, 4K Write -34%, Mixed -42%, 4K Mixed -49%, SusWrite -51%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -21%DQ Read 0%, DQ Write -32%, DQ Mixed -45%, ADQ Read -8%, ADQ Write -30%, ADQ Mixed -31%, Age -9%, AS-SSD Total -14%

Average Bench: 71.4% (643^rd of 1072)

Based on 638 user benchmarks. Model: SanDisk X300 MSATA 256GB

Poor: 50%Average: 71.4% Great: 90%

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Good average bench

The Sandisk X300 MSATA 256GB averaged 28.6% 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 199MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 303MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk X300 MSATA 256GB is 39.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk X300 MSATA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 220MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 233MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 638 samples)

Rank 64371.4%

Min	Avg	Max
312	Read 403	479
218	Write 338	427
163	Mixed 233	298
95.9	SusWrite 220	256
66.8% 299 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.7	4K Read 21.6	31.7
21.8	4K Write 55.9	91.5
13.8	4K Mixed 27.5	39.1
97.6% 35 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
124	DQ Read 303	367
98.9	DQ Write 222	271
73.4	DQ Mixed 199	228
166% 241 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GBR-User, 2 months ago.

188GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X3520012

SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 264 247 246 244 247 MB/s

94.1% Outstanding

Write 438

Mixed 295

SusWrite 258

83% 369 MB/s

4K Read 32.4

4K Write 81.5

4K Mixed 41.3

145% 51.7 MB/s

DQ Read 367

DQ Write 266

DQ Mixed 223

192% 285 MB/s

POL-User, 7 days ago.

50GB free

Firmware: X3520012

SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 257 250 218 220 231 MB/s

84.4% Excellent

Write 308

Mixed 246

SusWrite 241

67% 299 MB/s

4K Read 28.1

4K Write 70.1

4K Mixed 36.9

127% 45 MB/s

DQ Read 356

DQ Write 278

DQ Mixed 226

194% 287 MB/s

GBR-User, 22 days ago.

179GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X3520012

SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 251 243 246 246 245 MB/s

80.7% Excellent

Write 308

Mixed 250

SusWrite 252

71% 320 MB/s

4K Read 22.7

4K Write 55.8

4K Mixed 32.1

105% 36.9 MB/s

DQ Read 368

DQ Write 245

DQ Mixed 232

193% 282 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 month ago.

84GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X3520012

SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 197 234 136 124 115 MB/s

71.2% Very good

Write 384

Mixed 246

SusWrite 176

70% 315 MB/s

4K Read 23.2

4K Write 47.8

4K Mixed 25.9

94% 32.3 MB/s

DQ Read 344

DQ Write 264

DQ Mixed 209

182% 272 MB/s

DZA-User, 1 month ago.

216GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X3520012

SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 204 232 229 222 222 MB/s

64.8% Good

Write 333

Mixed 247

SusWrite 218

67% 298 MB/s

4K Read 18

4K Write 39.5

4K Mixed 24.3

79% 27.3 MB/s

DQ Read 250

DQ Write 242

DQ Mixed 29.7

82% 174 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

121GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X3520012

SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 207 235 229 206 179 MB/s

62.7% Good

Write 334

Mixed 227

SusWrite 218

64% 286 MB/s

4K Read 19.5

4K Write 39.2

4K Mixed 24.2

81% 27.6 MB/s

DQ Read 222

DQ Write 200

DQ Mixed 198

152% 207 MB/s

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Gaming 5%

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Desktop 44%

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Workstation 4%

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System: Dell Latitude E7450

CPU
Core i5-5300UIntelBench 42%, 29,898 samples	1,193x
Core i7-5600UIntelBench 50%, 20,423 samples	1,145x
Core i5-5200UIntelBench 42%, 107,407 samples	100x

GPU
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples	2,359x
GeForce 840MNvidiaBench 9%, 20,978 samples	81x
HD Graphics 5500 (PHDGD Skylake v2.9)IntelBench 4%, 39 samples	1x

SSD
X300 MSATA 256GBSandiskBench 71%, 638 samples	1x

RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 28%, 77,702 samples	343x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	176x
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 40,451 samples	121x

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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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