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PLUS 120 GB 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

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Average Bench: 41.7% (860th of 1003)

Based on 7,298 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SSD PLUS 120 GB
Poor: 30%Average: 41.7% Great: 51%

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Below average average bench

The Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB averaged 58.3% 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 19.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 407MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB is 21.3%. 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 59.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 46.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,298 samples)
Rank 86041.7%
Min Avg Max
323 Read 407 454
51 Write 131 287
6 Mixed 121 277
21.5 SusWrite 59.3 108
39.2% 180 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.5 4K Read 19.2 23.3
4.93 4K Write 25.7 40.5
4.6 4K Mixed 14.9 19.7
61.7% 19.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
42.1 DQ Read 106 120
11.2 DQ Write 46.6 83.5
8.71 DQ Mixed 30.6 42.6
34.8% 61.1 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE3600RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 69 63 72 80 78 MB/s
49% Average
Read 447
Write 65
Mixed 88.7
SusWrite 63.7
36% 166 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 34.9
4K Mixed 19.3
78% 25.7 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 39
DQ Mixed 25.4
33% 60.8 MB/s
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE4500RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 8.2 40 84 15 57 MB/s
48.5% Average
Read 442
Write 283
Mixed 277
SusWrite 55
59% 264 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 34
4K Mixed 19.1
76% 25.1 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 74.9
DQ Mixed 40.2
45% 77 MB/s
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE3600RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 47 30 19 13 42 MB/s
47.2% Average
Read 449
Write 84
Mixed 78.7
SusWrite 29.8
34% 160 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 40.5
4K Mixed 19.9
80% 27.5 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 18.4
DQ Mixed 12.2
23% 48.9 MB/s
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE4500RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 86 69 59 9.1 48 MB/s
44.6% Average
Read 415
Write 218
Mixed 262
SusWrite 62.2
53% 239 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 29.2
4K Mixed 16.8
66% 21.6 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 67.9
DQ Mixed 13.2
31% 66.9 MB/s
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE4500RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 1.4 22 83 63 57 MB/s
38.3% Below average
Read 323
Write 292
Mixed 151
SusWrite 70
46% 209 MB/s
4K Read 10.8
4K Write 27.7
4K Mixed 17.3
53% 18.6 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 76.7
DQ Mixed 24.2
38% 72.4 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 15,057,365 SSDs tested.

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Typical PLUS 120 GB 120GB Builds (Compare 28,362 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 66%
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Desktop
Desktop 63%
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Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $120

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $109Bench 82%, 162,203 samples10,212x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $180Bench 85%, 100,971 samples4,193x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $147Bench 87%, 59,694 samples3,793x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $230Bench 70%, 614,494 samples4,807x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 38%, 370,121 samples2,599x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $335Bench 97%, 551,699 samples2,522x
SSD
PLUS 120 GB 120GBSandiskBench 42%, 7,298 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $80Bench 86%, 194,158 samples2,525x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $85Bench 90%, 93,313 samples817x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $85Bench 94%, 64,999 samples732x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 115% - Outstanding Total price: $539

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

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