Sandisk

Ultra 480GB

Ultra 480GB
BENCHMARKS (78)
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Effective Speed -17%Effective Speed -17%Average Score -24%Read 2%, Write -4%, 4K Read -30%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed -7%, 4K Mixed -75%, SusWrite -34%Peak Score -7%Read 0%, Write 3%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write 10%, Mixed 14%, 4K Mixed -42%, SusWrite -24%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -26%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -20%, DQ Mixed -34%, ADQ Read -10%, ADQ Write -17%, ADQ Mixed -141%, Age 7%, AS-SSD Total -2%

Average Bench: 83.9% (421^st of 1072)

Based on 78 user benchmarks. Model: SanDisk Ultra

Poor: 56%Average: 83.9% Great: 112%

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Very good average bench

The Sandisk Ultra 480GB averaged just 16.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk Ultra 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 108MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.5MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk Ultra 480GB is 56%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk Ultra 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 221MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 335MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 78 samples)

Rank 42183.9%

Min	Avg	Max
339	Read 467	509
219	Write 391	498
182	Mixed 335	484
73.3	SusWrite 221	311
79.1% 353 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12.1	4K Read 26.5	39.3
32.6	4K Write 72.2	134
10.4	4K Mixed 25.8	41.1
111% 41.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.2	DQ Read 298	387
106	DQ Write 247	299
12.8	DQ Mixed 108	247
126% 218 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

IRL-User, 3 years ago.

219GB free

Firmware: X412

SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 257 295 293 295 291 MB/s

95.9% Outstanding

Write 414

Mixed 257

SusWrite 295

82% 365 MB/s

4K Read 34.9

4K Write 71.4

4K Mixed 44.4

148% 50.2 MB/s

DQ Read 244

DQ Write 298

DQ Mixed 203

172% 248 MB/s

CAN-User, 3 years ago.

193GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41200RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 236 267 293 268 278 MB/s

74% Very good

Write 328

Mixed 265

SusWrite 272

71% 317 MB/s

4K Read 18.8

4K Write 43.7

4K Mixed 28.2

88% 30.2 MB/s

DQ Read 337

DQ Write 275

DQ Mixed 189

174% 267 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 years ago.

86GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41200RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 190 59 108 101 44 MB/s

71.8% Very good

Write 376

Mixed 210

SusWrite 117

63% 284 MB/s

4K Read 24.5

4K Write 56.8

4K Mixed 30.6

106% 37.3 MB/s

DQ Read 386

DQ Write 258

DQ Mixed 233

198% 292 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 years ago.

83GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41320RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 156 63 62 88 78 MB/s

71.1% Very good

Write 292

Mixed 195

SusWrite 109

58% 260 MB/s

4K Read 25.8

4K Write 63.9

4K Mixed 26.8

107% 38.8 MB/s

DQ Read 388

DQ Write 248

DQ Mixed 245

202% 294 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 years ago.

180GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41100RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 212 150 108 134 147 MB/s

70.2% Very good

Write 347

Mixed 252

SusWrite 176

68% 306 MB/s

4K Read 28.4

4K Write 56.2

4K Mixed 28.5

109% 37.7 MB/s

DQ Read 186

DQ Write 174

DQ Mixed 168

129% 176 MB/s

USA-User, 3 years ago.

180GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41320RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 197 186 125 135 149 MB/s

66.6% Good

Write 348

Mixed 216

SusWrite 168

64% 286 MB/s

4K Read 13.6

4K Write 44.9

4K Mixed 29.9

83% 29.5 MB/s

DQ Read 344

DQ Write 255

DQ Mixed 173

164% 257 MB/s

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 7%

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System: HP ProDesk 400 G4 SFF

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	325x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	124x
Core i3-7100Intel $41Bench 57%, 79,299 samples	63x

GPU
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples	370x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	161x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	42x

SSD
Ultra 480GBSandiskBench 84%, 78 samples	1x

RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 39%, 22,600 samples	90x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 39%, 21,551 samples	43x
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 74%, 24,860 samples	29x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $89

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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

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Ultra 480GB

Average Bench: 83.9% (421^st of 1072)

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Average Bench: 83.9% (421st of 1072)

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Average Bench: 83.9% (421^st of 1072)