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SanDisk S12 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 46.8% (904th of 1072)

Based on 19 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID SanDisk SDSSDA12
Poor: 36%Average: 46.8% Great: 70%

Below average average bench

The Amd-raid SanDisk S12 120GB averaged 53.2% 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-64Thread Write Speed 187MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 381MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid SanDisk S12 120GB is 34.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Amd-raid SanDisk S12 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 73.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 120MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 19 samples)
Rank 90446.8%
Min Avg Max
217 Read 381 511
79.8 Write 227 411
49.8 Mixed 223 439
47.8 SusWrite 120 200
52.8% 238 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.2 4K Read 14.6 25.1
8.3 4K Write 39.2 61.4
3.56 4K Mixed 8.15 16.4
53.3% 20.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.8 DQ Read 73.6 162
51.5 DQ Write 187 311
3.32 DQ Mixed 29.2 63.6
51.2% 96.5 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
61GB free
Firmware: Z331
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 92 87 86 96 86 MB/s
45.3% Average
Read 311
Write 346
Mixed 317
SusWrite 96.3
60% 268 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 49.7
4K Mixed 16.4
74% 28 MB/s
DQ Read 57.1
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 23.4
41% 77.4 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: Z220
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 180 185 183 183 187 MB/s
36.8% Below average
Read 344
Write 207
Mixed 181
SusWrite 178
51% 228 MB/s
4K Read 6.7
4K Write 8.7
4K Mixed 5.8
22% 7.07 MB/s
DQ Read 73.1
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 48
58% 97.1 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: Z220
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 164 163 165 167 162 MB/s
36% Below average
Read 344
Write 205
Mixed 182
SusWrite 164
50% 224 MB/s
4K Read 6.7
4K Write 8.6
4K Mixed 6
22% 7.1 MB/s
DQ Read 70.3
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 47.8
58% 97.3 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: Z220
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 167 178 185 180 183 MB/s
35.9% Below average
Read 347
Write 208
Mixed 190
SusWrite 174
51% 230 MB/s
4K Read 6.4
4K Write 8.6
4K Mixed 5.7
22% 6.9 MB/s
DQ Read 46.7
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 45.6
53% 87.9 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: Z220
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 170 168 164 176 175 MB/s
35.7% Below average
Read 340
Write 202
Mixed 184
SusWrite 168
50% 224 MB/s
4K Read 6.5
4K Write 8.3
4K Mixed 5.6
21% 6.8 MB/s
DQ Read 65.1
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 48.6
58% 95.9 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: Z220
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 162 155 165 166 162 MB/s
35.2% Below average
Read 336
Write 204
Mixed 189
SusWrite 160
50% 222 MB/s
4K Read 6.2
4K Write 8.6
4K Mixed 5.8
21% 6.87 MB/s
DQ Read 68.8
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 45.9
57% 96.9 MB/s
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