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PLUS 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 48.5% (863rd of 1040)

Based on 33,459 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SSD PLUS 480GB
Poor: 34%Average: 48.5% Great: 61%

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Below average average bench

The Sandisk PLUS 480GB averaged 51.5% 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. Sequential Read Speed 421MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 18.5MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk PLUS 480GB is 26.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Sandisk PLUS 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 143MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 81.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 33,459 samples)
Rank 86348.5%
Min Avg Max
331 Read 421 459
253 Write 351 400
158 Mixed 258 325
37.6 SusWrite 143 246
65.4% 293 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.88 4K Read 18.5 23.5
11.5 4K Write 33.2 46.6
7 4K Mixed 14 19.7
63.5% 21.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.4 DQ Read 101 120
29.5 DQ Write 81.9 106
12.6 DQ Mixed 32.2 45.4
40.2% 71.6 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
331GB free
Firmware: UG5000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 141 142 254 264 261 MB/s
60.4% Good
Read 445
Write 367
Mixed 237
SusWrite 228
71% 319 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 43.1
4K Mixed 18.3
79% 27.7 MB/s
DQ Read 121
DQ Write 91.9
DQ Mixed 45.7
51% 86.2 MB/s
324GB free
Firmware: UG4004RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 195 221 223 225 230 MB/s
59.1% Above average
Read 434
Write 368
Mixed 174
SusWrite 225
67% 300 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 43.3
4K Mixed 15.6
78% 27.3 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 19.1
39% 79.3 MB/s
408GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UG4004RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 114 182 212 188 238 MB/s
58.9% Above average
Read 455
Write 399
Mixed 321
SusWrite 191
76% 342 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 46
4K Mixed 16.7
81% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 103
DQ Mixed 35.1
47% 84.7 MB/s
46GB free
Firmware: UG5000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 5 36 42 220 237 MB/s
49.8% Average
Read 426
Write 379
Mixed 262
SusWrite 126
67% 298 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 36
4K Mixed 14.5
70% 23.8 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 75.4
DQ Mixed 45.7
48% 80.1 MB/s
235GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UG2204RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 116 121 207 203 183 MB/s
42.5% Average
Read 392
Write 338
Mixed 189
SusWrite 178
61% 274 MB/s
4K Read 7.6
4K Write 20.8
4K Mixed 11.4
37% 13.3 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 79.6
DQ Mixed 32.3
42% 75.6 MB/s
233GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UG2204RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 122 40 157 95 112 MB/s
35.5% Below average
Read 365
Write 316
Mixed 151
SusWrite 130
54% 241 MB/s
4K Read 10.3
4K Write 16.7
4K Mixed 5.4
31% 10.8 MB/s
DQ Read 88.1
DQ Write 82.5
DQ Mixed 8.1
27% 59.6 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 37,685,855 SSDs tested.

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Typical PLUS 480GB Builds (Compare 65,488 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 101%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 95%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $198Bench 84%, 703,010 samples15,868x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $270Bench 82%, 409,574 samples10,399x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $329Bench 87%, 450,504 samples8,572x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 401,550 samples5,561x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 107%, 286,928 samples5,173x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $338Bench 89%, 340,087 samples4,743x
SSD
PLUS 480GBSandiskBench 48%, 33,459 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $95Bench 85%, 188,132 samples5,453x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 85%, 360,684 samples5,251x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $71Bench 83%, 417,739 samples3,778x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $933

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