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

SSD Plus 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 60.6% (779th of 1058)

Based on 117,601 user benchmarks.  Models: SanDisk SDSSDA240G, SanDis SDSSDA240G, SanDisk SDSSDA24
Poor: 35%Average: 60.6% Great: 87%

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Above average average bench

The SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB averaged 39.3% 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 73.4MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 221MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB is 52%. 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 189MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 223MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 117,601 samples)
Rank 77960.6%
Min Avg Max
246 Read 395 496
42.5 Write 280 413
15.9 Mixed 223 376
42.1 SusWrite 189 379
60.6% 272 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.92 4K Read 19 28.3
22.7 4K Write 73.4 112
0.2 4K Mixed 13.7 21.6
85.2% 35.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
84.7 DQ Read 167 218
62.5 DQ Write 221 318
0.2 DQ Mixed 44.7 107
75.4% 144 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
157GB free
Firmware: U21010RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 406 399 421 422 424 MB/s
88.7% Excellent
Read 481
Write 418
Mixed 275
SusWrite 412
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 74.2
4K Mixed 19.5
111% 41.5 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 111
128% 217 MB/s
160GB free
Firmware: U21010RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 415 411 419 418 419 MB/s
88.6% Excellent
Read 496
Write 413
Mixed 288
SusWrite 413
90% 403 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 77
4K Mixed 19.8
107% 41.3 MB/s
DQ Read 221
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 111
128% 217 MB/s
183GB free
Firmware: Z32070RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 115 115 115 121 115 MB/s
64% Good
Read 450
Write 396
Mixed 341
SusWrite 162
75% 337 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 79.9
4K Mixed 16.1
88% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 29.5
78% 161 MB/s
183GB free
Firmware: Z32070RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 180 111 110 110 110 MB/s
62.7% Good
Read 423
Write 384
Mixed 345
SusWrite 165
74% 329 MB/s
4K Read 16.2
4K Write 79.7
4K Mixed 15.9
87% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 28.9
78% 160 MB/s
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 20 18 34 18 18 MB/s
48.9% Average
Read 280
Write 26.2
Mixed 338
SusWrite 30.8
37% 169 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 93.7
4K Mixed 17.6
104% 44.1 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 67.3
DQ Mixed 27.6
45% 90.3 MB/s
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 89 45 60 75 45 MB/s
46.5% Average
Read 388
Write 325
Mixed 19.9
SusWrite 90.7
45% 206 MB/s
4K Read 13.5
4K Write 73.3
4K Mixed 0.2
60% 29 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 9
66% 147 MB/s
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 82 64 57 60 62 MB/s
46% Average
Read 306
Write 345
Mixed 18.7
SusWrite 71.7
41% 185 MB/s
4K Read 10.1
4K Write 77.4
4K Mixed 17.7
79% 35.1 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 84.1
DQ Mixed 17
41% 88 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 47,078,113 SSDs tested.

 Prices

AmazonUS SDSSDA-240G-G26 $379 mins
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Typical SSD Plus 240GB Builds (Compare 16,730 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  $150Bench 71%, 346,768 samples4,406x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $320Bench 71%, 205,702 samples1,941x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $200Bench 75%, 145,085 samples1,741x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $290Bench 57%, 1,230,572 samples2,129x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $400Bench 80%, 1,236,286 samples1,447x
RX 580AMD  $220Bench 54%, 782,613 samples1,402x
SSD
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk  $37Bench 61%, 117,601 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $77Bench 84%, 507,810 samples1,123x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $74Bench 85%, 517,339 samples530x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $68Bench 83%, 145,355 samples483x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $754

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Too fast for me :')

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Good

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Дешего, сердито

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Excellent

16 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

3 years ago.

Runs smoothly, and quickly on my build.

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