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SD7TN3Q-256G-1006 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 77.4% (530th of 1072)

Based on 1,540 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD7TN3Q-256G-1006
Poor: 57%Average: 77.4% Great: 96%

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Good average bench

The Sandisk SD7TN3Q-256G-1006 256GB averaged 22.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk SD7TN3Q-256G-1006 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 138MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 252MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD7TN3Q-256G-1006 256GB is 38.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk SD7TN3Q-256G-1006 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 216MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 296MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,540 samples)
Rank 53077.4%
Min Avg Max
320 Read 386 426
226 Write 325 376
160 Mixed 216 248
143 SusWrite 296 376
68.5% 306 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.8 4K Read 23.5 33.9
29.2 4K Write 62.7 98.5
13.6 4K Mixed 26.9 38.3
103% 37.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
224 DQ Read 303 333
177 DQ Write 252 291
120 DQ Mixed 138 148
142% 231 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
237GB free
Firmware: X2180306
SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 381 381 381 383 381 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 426
Write 378
Mixed 250
SusWrite 381
81% 359 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 97.1
4K Mixed 39.5
154% 57 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 148
156% 258 MB/s
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2180306
SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 369 382 375 358 365 MB/s
91.7% Outstanding
Read 416
Write 362
Mixed 247
SusWrite 371
78% 349 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 84.2
4K Mixed 31.1
128% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 148
154% 253 MB/s
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2180306
SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 357 377 376 375 377 MB/s
89.8% Excellent
Read 410
Write 377
Mixed 244
SusWrite 371
79% 351 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 70.9
4K Mixed 34.4
128% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 145
140% 222 MB/s
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2180306
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 372 361 377 379 358 MB/s
88% Excellent
Read 419
Write 373
Mixed 240
SusWrite 367
78% 350 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 51.2
4K Mixed 32.8
113% 37.7 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 148
155% 256 MB/s
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2180306
SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 286 275 285 277 272 MB/s
74% Very good
Read 390
Write 323
Mixed 205
SusWrite 284
67% 301 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 50.2
4K Mixed 24.8
92% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 317
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 147
148% 240 MB/s
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2180306
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 238 232 233 228 231 MB/s
71.1% Very good
Read 397
Write 328
Mixed 242
SusWrite 234
67% 300 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 48.6
4K Mixed 25.9
97% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 314
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 133
131% 212 MB/s
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2180306
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 275 93 98 77 88 MB/s
60.7% Good
Read 349
Write 336
Mixed 217
SusWrite 147
59% 262 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 39.4
4K Mixed 23.1
82% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 245
DQ Mixed 147
146% 235 MB/s
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2180306
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 200 192 195 192 165 MB/s
60.1% Good
Read 375
Write 341
Mixed 225
SusWrite 198
64% 285 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 37
4K Mixed 21.8
70% 24.6 MB/s
DQ Read 314
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 141
134% 212 MB/s
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2180306
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 154 149 137 134 106 MB/s
59.6% Above average
Read 401
Write 259
Mixed 164
SusWrite 147
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 34.4
4K Mixed 19.4
75% 24.9 MB/s
DQ Read 314
DQ Write 221
DQ Mixed 133
136% 223 MB/s
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Workstation 5%
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System: HP EliteBook 840 G3

CPU
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples3,441x
Core i7-6600UIntelBench 45%, 31,982 samples931x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples865x
GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples5,575x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples1x
SSD
SD7TN3Q-256G-1006 256GBSandiskBench 77%, 1,540 samples1x
RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples720x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples707x
HMA81GS6MFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 36%, 6,703 samples283x
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