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SD9SB8W-256G-1006 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 83.1% (438th of 1072)

Based on 392 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD9SB8W-256G-1006
Poor: 62%Average: 83.1% Great: 99%

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Very good average bench

The Sandisk SD9SB8W-256G-1006 256GB averaged just 16.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk SD9SB8W-256G-1006 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 213MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.2MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD9SB8W-256G-1006 256GB is 37.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk SD9SB8W-256G-1006 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 193MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 243MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 392 samples)
Rank 43883.1%
Min Avg Max
339 Read 441 500
196 Write 327 453
163 Mixed 243 344
128 SusWrite 193 217
67.2% 301 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.1 4K Read 30.1 38.4
42.7 4K Write 75 105
18.9 4K Mixed 36.2 49.3
132% 47.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32 DQ Read 319 376
91.8 DQ Write 253 314
34.5 DQ Mixed 213 270
179% 262 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
238GB free
Firmware: X6103006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 204 202 201 208 209 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 486
Mixed 348
SusWrite 237
88% 393 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 95.2
4K Mixed 47.8
167% 59.9 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 279
227% 323 MB/s
61GB free
Firmware: X6103006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 182 193 197 197 199 MB/s
99.6% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 479
Mixed 326
SusWrite 207
84% 376 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 94.6
4K Mixed 47.6
168% 59.9 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 266
221% 319 MB/s
202GB free
Firmware: X6103006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 198 196 199 198 198 MB/s
97.6% Outstanding
Read 476
Write 228
Mixed 232
SusWrite 203
63% 285 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 89.5
4K Mixed 46.8
163% 57.7 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 254
217% 318 MB/s
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6104006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 199 195 199 198 200 MB/s
96% Outstanding
Read 450
Write 393
Mixed 175
SusWrite 201
68% 305 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 92
4K Mixed 46.7
163% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 264
219% 315 MB/s
188GB free
Firmware: 3006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 213 214 214 214 214 MB/s
75.5% Very good
Read 423
Write 399
Mixed 268
SusWrite 219
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 43
4K Mixed 29
104% 33.6 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 263
206% 286 MB/s
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6103006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 201 200 207 203 202 MB/s
74.5% Very good
Read 392
Write 277
Mixed 210
SusWrite 201
60% 270 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 56.7
4K Mixed 33.1
109% 37.9 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 249
DQ Mixed 240
191% 268 MB/s
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6103006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 191 195 192 197 198 MB/s
71.5% Very good
Read 369
Write 249
Mixed 240
SusWrite 195
59% 263 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 55.6
4K Mixed 28.6
106% 36.7 MB/s
DQ Read 309
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 227
184% 262 MB/s
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6103006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 192 199 195 192 197 MB/s
70.3% Very good
Read 382
Write 242
Mixed 232
SusWrite 196
59% 263 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 47.8
4K Mixed 25.8
97% 33.1 MB/s
DQ Read 355
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 194
173% 264 MB/s
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Gaming 8%
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Desktop 70%
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Workstation 7%
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System: HP ProDesk 400 G4 MT

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples341x
Core i5-7500Intel  $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples339x
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples78x
GPU
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples399x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples117x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples63x
SSD
SD9SB8W-256G-1006 256GBSandiskBench 83%, 392 samples1x
RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 39%, 22,600 samples63x
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 74%, 24,860 samples58x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 1x8GBHynixBench 44%, 10,608 samples44x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $167

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