Sandisk

SD5SB251 512GB

SD5SB251 512GB
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Effective Speed -26%Effective Speed -26%Average Score -39%Read -10%, Write -15%, 4K Read -53%, 4K Write -73%, Mixed -77%, 4K Mixed -75%, SusWrite 29%Peak Score -64%Read -16%, Write -29%, 4K Read -84%, 4K Write -125%, Mixed -84%, 4K Mixed -111%, SusWrite 1%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves -70%DQ Read -48%, DQ Write -104%, DQ Mixed -163%, ADQ Read -32%, ADQ Write -66%, ADQ Mixed -117%, Age 37%, AS-SSD Total -66%

Average Bench: 78.3% (515^th of 1072)

Based on 2 user benchmarks. Model: SanDisk SD5SB251

Poor: 75%Average: 78.3% Great: 81%

Popular builds with this SSD

Acer TravelMate 5730 (1)

Good average bench

The Sandisk SD5SB251 512GB averaged 21.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk SD5SB251 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 120MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 22.5MB/s

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Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 203MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 174MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2 samples)

Rank 51578.3%

Min	Avg	Max
400	Read 417	435
333	Write 354	376
175	Mixed 203	230
375	SusWrite 383	391
76.1% 339 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.5	4K Read 22.5	23.4
46.8	4K Write 50.5	54.3
23.8	4K Mixed 25.7	27.6
93.7% 32.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
247	DQ Read 248	248
172	DQ Write 174	176
115	DQ Mixed 120	126
114% 181 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 5 years ago.

376GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4.00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 394 397 382 393 394 MB/s

81.4% Excellent

Write 376

Mixed 230

SusWrite 391

80% 358 MB/s

4K Read 23.4

4K Write 54.3

4K Mixed 27.6

100% 35.1 MB/s

DQ Read 247

DQ Write 176

DQ Mixed 126

117% 183 MB/s

USA-User, 5 years ago.

385GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4.00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 377 380 386 373 362 MB/s

75.2% Very good

Write 333

Mixed 175

SusWrite 375

72% 321 MB/s

4K Read 21.5

4K Write 46.8

4K Mixed 23.8

88% 30.7 MB/s

DQ Read 248

DQ Write 172

DQ Mixed 115

112% 178 MB/s

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Gaming 2%

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Desktop 37%

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Workstation 2%

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System: Acer TravelMate 5730

CPU
Core2 Duo P8400Intel $20Bench 37%, 6,904 samples	5x
Core2 Duo T5870IntelBench 34%, 2,085 samples	3x
Core2 Duo T6570IntelBench 34%, 2,846 samples	3x

GPU
Mobile Series 4 Express Chipset FamilyIntelBench 0%, 23,924 samples	8x
Mobility Radeon HD 3400ATIBench 1%, 7,025 samples	3x
Mobility Radeon HD 3650ATIBench 2%, 3,003 samples	2x

SSD
SD5SB251 512GBSandiskBench 78%, 2 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	9x
3GBUnknownBench 14%, 81,553 samples	3x
2x1GBUnknownBench 14%, 68,489 samples	2x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $20

Popular SD5SB251 512GB systems:

Acer TravelMate 5730 (1)

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HDD	RAM	USB
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SD5SB251 512GB

Average Bench: 78.3% (515^th of 1072)

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SD5SB251 512GB

Average Bench: 78.3% (515th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 78.3% (515^th of 1072)