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PLUS 120 GB 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

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Average Bench: 41.8% (866th of 1011)

Based on 7,119 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SSD PLUS 120 GB
Poor: 30%Average: 41.8% Great: 52%

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Below average average bench

The Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB averaged 58.2% 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 19.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 407MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB is 22.2%. 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 61.2MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 47.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,119 samples)
Rank 86641.8%
Min Avg Max
312 Read 407 453
50 Write 131 286
7.19 Mixed 123 280
23.3 SusWrite 61.2 113
39.3% 180 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13 4K Read 19.4 23.4
6.19 4K Write 25.7 40.9
3.98 4K Mixed 14.8 19.7
62% 20 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.5 DQ Read 105 120
9.26 DQ Write 47.8 85
7.94 DQ Mixed 30.7 42.6
34.9% 61.2 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
20GB free
Firmware: UE3600RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 104 87 86 90 89 MB/s
45.4% Average
Read 445
Write 253
Mixed 142
SusWrite 88.9
51% 232 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 27
4K Mixed 11
64% 20.4 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 43.5
DQ Mixed 24
32% 61.3 MB/s
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE3600RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 31 31 41 43 52 MB/s
36.7% Below average
Read 344
Write 63.5
Mixed 96
SusWrite 37.3
29% 135 MB/s
4K Read 14.5
4K Write 26.3
4K Mixed 15.8
56% 18.9 MB/s
DQ Read 110
DQ Write 37.1
DQ Mixed 41.2
39% 62.7 MB/s
61GB free
Firmware: 00RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 68 76 65 67 81 MB/s
32% Below average
Read 316
Write 83.3
Mixed 103
SusWrite 70
31% 143 MB/s
4K Read 12.6
4K Write 23.1
4K Mixed 8.7
42% 14.8 MB/s
DQ Read 68.4
DQ Write 41.4
DQ Mixed 23.8
26% 44.5 MB/s
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE3600RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 51 36 54 40 38 MB/s
28% Poor
Read 312
Write 51.4
Mixed 49.7
SusWrite 46.7
25% 115 MB/s
4K Read 13.4
4K Write 7.4
4K Mixed 12.6
40% 11.1 MB/s
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Typical PLUS 120 GB 120GB Builds (Compare 30,586 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 57%
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Workstation
Workstation 52%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $113Bench 68%, 196,295 samples10,863x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $235Bench 70%, 114,978 samples4,473x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $137Bench 74%, 73,524 samples4,028x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $270Bench 70%, 667,469 samples5,098x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $150Bench 38%, 400,154 samples2,737x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $400Bench 97%, 615,798 samples2,718x
SSD
PLUS 120 GB 120GBSandiskBench 42%, 7,119 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $78Bench 85%, 226,966 samples2,715x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $82Bench 89%, 104,149 samples897x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $70Bench 88%, 64,458 samples789x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $591

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

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