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PLUS 120 GB 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 40.8% (928th of 1058)

Based on 21,518 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SSD PLUS 120 GB
Poor: 28%Average: 40.8% Great: 53%

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Below average average bench

The Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB averaged 59.1% 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. 4K Random Read Speed 18.9MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 404MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB is 25.1%. 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 56.9MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 45.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 21,518 samples)
Rank 92840.8%
Min Avg Max
315 Read 404 454
51.2 Write 131 272
6 Mixed 121 270
18.1 SusWrite 56.9 117
38.8% 178 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.3 4K Read 18.9 23.4
4.7 4K Write 25.5 40.1
4.33 4K Mixed 14.1 19.4
60.2% 19.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
43.6 DQ Read 108 120
7.82 DQ Write 45.5 84.9
6.53 DQ Mixed 29.5 42.5
34.3% 60.9 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: 56 71 78 84 85 84 MB/s
51.1% Above average
Read 454
Write 134
Mixed 217
SusWrite 76.3
48% 220 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 38.4
4K Mixed 19.9
82% 27.5 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 29.5
DQ Mixed 42.4
39% 62.9 MB/s
39GB free
Firmware: UE3000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 85 82 81 81 83 MB/s
48.6% Average
Read 450
Write 272
Mixed 156
SusWrite 89
53% 242 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 34.9
4K Mixed 14.2
72% 24.1 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 56.9
DQ Mixed 36.7
41% 70.4 MB/s
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE3600RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 28 13 28 33 42 MB/s
44% Average
Read 445
Write 70.8
Mixed 78.4
SusWrite 26.9
33% 155 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 33
4K Mixed 17.8
73% 24 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 9.4
DQ Mixed 36.6
32% 50 MB/s
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE2900RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 54 43 50 22 42 MB/s
43.8% Average
Read 384
Write 108
Mixed 107
SusWrite 42.5
35% 160 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 36.2
4K Mixed 17.5
75% 25.3 MB/s
DQ Read 85.8
DQ Write 55.6
DQ Mixed 40
38% 60.5 MB/s
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 00RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 60 55 73 70 76 MB/s
42.4% Average
Read 455
Write 51.5
Mixed 10.2
SusWrite 61.3
31% 145 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 15.5
4K Mixed 12.8
55% 16.1 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 59.5
DQ Mixed 7.7
27% 61.5 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 49,496,469 SSDs tested.

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Typical PLUS 120 GB 120GB Builds (Compare 43,059 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 31%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 29%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME A320M-K - $50

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $235Bench 76%, 701,280 samples5,863x
Ryzen 3 3200GAMD  $231Bench 70%, 86,376 samples5,513x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD  $104Bench 67%, 157,115 samples4,610x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 31%, 861,418 samples3,827x
RX 570AMD  $150Bench 46%, 434,363 samples3,612x
Radeon Vega 8 GraphicsAMDBench 11%, 105,013 samples3,066x
SSD
PLUS 120 GB 120GBSandiskBench 41%, 21,518 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $67Bench 85%, 566,994 samples930x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 82%, 60,711 samples855x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $81Bench 80%, 127,790 samples798x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $507

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