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Ultra 3D NVMe 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 232% (72nd of 1072)

Based on 13,576 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk Ultra 3D NVMe
Poor: 161%Average: 232% Great: 280%

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Outstanding average bench

The Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 1TB averaged 131.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,041MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,218MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 1TB is 119%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 805MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 49.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 13,576 samples)
Rank 72232%
Min Avg Max
1,078 Read 1,480 1,591
824 Write 1,626 1,890
703 Mixed 1,289 1,480
485 SusWrite 805 965
292% 1,300 MB/s
Min Avg Max
34.2 4K Read 49.7 55.3
67.4 4K Write 159 239
41.6 4K Mixed 69.6 85
249% 92.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
674 DQ Read 1,218 1,673
291 DQ Write 910 1,406
378 DQ Mixed 1,041 1,550
785% 1,056 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
741GB free
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1513 832 834 837 836 834 MB/s
263% Outstanding
Read 1,596
Write 1,784
Mixed 1,461
SusWrite 948
326% 1,447 MB/s
4K Read 54.4
4K Write 191
4K Mixed 82.4
289% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,277
DQ Write 1,051
DQ Mixed 1,145
862% 1,157 MB/s
382GB free
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1401 885 748 462 470 480 MB/s
243% Outstanding
Read 1508
Write 1,704
Mixed 1,376
SusWrite 741
300% 1,332 MB/s
4K Read 48.8
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 75.4
265% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,395
DQ Write 1,099
DQ Mixed 1,221
921% 1,238 MB/s
859GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1494 831 836 834 837 836 MB/s
240% Outstanding
Read 1,602
Write 1,762
Mixed 1,387
SusWrite 945
320% 1,424 MB/s
4K Read 49.2
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 71.1
247% 91.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,130
DQ Write 745
DQ Mixed 946
703% 940 MB/s
422GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1387 782 642 553 538 535 MB/s
231% Outstanding
Read 1,580
Write 1,765
Mixed 1,440
SusWrite 739
311% 1,381 MB/s
4K Read 51.5
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 76.7
268% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 1,059
DQ Write 728
DQ Mixed 886
664% 891 MB/s
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1359 816 349 198 186 186 MB/s
226% Outstanding
Read 1,573
Write 1699
Mixed 1333
SusWrite 516
287% 1,280 MB/s
4K Read 52
4K Write 177
4K Mixed 75.3
269% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1316
DQ Write 869
DQ Mixed 1,102
820% 1,096 MB/s
214GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1261 825 492 331 330 332 MB/s
158% Outstanding
Read 1,593
Write 1,489
Mixed 1,172
SusWrite 595
271% 1,212 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 36.9
4K Mixed 37.4
131% 38.8 MB/s
DQ Read 662
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 205
196% 324 MB/s
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Gaming 128%
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Desktop 92%
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Workstation
Workstation 129%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $192

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples4,642x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples4,263x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples3,410x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,234x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples2,073x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,467x
SSD
Ultra 3D NVMe 1TBSandiskBench 232%, 13,576 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples770x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples724x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples646x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $842

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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