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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 43.5% (928th of 1072)

Based on 24,911 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SSD PLUS 240 GB
Poor: 29%Average: 43.5% Great: 56%

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Below average average bench

The Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB averaged 56.5% 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. Sequential Read Speed 417MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 18.8MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB is 26.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 81.1MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 55.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 24,911 samples)
Rank 92843.5%
Min Avg Max
319 Read 417 461
97.7 Write 233 366
21.2 Mixed 198 311
17.9 SusWrite 81.1 165
51.2% 232 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.1 4K Read 18.8 23.1
2.6 4K Write 27.2 42.4
1.2 4K Mixed 14.6 19.7
61.6% 20.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
33.5 DQ Read 108 121
10.4 DQ Write 55.7 92.2
3.42 DQ Mixed 33 43.4
37.5% 65.4 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
114GB free
Firmware: UF3000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 153 88 80 96 128 MB/s
50.5% Above average
Read 460
Write 191
Mixed 130
SusWrite 98.6
48% 220 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 38.1
4K Mixed 15.3
73% 25.1 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 78.9
DQ Mixed 42.2
47% 79.5 MB/s
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF3600RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 93 109 128 141 125 MB/s
48.4% Average
Read 433
Write 147
Mixed 82.7
SusWrite 105
42% 192 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 34.9
4K Mixed 16.7
69% 23.7 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 46.9
DQ Mixed 41
41% 67.8 MB/s
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF3600RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 76 48 90 37 54 MB/s
37% Below average
Read 325
Write 122
Mixed 86
SusWrite 59.4
32% 148 MB/s
4K Read 15.4
4K Write 23.3
4K Mixed 13.6
53% 17.4 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 73.4
DQ Mixed 41.9
45% 77.1 MB/s
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF3000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 38 3.7 56 58 3.8 MB/s
34.4% Below average
Read 451
Write 236
Mixed 40.5
SusWrite 29.1
41% 189 MB/s
4K Read 13.8
4K Write 14.8
4K Mixed 5.9
36% 11.5 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 67
DQ Mixed 40.8
44% 74.2 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,697,897 SSDs tested

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Typical PLUS 240 GB 240GB Builds (Compare 3,073 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 45%
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Desktop 76%
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Workstation 41%
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Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples817x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples339x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples269x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples326x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples265x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples200x
SSD
PLUS 240 GB 240GBSandiskBench 43%, 24,911 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples170x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples71x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 111% - Outstanding Total price: $360

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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