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PLUS 120 GB 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 41.8% (870th of 1011)

Based on 10,137 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SSD PLUS 120 GB
Poor: 31%Average: 41.8% Great: 52%

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Below average average bench

The Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB averaged 58.1% 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 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 21.2%. 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 58.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 47MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10,137 samples)
Rank 87041.8%
Min Avg Max
324 Read 407 455
50.8 Write 127 285
7 Mixed 120 266
20.9 SusWrite 58.3 103
38.7% 178 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13 4K Read 19.4 23.6
6.1 4K Write 26.5 41.3
4.87 4K Mixed 14.6 19.9
62.2% 20.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
48.8 DQ Read 108 119
7.62 DQ Write 47 82.1
7.32 DQ Mixed 30.3 42.6
34.9% 61.7 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
69GB free
Firmware: UE3600RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 69 79 87 87 88 MB/s
49.3% Average
Read 443
Write 97.8
Mixed 134
SusWrite 75.3
41% 188 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 38.9
4K Mixed 18.9
79% 26.7 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 28.5
DQ Mixed 42.3
39% 62.3 MB/s
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE3600RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 70 80 83 54 78 MB/s
43.4% Average
Read 420
Write 102
Mixed 149
SusWrite 68.5
40% 185 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 21.1
4K Mixed 16.7
62% 19 MB/s
DQ Read 97.7
DQ Write 56.3
DQ Mixed 41.8
41% 65.3 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 19,849,350 SSDs tested.

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Typical PLUS 120 GB 120GB Builds (Compare 34,193 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 56%
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Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $85

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $113Bench 69%, 242,099 samples11,874x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $235Bench 68%, 131,121 samples4,865x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $139Bench 74%, 83,316 samples4,420x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $280Bench 57%, 768,624 samples5,589x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $409Bench 78%, 677,712 samples3,061x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 32%, 464,235 samples2,992x
SSD
PLUS 120 GB 120GBSandiskBench 42%, 10,137 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $58Bench 84%, 285,104 samples2,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $76Bench 86%, 147,487 samples983x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $65Bench 87%, 90,333 samples897x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $536

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

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