Average Bench: 51% (885th of 1072)

Based on 233 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk Ext SSD

Average average bench

The Sandisk Ext SSD 240GB averaged 49.0% 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 Random Read Speed 18.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 364MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk Ext SSD 240GB is 23.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Sandisk Ext SSD 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 20MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 10.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 233 samples)
Min Avg Max
307 Read 364 401
190 Write 304 359
218 Mixed 284 364
187 SusWrite 300 354
70.3% 313 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.9 4K Read 18.4 21.4
3.4 4K Write 32.7 38.7
3.16 4K Mixed 9.64 15.8
57.6% 20.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.1 DQ Read 20 23.9
27.8 DQ Write 38 42.2
4.3 DQ Mixed 10.7 16.4
13.3% 22.9 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
105GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 350 351 351 348 351 MB/s
Read 392
Write 352
Mixed 258
SusWrite 349
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 38.3
4K Mixed 15.1
66% 23.7 MB/s
DQ Read 18.7
DQ Write 38.3
DQ Mixed 15.6
16% 24.2 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,731,247 SSDs tested

Typical Ext SSD 240GB Builds (Compare 40 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

System: Lenovo 3227A2G

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $118

Popular Ext SSD 240GB systems:

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