Sandisk

SD9SB8W256G 256GB

SD9SB8W256G 256GB
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Effective Speed -17%Effective Speed -17%Average Score -25%Read -3%, Write -18%, 4K Read -12%, 4K Write -19%, Mixed -47%, 4K Mixed -21%, SusWrite -58%Peak Score -19%Read -1%, Write -2%, 4K Read -10%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -26%, 4K Mixed -17%, SusWrite -71%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +1% DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -9%, DQ Mixed -17%, ADQ Read 6%, ADQ Write -7%, ADQ Mixed -11%, Age 43%, AS-SSD Total -2%

Average Bench: 84.3% (419^th of 1072)

Based on 127 user benchmarks. Model: SanDisk SD9SB8W256G

Poor: 64%Average: 84.3% Great: 102%

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Very good average bench

The Sandisk SD9SB8W256G 256GB averaged just 15.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk SD9SB8W256G 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 235MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37.3MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD9SB8W256G 256GB is 37.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk SD9SB8W256G 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 188MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 244MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 127 samples)

Rank 41984.3%

Min	Avg	Max
316	Read 446	504
110	Write 344	475
173	Mixed 244	336
97.5	SusWrite 188	227
68.2% 306 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.7	4K Read 30.7	39.2
37.3	4K Write 73.8	113
23.3	4K Mixed 37.3	49.9
133% 47.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
208	DQ Read 346	382
137	DQ Write 271	328
92.3	DQ Mixed 235	282
196% 284 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GBR-User, 2 months ago.

34GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X6107000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 166 195 196 197 196 MB/s

97.6% Outstanding

Write 465

Mixed 247

SusWrite 192

78% 351 MB/s

4K Read 32.5

4K Write 117

4K Mixed 42.8

166% 64.1 MB/s

DQ Read 372

DQ Write 306

DQ Mixed 269

221% 316 MB/s

DEU-User, 4 months ago.

40GB free

Firmware: X6107000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 192 145 185 137 171 MB/s

91% Outstanding

Write 337

Mixed 232

SusWrite 170

68% 307 MB/s

4K Read 35.2

4K Write 81.9

4K Mixed 42.8

152% 53.3 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 260

DQ Mixed 231

196% 289 MB/s

DEU-User, 5 months ago.

98GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X6107000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 207 196 149 116 137 MB/s

66.9% Good

Write 341

Mixed 213

SusWrite 165

58% 261 MB/s

4K Read 25.1

4K Write 51.4

4K Mixed 32.2

106% 36.2 MB/s

DQ Read 258

DQ Write 218

DQ Mixed 217

168% 231 MB/s

FRA-User, 2 months ago.

190GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X6107000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 198 196 197 193 195 MB/s

66.4% Good

Write 403

Mixed 242

SusWrite 197

71% 320 MB/s

4K Read 19

4K Write 42.3

4K Mixed 28.7

88% 30 MB/s

DQ Read 246

DQ Write 165

DQ Mixed 157

130% 189 MB/s

GBR-User, 5 months ago.

21GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X6107000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 54 82 94 60 69 MB/s

56.1% Above average

Write 147

Mixed 167

SusWrite 83.4

40% 180 MB/s

4K Read 18.4

4K Write 42.2

4K Mixed 31

90% 30.5 MB/s

DQ Read 236

DQ Write 189

DQ Mixed 163

135% 196 MB/s

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: MSI B360M BAZOOKA (MS-7B24)

CPU
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	2,239x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	863x
Core i5-9400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 299,482 samples	763x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	789x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	584x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	391x

SSD
SD9SB8W256G 256GBSandiskBench 84%, 127 samples	1x

RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples	221x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBUnknownBench 40%, 8,909 samples	186x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	134x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $261

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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SD9SB8W256G 256GB

Average Bench: 84.3% (419^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 84.3% (419th of 1072)

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