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SD9SN8W256G 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 76.8% (537th of 1072)

Based on 2,641 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD9SN8W256G
Poor: 57%Average: 76.8% Great: 96%

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Good average bench

The Sandisk SD9SN8W256G 256GB averaged 23.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk SD9SN8W256G 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 234MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 347MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD9SN8W256G 256GB is 39.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk SD9SN8W256G 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 167MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 238MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,641 samples)
Rank 53776.8%
Min Avg Max
341 Read 440 504
193 Write 333 456
119 Mixed 238 328
74.9 SusWrite 167 217
65.6% 294 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.1 4K Read 27 37
31.2 4K Write 59.9 96.7
18.2 4K Mixed 32.9 45.8
115% 39.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
225 DQ Read 347 380
110 DQ Write 261 310
129 DQ Mixed 234 276
194% 281 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
103GB free
Firmware: X6107000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 207 201 201 201 202 MB/s
94.7% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 345
Mixed 231
SusWrite 212
71% 319 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 81.4
4K Mixed 43.7
151% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 189
184% 293 MB/s
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6107000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 191 185 188 186 188 MB/s
86.1% Excellent
Read 496
Write 444
Mixed 256
SusWrite 190
77% 347 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 68.6
4K Mixed 34.4
130% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 266
219% 313 MB/s
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6107000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 147 132 135 122 114 MB/s
83.3% Excellent
Read 442
Write 403
Mixed 229
SusWrite 141
68% 304 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 75.6
4K Mixed 38.8
139% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 268
213% 301 MB/s
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6107000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 192 187 193 185 186 MB/s
78.1% Very good
Read 444
Write 337
Mixed 200
SusWrite 189
65% 292 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 58
4K Mixed 31.2
115% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 233
192% 279 MB/s
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6107000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 117 115 109 93 99 MB/s
68% Good
Read 445
Write 253
Mixed 252
SusWrite 118
59% 267 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 37.2
4K Mixed 27.7
92% 29.8 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 250
206% 299 MB/s
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Gaming 75%
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Desktop 86%
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Workstation 62%
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Motherboard: MSI H310M PRO-M2 PLUS (MS-7C08)

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel  $102Bench 85%, 299,482 samples1,524x
Core i3-9100FIntel  $88Bench 80%, 34,310 samples506x
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples415x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples490x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples394x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples300x
SSD
SD9SN8W256G 256GBSandiskBench 77%, 2,641 samples1x
RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 43%, 19,029 samples336x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples211x
CM4X8GD3000C16K4D 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 12,037 samples122x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $426

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