Sandisk

S3 250G 250GB

S3 250G 250GB
BENCHMARKS (1,221)
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Effective Speed -14%Effective Speed -14%Average Score -22%Read -8%, Write -25%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed -44%, 4K Mixed -12%, SusWrite -48%Peak Score -15%Read 0%, Write -1%, 4K Read -5%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -9%, SusWrite -63%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -2%DQ Read 6%, DQ Write -9%, DQ Mixed -25%, ADQ Read 6%, ADQ Write -11%, ADQ Mixed -24%, Age 42%, AS-SSD Total -1%

Average Bench: 86.6% (377^th of 1072)

Based on 1,221 user benchmarks. Model: SanDisk SDSSDH3 250G

Poor: 61%Average: 86.6% Great: 105%

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Very good average bench

The Sandisk S3 250G 250GB averaged just 13.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk S3 250G 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 210MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.3MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk S3 250G 250GB is 44.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk S3 250G 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 200MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 249MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,221 samples)

Rank 37786.6%

Min	Avg	Max
271	Read 424	507
204	Write 324	479
158	Mixed 249	357
115	SusWrite 200	238
66.8% 299 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.9	4K Read 31.6	41.1
40.1	4K Write 80.6	114
21.5	4K Mixed 40.3	53.7
142% 50.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
179	DQ Read 345	388
92.3	DQ Write 261	328
87.9	DQ Mixed 210	266
182% 272 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

TWN-User, 12 days ago.

55GB free

Firmware: 401120RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 213 217 166 185 220 MB/s

92.6% Outstanding

Write 265

Mixed 290

SusWrite 206

65% 290 MB/s

4K Read 40.2

4K Write 105

4K Mixed 36.6

163% 60.5 MB/s

DQ Read 386

DQ Write 290

DQ Mixed 266

218% 314 MB/s

USA-User, 4 days ago.

121GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 401100RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 174 172 218 165 188 MB/s

89% Excellent

Write 428

Mixed 319

SusWrite 190

79% 352 MB/s

4K Read 33.4

4K Write 70.4

4K Mixed 40.7

140% 48.2 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 296

DQ Mixed 246

209% 307 MB/s

BRA-User, 8 days ago.

170GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 401120RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 235 236 238 237 236 MB/s

70.5% Very good

Write 290

Mixed 228

SusWrite 237

60% 266 MB/s

4K Read 24.1

4K Write 64.1

4K Mixed 32.6

112% 40.3 MB/s

DQ Read 218

DQ Write 179

DQ Mixed 174

137% 190 MB/s

TUR-User, 24 days ago.

52GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 401120RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 205 224 138 147 117 MB/s

69.1% Good

Write 382

Mixed 258

SusWrite 168

65% 290 MB/s

4K Read 28.2

4K Write 51.4

4K Mixed 23.9

101% 34.5 MB/s

DQ Read 370

DQ Write 275

DQ Mixed 128

148% 258 MB/s

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Gaming 25%

Surfboard

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

System: HP Z220 CMT Workstation

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	615x
Xeon E3-1225 V2Intel $200Bench 70%, 2,869 samples	158x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	107x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	101x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	71x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	71x

SSD
S3 250G 250GBSandiskBench 87%, 1,221 samples	1x

RAM
M378B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 2,354 samples	33x
16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 4x4GBMicronBench 55%, 1,512 samples	25x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	25x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $356

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	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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S3 250G 250GB

Average Bench: 86.6% (377^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 86.6% (377th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 86.6% (377^th of 1072)