Average Bench: 41.9% (934th of 1072)

Based on 272 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SSD PLUS

Below average average bench

The Sandisk PLUS 240GB averaged 58.0% 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 406MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 15.9MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk PLUS 240GB is 24.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Sandisk PLUS 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 103MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 89MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 272 samples)
Min Avg Max
309 Read 406 482
85.4 Write 288 372
68.4 Mixed 215 317
39.9 SusWrite 103 170
56.2% 253 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.47 4K Read 15.9 22.9
4.89 4K Write 26.8 43.7
4.41 4K Mixed 11.8 18.8
53.3% 18.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.4 DQ Read 89 121
15.6 DQ Write 73.5 115
5.88 DQ Mixed 27.5 44.2
35.2% 63.3 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF40
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 40 65 37 54 26 MB/s
Read 408
Write 263
Mixed 149
SusWrite 71.7
49% 223 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 29.2
4K Mixed 11.2
59% 19.8 MB/s
DQ Read 62
DQ Write 21.8
DQ Mixed 23.2
22% 35.7 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,703,812 SSDs tested

Typical PLUS 240GB Builds (Compare 1,749 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
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Workstation
Workstation 19%
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System: HP Z820 Workstation

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