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PLUS 120 GB 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 41.2% (923rd of 1058)

Based on 16,838 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SSD PLUS 120 GB
Poor: 29%Average: 41.2% Great: 52%

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Below average average bench

The Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB averaged 58.7% 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 Read Speed 19.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 406MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB is 23.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 59.2MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 47.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 16,838 samples)
Rank 92341.2%
Min Avg Max
314 Read 406 454
52 Write 137 281
5.82 Mixed 128 276
19.4 SusWrite 59.2 118
39.8% 183 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.2 4K Read 19.1 23.4
5.98 4K Write 25.7 39.9
4.32 4K Mixed 13.8 19.5
60.3% 19.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
66.2 DQ Read 109 120
11.1 DQ Write 47.5 88.2
6.7 DQ Mixed 30.3 42.7
35.2% 62.3 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
97GB free
Firmware: UE4500RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 119 85 85 85 84 MB/s
54% Above average
Read 448
Write 171
Mixed 270
SusWrite 121
56% 252 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 40.1
4K Mixed 18.7
80% 27.3 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 88
DQ Mixed 39.6
47% 82 MB/s
46GB free
Firmware: UE4500RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 133 111 78 78 77 MB/s
48.5% Average
Read 440
Write 207
Mixed 239
SusWrite 106
55% 248 MB/s
4K Read 11.4
4K Write 41
4K Mixed 19
63% 23.8 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 84.8
DQ Mixed 39
46% 81.3 MB/s
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE3000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 74 66 73 76 58 MB/s
40.9% Average
Read 375
Write 88.4
Mixed 12
SusWrite 60.3
29% 134 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 31.3
4K Mixed 10.1
61% 20.8 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 82.9
DQ Mixed 42.4
47% 79.6 MB/s
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE3000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 50 51 50 30 61 MB/s
28.1% Poor
Read 315
Write 77.7
Mixed 96.5
SusWrite 49.9
29% 135 MB/s
4K Read 14.4
4K Write 23.3
4K Mixed 1.3
36% 13 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 9.5
DQ Mixed 7.1
19% 44 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 45,257,933 SSDs tested.

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Typical PLUS 120 GB 120GB Builds (Compare 37,461 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus PRIME A320M-K - $59

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $170Bench 76%, 638,797 samples5,146x
Ryzen 3 3200GAMD  $169Bench 70%, 82,663 samples4,871x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD  $92Bench 68%, 153,134 samples4,092x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 31%, 820,471 samples3,326x
RX 570AMD  $150Bench 47%, 369,936 samples3,203x
RX 580AMD  $220Bench 54%, 789,844 samples2,777x
SSD
PLUS 120 GB 120GBSandiskBench 41%, 16,838 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 86%, 496,234 samples790x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 79%, 55,597 samples715x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $81Bench 80%, 118,487 samples705x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $463

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It's a really poor SSD. Don't recommend at all.

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