SanDisk SDSSDA-480G-G2(5|6)

SSD Plus 480GB

SSD Plus 480GB
BENCHMARKS (16,752)
MKT (0%)
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BUY • $40

Effective Speed -85%Effective Speed -85%Average Score -94%Read -31%, Write -34%, 4K Read -113%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed -75%, 4K Mixed -272%, SusWrite -113%Peak Score -47%Read -10%, Write -16%, 4K Read -82%, 4K Write -12%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -156%, SusWrite -43%Value & Sentiment -382%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,667%, Price 134%, Value 19%Nice To Haves -300%DQ Read -76%, DQ Write -16%, DQ Mixed -857%, ADQ Read -100%, ADQ Write -33%, ADQ Mixed -1,277%, Age -1%, AS-SSD Total -40%

Average Bench: 53.3% (869^th of 1072)

Based on 16,752 user benchmarks. Model: SanDisk SDSSDA480G

Poor: 30%Average: 53.3% Great: 76%

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Average average bench

The SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB averaged 46.6% 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. 4K Random Write Speed 72.5MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 218MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB is 46.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 18.9MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 139MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 16,752 samples)

Rank 86953.3%

Min	Avg	Max
170	Read 349	460
70.5	Write 302	419
8.58	Mixed 205	381
40.3	SusWrite 139	270
55.5% 249 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
6.66	4K Read 16.1	23.6
16.2	4K Write 72.5	109
0.1	4K Mixed 12.1	22.8
78.2% 33.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
110	DQ Read 163	209
60.3	DQ Write 218	308
0.1	DQ Mixed 18.9	34.6
62.1% 133 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

FRA-User, 6 days ago.

392GB free

Firmware: Z33130RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 234 192 161 171 192 MB/s

74.5% Very good

Write 432

Mixed 384

SusWrite 219

84% 375 MB/s

4K Read 22.3

4K Write 86.5

4K Mixed 20.9

106% 43.2 MB/s

DQ Read 186

DQ Write 305

DQ Mixed 33.9

85% 175 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

224GB free

Firmware: Z32080RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 134 134 153 128 141 MB/s

63% Good

Write 304

Mixed 264

SusWrite 151

62% 280 MB/s

4K Read 16.1

4K Write 84.3

4K Mixed 16.9

91% 39.1 MB/s

DQ Read 210

DQ Write 286

DQ Mixed 10.9

74% 169 MB/s

CAN-User, 6 days ago.

400GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Z32070RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 182 312 141 115 115 MB/s

62.9% Good

Write 374

Mixed 347

SusWrite 168

72% 323 MB/s

4K Read 19.6

4K Write 71

4K Mixed 17.4

90% 36 MB/s

DQ Read 165

DQ Write 285

DQ Mixed 30

78% 160 MB/s

TUR-User, 3 days ago.

362GB free

Firmware: Z33110RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 140 77 153 153 102 MB/s

56.9% Above average

Write 299

Mixed 16

SusWrite 136

49% 222 MB/s

4K Read 19.8

4K Write 84

4K Mixed 8.4

85% 37.4 MB/s

DQ Read 226

DQ Write 90.8

DQ Mixed 0.2

42% 106 MB/s

POL-User, 4 days ago.

102GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Z32080RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 43 51 16 47 21 MB/s

30% Below average

Write 244

Mixed 19.9

SusWrite 38.1

37% 168 MB/s

4K Read 13.5

4K Write 49.3

4K Mixed 0.1

47% 21 MB/s

DQ Read 13.6

DQ Write 2.6

DQ Mixed 0.2

2% 5.47 MB/s

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

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Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	5,013x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	3,182x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,949x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,510x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,316x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,304x

SSD
SSD Plus 480GBSanDisk $40Bench 53%, 16,752 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,558x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,520x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	960x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $638

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4 years ago.

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

SanDisk SDSSDA-480G-G2(5|6)

SSD Plus 480GB

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