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PLUS 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 49.2% (878th of 1058)

Based on 61,466 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SSD PLUS 480GB
Poor: 35%Average: 49.2% Great: 61%

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Below average average bench

The Sandisk PLUS 480GB averaged 50.8% 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 425MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 18.4MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk PLUS 480GB is 25.6%. 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 144MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 82.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 61,466 samples)
Rank 87849.2%
Min Avg Max
339 Read 425 460
232 Write 349 400
144 Mixed 256 326
42.5 SusWrite 144 243
65.4% 293 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.54 4K Read 18.4 23.5
11.9 4K Write 34.5 46.9
6.3 4K Mixed 14.2 19.8
64.4% 22.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.2 DQ Read 105 120
32.3 DQ Write 82.6 106
15.1 DQ Mixed 33.8 45.6
41.6% 73.8 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
365GB free
Firmware: UG4004RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 246 248 233 263 260 MB/s
64.6% Good
Read 447
Write 407
Mixed 323
SusWrite 273
81% 363 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 49.1
4K Mixed 17.2
84% 30.1 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 35.2
47% 86.5 MB/s
334GB free
Firmware: UG4304RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 237 239 229 233 244 MB/s
61.5% Good
Read 426
Write 368
Mixed 314
SusWrite 257
77% 341 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 44.1
4K Mixed 16.8
80% 28.1 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 35.6
47% 85.9 MB/s
157GB free
Firmware: UG5000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 112 222 224 186 190 MB/s
60.9% Good
Read 457
Write 384
Mixed 315
SusWrite 224
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 45
4K Mixed 20.2
85% 29.5 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 29.5
DQ Mixed 45.5
41% 64.5 MB/s
75GB free
Firmware: UG4004RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 152 239 243 262 258 MB/s
57.5% Above average
Read 445
Write 391
Mixed 182
SusWrite 234
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 41.1
4K Mixed 11.2
72% 25.3 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 93.8
DQ Mixed 35.3
45% 81.2 MB/s
231GB free
Firmware: UG4500RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 50 153 219 278 271 MB/s
57% Above average
Read 451
Write 348
Mixed 319
SusWrite 199
74% 329 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 38.6
4K Mixed 18
74% 25.5 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 83.4
DQ Mixed 42
47% 80.8 MB/s
315GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UG4004RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 17 10 13 29 94 MB/s
34.3% Below average
Read 370
Write 361
Mixed 298
SusWrite 37.3
60% 267 MB/s
4K Read 16.5
4K Write 11.1
4K Mixed 9.7
43% 12.4 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 84.4
DQ Mixed 18.8
35% 70.5 MB/s
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Typical PLUS 480GB Builds (Compare 113,711 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 85%
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Workstation
Workstation 95%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $170Bench 82%, 1,121,156 samples27,358x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $370Bench 81%, 525,784 samples17,036x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $320Bench 85%, 755,235 samples14,794x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 578,095 samples8,382x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $390Bench 89%, 574,087 samples7,935x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $410Bench 105%, 378,316 samples7,577x
SSD
PLUS 480GBSandiskBench 49%, 61,466 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $83Bench 86%, 343,296 samples9,120x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $68Bench 85%, 598,699 samples8,637x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $72Bench 83%, 540,354 samples5,846x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $898

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