Average Bench: 82.2% (460th of 1080)

more Based on 53,931 user benchmarks.  Models: SanDisk SDSSDHII240G, SanDisk Ultra II 240, SanDisk SDSSDHII, SanDis SDSSDHII240G, SanDis Ultra II 240GB, SanDisk Ultra II 240GB, SanDisk Ultra II

The Sandisk Ultra II sits above Sandisk's Ultra Plus and below their Extreme Pro. The Ultra Plus would probably have been phased out completely were it not for its continued success within budget space. The Ultra II is the first Sandisk drive to utilize cheaper (and slower) TLC NAND. Similarly to the Extreme Pro, the Ultra II utilizes an nCache which operates a portion of the NAND in simulated SLC mode. This strategy also matches the one employed by Samsung's now 14 months old Evo. Comparing the Ultra II and Evo shows broad performance equivalence which given the Ultra II's 15% price discount makes it the better choice today. That said it's probably worth waiting for the release of the 850 Evo which will pack another 14 months of Samsung's market leading R&D and will probably steal the show. [Sep '14 SSDrivePro]

Very good average bench

The SanDisk Ultra II 240GB averaged just 17.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SanDisk Ultra II 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 202MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.4MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SanDisk Ultra II 240GB is 43.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SanDisk Ultra II 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 179MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 255MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 53,931 samples)
Min Avg Max
334 Read 446 504
213 Write 367 477
169 Mixed 255 352
81.5 SusWrite 179 254
69.5% 312 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.2 4K Read 29.8 39.1
39.6 4K Write 77.3 112
21.3 4K Mixed 36.4 50
133% 47.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
109 DQ Read 325 390
105 DQ Write 244 310
47.1 DQ Mixed 202 254
173% 257 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
104GB free
Firmware: X31200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 226 217 219 205 204 MB/s
Read 500
Write 457
Mixed 313
SusWrite 249
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 49.1
182% 69 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 252
204% 291 MB/s
104GB free
Firmware: X31200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 189 184 218 202 219 MB/s
Read 474
Write 452
Mixed 298
SusWrite 213
80% 359 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 47.8
180% 68.7 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 252
205% 292 MB/s
149GB free
Firmware: X31200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 207 173 204 212 197 MB/s
Read 430
Write 293
Mixed 115
SusWrite 200
58% 260 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 45.7
4K Mixed 28.9
95% 32.3 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 194
177% 272 MB/s
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MSRP ≈ $110 @ launch in Sep '14
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Desktop 86%
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Workstation
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $826

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 Comments

Controller: Marvell 88SS9187. Memory: SanDisk 19nm TLC

Everything you do on your computer - faster...

Added 9 years ago.

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

2 years ago.

This drive is very generic, and not innovative.


Poor

5 years ago.

Little workhorse....great value.


Poor

5 years ago.

Incompatibility with video drivers Catalyst 15.7. It takes 20 to 25 seconds on the screen of welcome. With an HDD this delay does not occur.


Good

6 years ago.

Works fine for the most part. Never any problems.


Poor

9 years ago.


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