Sandisk

S3 256G 256GB

S3 256G 256GB
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Effective Speed -9%Effective Speed -9%Average Score -18%Read -2%, Write -21%, 4K Read -4%, 4K Write -1%, Mixed -44%, 4K Mixed -6%, SusWrite -46%Peak Score -14%Read 0%, Write -1%, 4K Read -3%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed -20%, 4K Mixed -7%, SusWrite -63%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +2% DQ Read 6%, DQ Write -9%, DQ Mixed -23%, ADQ Read 10%, ADQ Write -7%, ADQ Mixed -20%, Age 62%, AS-SSD Total -0%

Average Bench: 90.6% (318^th of 1072)

Based on 150 user benchmarks. Model: SanDisk SDSSDH3 256G

Poor: 69%Average: 90.6% Great: 108%

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Excellent average bench

The Sandisk S3 256G 256GB averaged just 9.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk S3 256G 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 217MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 42.3MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk S3 256G 256GB is 39.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk S3 256G 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 203MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 250MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 150 samples)

Rank 31890.6%

Min	Avg	Max
317	Read 447	508
224	Write 334	481
155	Mixed 250	354
110	SusWrite 203	238
68.8% 308 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.4	4K Read 32.9	41.7
43.9	4K Write 86.6	118
23.8	4K Mixed 42.3	54.7
150% 53.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
220	DQ Read 358	390
150	DQ Write 269	329
97.2	DQ Mixed 217	269
188% 281 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

CAN-User, 1 month ago.

171GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40101000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 205 192 195 206 207 MB/s

92.4% Outstanding

Write 276

Mixed 266

SusWrite 200

69% 311 MB/s

4K Read 34

4K Write 78

4K Mixed 43.8

149% 51.9 MB/s

DQ Read 369

DQ Write 253

DQ Mixed 196

177% 273 MB/s

DEU-User, 3 months ago.

69GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40101000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 209 134 198 145 103 MB/s

88.9% Excellent

Write 302

Mixed 193

SusWrite 170

63% 286 MB/s

4K Read 28.1

4K Write 76.1

4K Mixed 45.1

141% 49.8 MB/s

DQ Read 386

DQ Write 285

DQ Mixed 248

209% 306 MB/s

AUT-User, 2 months ago.

58GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40101000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 169 158 215 147 155 MB/s

87.5% Excellent

Write 283

Mixed 267

SusWrite 178

65% 292 MB/s

4K Read 34.9

4K Write 75.7

4K Mixed 41.6

146% 50.7 MB/s

DQ Read 384

DQ Write 236

DQ Mixed 203

180% 274 MB/s

AUT-User, 1 month ago.

46GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40101000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 130 99 165 124 148 MB/s

84.9% Excellent

Write 89.2

Mixed 168

SusWrite 136

44% 201 MB/s

4K Read 35.2

4K Write 75.4

4K Mixed 42.5

148% 51 MB/s

DQ Read 384

DQ Write 260

DQ Mixed 246

204% 297 MB/s

DEU-User, 3 months ago.

89GB free

Firmware: 40101000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 64 128 41 91 MB/s

75.4% Very good

Write 282

Mixed 214

SusWrite 97.4

58% 263 MB/s

4K Read 16.5

4K Write 72.1

4K Mixed 38.6

113% 42.4 MB/s

DQ Read 366

DQ Write 320

DQ Mixed 258

217% 315 MB/s

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 2%

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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	2,022x
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,567x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	932x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples	1,139x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1,040x

SSD
S3 256G 256GBSandiskBench 91%, 150 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	516x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	297x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $297

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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 256G 256GB

Average Bench: 90.6% (318^th of 1072)

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