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PLUS 120 GB 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 41.4% (888th of 1026)

Based on 13,549 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SSD PLUS 120 GB
Poor: 31%Average: 41.4% Great: 52%

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Below average average bench

The Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB averaged 58.5% 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 19.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 405MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB is 21.1%. 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 55MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 46MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 13,549 samples)
Rank 88841.4%
Min Avg Max
306 Read 405 455
50.9 Write 126 274
8.3 Mixed 121 268
19.6 SusWrite 55 101
38.5% 177 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.2 4K Read 19.3 23.5
5.93 4K Write 25.7 40.7
4.75 4K Mixed 14.8 19.8
61.8% 19.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
52.3 DQ Read 109 120
10.3 DQ Write 46 86.5
3.95 DQ Mixed 29.9 42.6
34.7% 61.5 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
28GB free
Firmware: UE3000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 89 89 88 88 90 MB/s
52.4% Above average
Read 451
Write 121
Mixed 180
SusWrite 90.3
46% 211 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 42.9
4K Mixed 20.2
85% 29 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 26.2
DQ Mixed 34.5
35% 59.5 MB/s
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE3000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 69 70 69 70 64 MB/s
47.3% Average
Read 445
Write 152
Mixed 114
SusWrite 65.7
42% 194 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 28.9
4K Mixed 19.5
74% 23.5 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 12.5
DQ Mixed 42.6
37% 57.2 MB/s
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE3000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 66 53 69 71 70 MB/s
46.1% Average
Read 409
Write 65.3
Mixed 122
SusWrite 61.3
36% 164 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 35.1
4K Mixed 16.9
72% 24.4 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 67.6
DQ Mixed 42.5
45% 76.2 MB/s
108GB free
Firmware: UE3000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 91 89 89 89 89 MB/s
44.6% Average
Read 446
Write 274
Mixed 172
SusWrite 92.7
54% 246 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 33.4
4K Mixed 8.3
61% 21.1 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 40.2
DQ Mixed 13.3
28% 58.4 MB/s
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE3000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 18 23 25 14 22 MB/s
43.7% Average
Read 392
Write 100
Mixed 87
SusWrite 22.3
32% 150 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 30.9
4K Mixed 19.8
76% 24.5 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 29
DQ Mixed 13.7
26% 53.7 MB/s
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE3000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 42 11 40 39 14 MB/s
39.2% Below average
Read 374
Write 86
Mixed 133
SusWrite 26.4
34% 155 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 23.9
4K Mixed 16.7
63% 19.9 MB/s
DQ Read 109
DQ Write 38.3
DQ Mixed 19.1
28% 55.4 MB/s
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Typical PLUS 120 GB 120GB Builds (Compare 42,054 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 54%
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Desktop 58%
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Workstation
Workstation 54%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $100

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $155Bench 72%, 277,874 samples14,022x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $265Bench 72%, 151,196 samples5,791x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $200Bench 75%, 99,098 samples5,277x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $267Bench 57%, 875,496 samples6,550x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $415Bench 78%, 866,583 samples3,762x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 32%, 530,954 samples3,592x
SSD
PLUS 120 GB 120GBSandiskBench 41%, 13,549 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $75Bench 82%, 373,850 samples3,528x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $76Bench 86%, 261,145 samples1,204x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $66Bench 84%, 117,269 samples1,100x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $597

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

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