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SanDisk Ultra Plus SSD (256GB) - A Marvell Alternative

By Kenny Yeo - 4 Feb 2013
Launch SRP: S$360

Results - Iometer (Part 1)

Iometer Results (Part 1)

Lastly, we put the drives through the rigorous grind of Iometer, with different workloads and I/O queue depths. We have chosen to show results from a queue depth of 1 to 5 as this better represents the workloads a typical consumer might face.

On Iometer, the SanDisk Ultra Plus recorded very impressive streaming read and write performance. In fact, it achieved the highest raw IOPs amongst all the drives. However, on the more enterprise-related File and Web Server workloads, the Ultra Plus’ performance suffered considerably. These two workloads are considerably more intensive and require fast access times. And in this case, the Marvell SS889175 controller simply couldn’t cope.  

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6.0
  • Performance 7
  • Features 6.5
  • Value 4.5
The Good
Fast sequential read and write performance
Bumper to convert drive to 9.5mm form factor
The Bad
Below average random access performance
No HDD installation bracket or other accessories
Extremely expensive; top performing drives retail for much less
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