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SD7SB3Q256G1001 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 85.7% (393rd of 1071)

Based on 132 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD7SB3Q256G1001
Poor: 58%Average: 85.7% Great: 103%

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Very good average bench

The Sandisk SD7SB3Q256G1001 256GB averaged just 14.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk SD7SB3Q256G1001 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 124MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.4MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD7SB3Q256G1001 256GB is 45.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk SD7SB3Q256G1001 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 235MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 339MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 132 samples)
Rank 39385.7%
Min Avg Max
361 Read 404 427
256 Write 346 378
161 Mixed 235 333
204 SusWrite 339 386
74.3% 331 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.8 4K Read 28.4 35.5
40 4K Write 75.3 114
15.7 4K Mixed 30.8 41
122% 44.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
34 DQ Read 289 337
61.4 DQ Write 243 295
28.8 DQ Mixed 124 150
132% 218 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
170GB free
Firmware: X2180001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 380 381 381 381 378 MB/s
98.5% Outstanding
Read 405
Write 345
Mixed 237
SusWrite 380
77% 342 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 98.8
4K Mixed 38.3
148% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 148
155% 256 MB/s
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2160001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 186 171 168 157 159 MB/s
74.2% Very good
Read 396
Write 260
Mixed 176
SusWrite 177
56% 252 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 65.3
4K Mixed 29.8
116% 41.2 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 146
143% 231 MB/s
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 375 382 373 280 180 MB/s
72.4% Very good
Read 408
Write 364
Mixed 245
SusWrite 327
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 38.6
4K Mixed 24.9
86% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 231
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 150
129% 191 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,751,000 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 36%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation 43%
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System: Lenovo 30A8S1WQ00

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v31stBench 62%, 755 samples8x
Xeon E5-2690 v3IntelBench 72%, 1,130 samples1x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2643 v31stBench 75%, 437 samples1x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples2x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples1x
SSD
SD7SB3Q256G1001 256GBSandiskBench 86%, 132 samples1x
RAM
M393A2G40DB0-CPB 2x16GBSamsungBench 59%, 1,132 samples4x
M393A2G40DB0-CPB M393A2G40DB0-CPB M393A1G43DB0-CPB M393A1G43DB0-CPB M393A2G40DB0-CPB 64GBSamsungBench 70%, 2 samples2x
M393A2G40DB0-CPB 4x16GBSamsungBench 92%, 1,230 samples2x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $130

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