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SD7SB3Q-256G-100 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 80.1% (485th of 1072)

Based on 16 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDis SD7SB3Q-256G-100
Poor: 67%Average: 80.1% Great: 92%

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Very good average bench

The Sandis SD7SB3Q-256G-100 256GB averaged just 19.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandis SD7SB3Q-256G-100 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 78.7MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandis SD7SB3Q-256G-100 256GB is 24.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Sandis SD7SB3Q-256G-100 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 251MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 290MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 16 samples)
Rank 48580.1%
Min Avg Max
373 Read 390 429
208 Write 324 379
121 Mixed 290 362
49.8 SusWrite 251 371
70.3% 314 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.7 4K Read 27.6 32.8
47.1 4K Write 78.7 106
16.4 4K Mixed 25.9 40.5
117% 44.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
99.2 DQ Read 279 343
147 DQ Write 225 290
10.4 DQ Mixed 67.4 150
101% 191 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X218
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 314 280 269 277 272 MB/s
91.8% Outstanding
Read 414
Write 345
Mixed 252
SusWrite 291
73% 325 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 96.3
4K Mixed 38.2
149% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 31
88% 189 MB/s
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2180006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 258 262 261 254 257 MB/s
80.6% Excellent
Read 407
Write 354
Mixed 222
SusWrite 264
70% 312 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 68.8
4K Mixed 31.2
117% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 328
DQ Write 225
DQ Mixed 148
145% 234 MB/s
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X218
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 49 39 36 33 29 MB/s
57.6% Above average
Read 387
Write 214
Mixed 121
SusWrite 49.8
42% 193 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 63.5
4K Mixed 19
94% 35.4 MB/s
DQ Read 327
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 129
129% 211 MB/s
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Desktop 63%
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Workstation 9%
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System: HP EliteDesk 800 G2 SFF

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples1,687x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples825x
Core i5-6600Intel  $146Bench 68%, 80,688 samples223x
GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples1,785x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples213x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples164x
SSD
SD7SB3Q-256G-100 256GBSandisBench 80%, 16 samples1x
RAM
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 68%, 8,569 samples103x
M378A1G43DB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 6,175 samples101x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 39%, 16,202 samples76x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $67

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