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SanDisk SDSSDHII-960G-G25

Ultra II 960GB

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Controller: Marvell 88SS9187. Memory: SanDisk 19nm TLC. Release date: Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 84.5% (420th of 1080)

more Based on 35,454 user benchmarks.  Models: SanDisk SDSSDHII960G, SanDis Ultra II 960GB, SanDisk SDSSDHII, SanDisk Ultra II 960GB, SanDis SDSSDHII960G, SanDisk Ultra II
Poor: 62%Average: 84.5% Great: 107%

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Very good average bench

The SanDisk Ultra II 960GB averaged just 15.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SanDisk Ultra II 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 166MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 34.6MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SanDisk Ultra II 960GB is 45%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SanDisk Ultra II 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 244MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 262MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 35,454 samples)
Rank 42084.5%
Min Avg Max
307 Read 439 502
268 Write 384 476
162 Mixed 262 342
137 SusWrite 244 355
74.3% 332 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19 4K Read 29.1 37.8
34.4 4K Write 75.7 115
18.5 4K Mixed 34.6 49.1
128% 46.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
201 DQ Read 335 390
95.1 DQ Write 233 296
53.7 DQ Mixed 166 243
156% 245 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
493GB free
Firmware: X41100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 224 231 196 215 169 MB/s
93% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 472
Mixed 325
SusWrite 235
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 99.7
4K Mixed 31.1
148% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 195
185% 292 MB/s
555GB free
Firmware: X41320RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 259 257 257 205 237 MB/s
87.6% Excellent
Read 475
Write 379
Mixed 254
SusWrite 252
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 75.8
4K Mixed 37.8
130% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 390
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 233
187% 269 MB/s
263GB free
Firmware: X41100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 126 166 109 100 117 MB/s
54.4% Above average
Read 290
Write 280
Mixed 168
SusWrite 142
49% 220 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 51.6
4K Mixed 18.3
86% 30.9 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 53.2
77% 148 MB/s
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Gaming 68%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples6,794x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $120Bench 72%, 342,244 samples3,755x
Core i7-6700Intel  $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples1,068x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples2,223x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1,406x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,277x
SSD
Ultra II 960GBSanDisk  $100Bench 85%, 35,454 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples830x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples584x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples567x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $886

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

Everything you do on your computer - faster...

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6 years ago.

Died in less than a year. Return process took over a month and they want you to waste your time trying to troubleshoot even though it is completely dead. I think the whole process took abut 10-12 weeks and I lost everything as I thought the drive would last me at least 2 years.

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Poor

3 years ago.

£140 for only 250gb is not worth it at all , even for an ssd .

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