SanDisk SDSSDX-120G-G25

Extreme 120GB

Extreme 120GB
BENCHMARKS (11,787)
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Effective Speed -44%Effective Speed -44%Average Score -80%Read -18%, Write -209%, 4K Read -15%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed -101%, 4K Mixed -36%, SusWrite -165%Peak Score -92%Read -13%, Write -237%, 4K Read -17%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed -117%, 4K Mixed -44%, SusWrite -205%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%, Price -72%, Value -425%Nice To Haves -95%DQ Read -77%, DQ Write -151%, DQ Mixed -110%, ADQ Read -78%, ADQ Write -124%, ADQ Mixed -113%, Age -32%, AS-SSD Total -76%

Average Bench: 68.5% (694^th of 1072)

Based on 11,787 user benchmarks. Models: SanDisk SDSSDX120GG25, SATA SanDisk SDSSDX12, SanDisk SDSSDX12

Poor: 50%Average: 68.5% Great: 81%

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Above average average bench

The SanDisk Extreme 120GB averaged 31.4% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 122MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.8MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SanDisk Extreme 120GB is 30.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the SanDisk Extreme 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 112MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 131MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 11,787 samples)

Rank 69468.5%

Min	Avg	Max
310	Read 388	449
110	Write 131	144
152	Mixed 179	195
80.9	SusWrite 112	127
44.5% 202 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.1	4K Read 29.8	36.6
36.6	4K Write 77.5	111
21.2	4K Mixed 33	40.5
128% 46.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
120	DQ Read 183	207
105	DQ Write 129	143
71.1	DQ Mixed 122	158
100% 145 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 6 days ago.

47GB free

Firmware: R112

SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 153 151 151 144 152 MB/s

78.5% Very good

Write 148

Mixed 189

SusWrite 146

51% 230 MB/s

4K Read 34.8

4K Write 89.1

4K Mixed 37

147% 53.6 MB/s

DQ Read 204

DQ Write 122

DQ Mixed 139

110% 155 MB/s

NOR-User, 16 days ago.

105GB free

Firmware: R211

SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 126 124 123 125 125 MB/s

74.4% Very good

Write 140

Mixed 191

SusWrite 125

48% 219 MB/s

4K Read 32

4K Write 81.7

4K Mixed 36

138% 49.9 MB/s

DQ Read 206

DQ Write 137

DQ Mixed 121

104% 155 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 day ago.

32GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R112

SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 90 98 116 115 120 MB/s

72.6% Very good

Write 140

Mixed 193

SusWrite 106

45% 203 MB/s

4K Read 31.5

4K Write 87.8

4K Mixed 38.8

144% 52.7 MB/s

DQ Read 175

DQ Write 140

DQ Mixed 145

112% 153 MB/s

FRA-User, 8 days ago.

48GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R211

SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 126 123 126 127 126 MB/s

69.5% Good

Write 139

Mixed 182

SusWrite 125

45% 205 MB/s

4K Read 31.9

4K Write 73.4

4K Mixed 33.8

130% 46.4 MB/s

DQ Read 177

DQ Write 137

DQ Mixed 112

96% 142 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

111GB free

Firmware: R211

SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 125 123 124 123 124 MB/s

66.3% Good

Write 138

Mixed 185

SusWrite 124

47% 213 MB/s

4K Read 28.5

4K Write 65

4K Mixed 29.6

116% 41 MB/s

DQ Read 194

DQ Write 131

DQ Mixed 112

98% 146 MB/s

AUS-User, 6 days ago.

16GB free

Firmware: R211

SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 125 127 122 114 116 MB/s

61.5% Good

Write 135

Mixed 166

SusWrite 122

43% 196 MB/s

4K Read 34.3

4K Write 41.5

4K Mixed 26.8

108% 34.2 MB/s

DQ Read 205

DQ Write 99

DQ Mixed 123

99% 142 MB/s

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Gaming 37%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LX

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	1,406x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,166x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	1,071x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	375x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	366x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	302x

SSD
Extreme 120GBSanDisk $160Bench 69%, 11,787 samples	1x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	138x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	131x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	105x

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Value: 47% - Average

Total price: $496

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Controller: SandForce SF2281VB1-SDC. NAND: SanDisk 24nm Toggle Mode MLC

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Terrible

5 years ago.

A horrible SSD that has not aged well, actually slowed down, and some of my standard 7200rpm drives are faster than it by 5-20%

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CPU	GPU	SSD
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

SanDisk SDSSDX-120G-G25

Extreme 120GB

Average Bench: 68.5% (694^th of 1072)

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Extreme 120GB

Average Bench: 68.5% (694th of 1072)

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