Average Bench: 70.8% (657th of 1072)

Based on 676 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD9SB8W256G1002

Good average bench

The Sandisk SD9SB8W256G1002 256GB averaged 29.1% 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 228MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 337MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD9SB8W256G1002 256GB is 41.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk SD9SB8W256G1002 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 177MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 233MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 676 samples)
Min Avg Max
313 Read 408 490
177 Write 308 438
141 Mixed 233 318
87.3 SusWrite 177 211
62.8% 282 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.4 4K Read 23 36.3
23.9 4K Write 52 94.7
13 4K Mixed 28.3 46.1
98.7% 34.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
167 DQ Read 337 381
127 DQ Write 259 314
120 DQ Mixed 228 276
189% 274 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6103002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 210 207 203 205 204 MB/s
Read 494
Write 230
Mixed 264
SusWrite 207
66% 299 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 73.2
4K Mixed 41.6
132% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 251
DQ Mixed 279
218% 302 MB/s
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6103002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 202 202 204 207 206 MB/s
Read 436
Write 391
Mixed 258
SusWrite 208
72% 323 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 73.4
4K Mixed 42.1
134% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 279
220% 308 MB/s
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6103002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 188 179 187 183 185 MB/s
Read 477
Write 434
Mixed 274
SusWrite 191
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 39.5
4K Mixed 29.3
97% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 280
215% 295 MB/s
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6103002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 165 161 147 146 153 MB/s
Read 477
Write 432
Mixed 268
SusWrite 158
74% 334 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 40.3
4K Mixed 29.8
98% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 273
211% 291 MB/s
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6103002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 165 185 190 192 196 MB/s
Read 423
Write 302
Mixed 226
SusWrite 182
63% 283 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 31.2
4K Mixed 21.1
73% 24 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 249
196% 273 MB/s
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6103002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 197 199 166 193 164 MB/s
Read 299
Write 283
Mixed 166
SusWrite 188
52% 234 MB/s
4K Read 9
4K Write 11.6
4K Mixed 9.7
32% 10.1 MB/s
DQ Read 239
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 194
147% 200 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,657,089 SSDs tested

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Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Asus VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X540UAR

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