Average Bench: 79.5% (491st of 1072)

Based on 135 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD9SB8W256G1014

Good average bench

The Sandisk SD9SB8W256G1014 256GB averaged 20.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk SD9SB8W256G1014 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 239MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 33.7MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD9SB8W256G1014 256GB is 36.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk SD9SB8W256G1014 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 189MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 243MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 135 samples)
Min Avg Max
338 Read 432 492
188 Write 331 460
157 Mixed 243 322
105 SusWrite 189 218
66.6% 299 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.5 4K Read 27.5 37.6
29.3 4K Write 65.3 103
17.6 4K Mixed 33.7 47.3
119% 42.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
153 DQ Read 343 380
139 DQ Write 275 323
114 DQ Mixed 239 280
198% 286 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
237GB free
Firmware: X6104000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 204 201 193 198 201 MB/s
Read 506
Write 484
Mixed 341
SusWrite 244
88% 394 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 92.3
4K Mixed 47.3
164% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 276
226% 324 MB/s
155GB free
Firmware: X6104000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 369 348 392 444 405 MB/s
Read 493
Write 245
Mixed 278
SusWrite 388
78% 351 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 82.2
4K Mixed 40.9
132% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 197
187% 293 MB/s
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6104000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 198 202 197 167 185 MB/s
Read 485
Write 458
Mixed 353
SusWrite 210
84% 376 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 77.9
4K Mixed 44
150% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 289
234% 331 MB/s
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6104000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 196 202 208 197 203 MB/s
Read 476
Write 411
Mixed 263
SusWrite 203
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 78
4K Mixed 44.7
152% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 278
223% 314 MB/s
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6104000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 148 145 159 121 153 MB/s
Read 493
Write 430
Mixed 169
SusWrite 150
69% 311 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 83.8
4K Mixed 42.5
154% 54.3 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 258
213% 307 MB/s
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6104000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 129 111 104 118 103 MB/s
Read 473
Write 382
Mixed 210
SusWrite 118
66% 296 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 90.9
4K Mixed 45.5
159% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 227
196% 292 MB/s
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6104000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 199 202 210 208 214 MB/s
Read 322
Write 275
Mixed 289
SusWrite 206
61% 273 MB/s
4K Read 11.9
4K Write 61.9
4K Mixed 34
94% 35.9 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 276
224% 318 MB/s
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6104000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 194 198 190 177 188 MB/s
Read 398
Write 286
Mixed 172
SusWrite 190
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 53.2
4K Mixed 26
100% 35 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 255
DQ Mixed 195
154% 212 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,718,562 SSDs tested

Typical SD9SB8W256G1014 256GB Builds (Compare 136 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Extensa 2540

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