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SanDisk Ultra II 960GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 49.9% (889th of 1074)

Based on 12 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID SanDisk Ultra II
Poor: 33%Average: 49.9% Great: 72%

Below average average bench

The Amd-raid SanDisk Ultra II 960GB averaged 50.1% 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. Sequential Write Speed 340MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 154MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid SanDisk Ultra II 960GB is 38.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid SanDisk Ultra II 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 80.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 30.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 12 samples)
Rank 88949.9%
Min Avg Max
261 Read 321 439
290 Write 340 366
154 Mixed 241 370
111 SusWrite 207 300
62.3% 277 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.3 4K Read 14.5 24.5
14.4 4K Write 30.1 52.1
11.7 4K Mixed 16 23.4
58.5% 20.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
40.7 DQ Read 80.3 234
90.5 DQ Write 154 283
11 DQ Mixed 45.8 85.2
55% 93.2 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
175GB free
Firmware: X413
SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 298 293 294 294 291 MB/s
66.4% Good
Read 439
Write 344
Mixed 161
SusWrite 300
69% 311 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 43.9
4K Mixed 18.2
75% 26.9 MB/s
DQ Read 80.3
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 85.2
93% 148 MB/s
434GB free
Firmware: X413
SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 296 294 293 294 294 MB/s
61.9% Good
Read 304
Write 330
Mixed 199
SusWrite 299
64% 283 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 43.6
4K Mixed 21.3
76% 27.3 MB/s
DQ Read 80.1
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 53
78% 139 MB/s
519GB free
Firmware: X411
SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 244 210 216 200 253 MB/s
53.2% Above average
Read 300
Write 366
Mixed 184
SusWrite 228
61% 270 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 52.1
4K Mixed 19.1
80% 29.8 MB/s
DQ Read 45.6
DQ Write 93.3
DQ Mixed 45.2
41% 61.4 MB/s
791GB free
Firmware: X413
SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 232 238 237 238 238 MB/s
42.8% Average
Read 292
Write 342
Mixed 265
SusWrite 236
64% 284 MB/s
4K Read 11.2
4K Write 18.6
4K Mixed 12.9
43% 14.2 MB/s
DQ Read 44.4
DQ Write 99.2
DQ Mixed 34.2
37% 59.3 MB/s
179GB free
Firmware: X412
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 227 215 167 172 180 MB/s
39.9% Below average
Read 297
Write 358
Mixed 244
SusWrite 200
62% 275 MB/s
4K Read 10.8
4K Write 17.6
4K Mixed 11.7
41% 13.4 MB/s
DQ Read 44
DQ Write 99.6
DQ Mixed 48
43% 63.9 MB/s
44GB free
Firmware: X413
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 143 141 126 97 54 MB/s
35.7% Below average
Read 288
Write 364
Mixed 283
SusWrite 121
60% 264 MB/s
4K Read 11.5
4K Write 18.7
4K Mixed 13
44% 14.4 MB/s
DQ Read 44.1
DQ Write 95
DQ Mixed 54.7
46% 64.6 MB/s
54GB free
Firmware: X413
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 109 132 97 140 91 MB/s
33.1% Below average
Read 261
Write 302
Mixed 154
SusWrite 119
47% 209 MB/s
4K Read 9.3
4K Write 17.9
4K Mixed 12.5
40% 13.2 MB/s
DQ Read 44.2
DQ Write 90.5
DQ Mixed 43.3
40% 59.3 MB/s
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