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U100 16GB

Average Bench: 22.7% (1051st of 1072)

Based on 448 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SSD U100 16GB
Poor: 14%Average: 22.7% Great: 26%

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Very poor average bench

The Sandisk U100 16GB averaged 77.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 13.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 221MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk U100 16GB is just 11.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Sandisk U100 16GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 9.46MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 27.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 448 samples)
Rank 105122.7%
Min Avg Max
142 Read 221 239
21.1 Write 55.3 64.8
24.9 Mixed 66 96.7
10.6 SusWrite 52.8 64.8
21.5% 98.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.82 4K Read 13.8 18
4.7 4K Write 8.31 9.8
3.05 4K Mixed 6.47 8.9
33.7% 9.53 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.6 DQ Read 27.6 35.2
7.13 DQ Write 9.46 9.38
3.72 DQ Mixed 9.04 11.2
9.17% 15.4 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
15GB free
Firmware: 10.56.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 57 58 56 61 61 MB/s
24.7% Poor
Read 234
Write 54.1
Mixed 57.5
SusWrite 58.5
22% 101 MB/s
4K Read 14.2
4K Write 9.3
4K Mixed 8.2
37% 10.6 MB/s
DQ Read 25.9
DQ Write 8.8
DQ Mixed 11.1
10% 15.3 MB/s
11GB free
Firmware: 10.56.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 64 64 64 64 64 MB/s
24.3% Poor
Read 234
Write 64.2
Mixed 53.5
SusWrite 62
23% 103 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 8
4K Mixed 8.1
38% 10.4 MB/s
15GB free
Firmware: 10.56.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 59 59 58 60 MB/s
22.4% Poor
Read 205
Write 57.1
Mixed 55.8
SusWrite 58.5
20% 94.2 MB/s
4K Read 11.9
4K Write 9.1
4K Mixed 7.6
33% 9.53 MB/s
DQ Read 26.2
DQ Write 8.8
DQ Mixed 10.9
10% 15.3 MB/s
15GB free
Firmware: CS.52.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 53 54 55 52 MB/s
21% Poor
Read 198
Write 55.7
Mixed 54.2
SusWrite 53.5
20% 90.4 MB/s
4K Read 11.1
4K Write 8.6
4K Mixed 6.7
30% 8.8 MB/s
DQ Read 26.2
DQ Write 8.9
DQ Mixed 11.1
10% 15.4 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,655,244 SSDs tested

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Typical U100 16GB Builds (Compare 386 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
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System: Acer Predator G3620

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples257x
Core i5-3350PIntel  $60Bench 65%, 21,413 samples55x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples29x
GPU
GTX 660Nvidia  $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples48x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples34x
GeForce GT 640NvidiaBench 6%, 34,519 samples29x
SSD
U100 16GBSandiskBench 23%, 448 samples1x
RAM
ACR512X64D3U16C11G 3x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 216 samples24x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples20x
NT4GC64B8HG0NF-CG 2x4GBNanyaBench 47%, 2,338 samples15x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $467

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