Average Bench: 74.1% (591st of 1072)

Based on 532 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk X600 M.2 2280 SATA 256GB

Good average bench

The Sandisk X600 M.2 2280 SATA 256GB averaged 25.8% 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 227MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 332MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk X600 M.2 2280 SATA 256GB is 43.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk X600 M.2 2280 SATA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 194MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 244MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 532 samples)
Min Avg Max
331 Read 425 494
175 Write 317 448
163 Mixed 244 331
105 SusWrite 194 223
65.8% 295 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.5 4K Read 24.5 36.5
26.8 4K Write 52.6 99.1
15.4 4K Mixed 30.2 46.1
104% 35.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
120 DQ Read 332 380
112 DQ Write 260 324
74.3 DQ Mixed 227 280
189% 273 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
148GB free
Firmware: X6114012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 213 210 209 210 210 MB/s
Read 496
Write 301
Mixed 153
SusWrite 219
65% 292 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 72
4K Mixed 42.8
142% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 251
DQ Mixed 268
204% 277 MB/s
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6114012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 173 163 190 192 198 MB/s
Read 497
Write 462
Mixed 279
SusWrite 190
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 62.3
4K Mixed 38.7
130% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 287
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 243
189% 259 MB/s
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6114012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 226 218 218 219 217 MB/s
Read 421
Write 285
Mixed 267
SusWrite 221
67% 299 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 40.1
4K Mixed 29
94% 30.8 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 263
DQ Mixed 256
205% 291 MB/s
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6114012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 122 179 185 183 182 MB/s
Read 460
Write 294
Mixed 141
SusWrite 172
59% 267 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 33.8
4K Mixed 28.6
99% 30.7 MB/s
DQ Read 260
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 215
164% 222 MB/s
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6114012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 181 204 205 209 211 MB/s
Read 360
Write 319
Mixed 263
SusWrite 209
64% 288 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 35.6
4K Mixed 24.9
78% 26.2 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 262
208% 289 MB/s
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6114012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 196 201 196 192 190 MB/s
Read 300
Write 182
Mixed 301
SusWrite 200
55% 245 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 44.4
4K Mixed 19.8
86% 29.5 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 266
212% 298 MB/s
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6113012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 190 190 197 193 202 MB/s
Read 406
Write 372
Mixed 308
SusWrite 197
72% 320 MB/s
4K Read 14.1
4K Write 36.5
4K Mixed 19.4
66% 23.3 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 258
202% 281 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,636,186 SSDs tested

Typical X600 M.2 2280 SATA 256GB Builds (Compare 4,158 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Latitude 7490

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