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SanDisk SDSSDA-240G-G2(5|6)

SSD Plus 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 59.4% (791st of 1058)

Based on 104,938 user benchmarks.  Models: SanDisk SDSSDA240G, SanDis SDSSDA240G, SanDisk SDSSDA24
Poor: 35%Average: 59.4% Great: 84%

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Average average bench

The SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB averaged 40.6% 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 71.1MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 218MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB is 49%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 183MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 226MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 104,938 samples)
Rank 79159.4%
Min Avg Max
237 Read 386 485
54.9 Write 281 416
18.7 Mixed 226 366
45.9 SusWrite 183 364
60% 269 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.54 4K Read 19 28.5
20.2 4K Write 71.1 110
0.2 4K Mixed 13.8 21.3
84.2% 34.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
66 DQ Read 164 212
29.1 DQ Write 218 318
0.2 DQ Mixed 42.6 105
73.5% 141 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
21GB free
Firmware: Z22000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 339 331 327 327 336 MB/s
72.6% Very good
Read 430
Write 154
Mixed 224
SusWrite 333
64% 285 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 70.2
4K Mixed 12.5
84% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 87.6
110% 191 MB/s
223GB free
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 300 134 134 135 146 MB/s
71.6% Very good
Read 456
Write 428
Mixed 380
SusWrite 212
83% 369 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 86.6
4K Mixed 20.4
106% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 33.3
73% 147 MB/s
94GB free
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 282 102 96 101 110 MB/s
64.3% Good
Read 423
Write 410
Mixed 354
SusWrite 164
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 87.6
4K Mixed 17.4
91% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 29
79% 165 MB/s
117GB free
Firmware: U21010RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 209 286 323 327 320 MB/s
59.9% Above average
Read 255
Write 315
Mixed 212
SusWrite 273
60% 264 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 84.1
4K Mixed 5.1
81% 36.3 MB/s
DQ Read 190
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 107
118% 196 MB/s
54GB free
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 90 89 64 77 64 MB/s
55.8% Above average
Read 241
Write 402
Mixed 350
SusWrite 100
62% 274 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 89.4
4K Mixed 22
109% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 181
DQ Mixed 33.2
63% 124 MB/s
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 72 102 85 81 64 MB/s
49% Average
Read 386
Write 367
Mixed 322
SusWrite 98.6
66% 293 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 0.2
74% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 179
DQ Mixed 35
64% 127 MB/s
7GB free
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 39 32 45 33 38 MB/s
37.5% Below average
Read 314
Write 83.7
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 41
28% 130 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 31.1
4K Mixed 8.8
60% 20.5 MB/s
DQ Read 193
DQ Write 33.9
DQ Mixed 32.7
45% 86.5 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 44,172,487 SSDs tested.

 Prices

AmazonUS SDSSDA-240G-G26 $3721 mins
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Typical SSD Plus 240GB Builds (Compare 15,342 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 46%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 43%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $200

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $153Bench 71%, 316,328 samples4,076x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $320Bench 71%, 187,616 samples1,757x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $200Bench 74%, 117,871 samples1,594x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $290Bench 57%, 1,201,235 samples1,964x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $400Bench 80%, 1,127,629 samples1,346x
RX 580AMD  $220Bench 54%, 692,956 samples1,304x
SSD
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk  $37Bench 59%, 104,938 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $94Bench 81%, 510,924 samples1,039x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 85%, 449,640 samples489x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $83Bench 84%, 127,663 samples447x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $774

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Excellent

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Too fast for me :')

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Good

2 years ago.

Дешего, сердито

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Excellent

13 months ago.

Got this for my laptop, never had a problem with it. It really made it come back to life!

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Good

2 years ago.

Runs smoothly, and quickly on my build.

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