SanDisk Ultra Slider 128GB USB flash drive

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the USB flash drive Ultra Slider with 128GB (SDCZ480-128G-G46) from the brand SanDisk.

Performance score 
101
Price/GB
0.20 $
Read
400 MB/s
 Write
no information
Connector
USB Typ C
Interface
USB 3.2 1x1
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image Ultra Slider
Manufacturer SanDisk  
Model number SDCZ480-128G-G46
Capacity 128 GB (115 GiB)
Read speed 400 MB/s
Write speed no information
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 (5 Gbit/s)
Connector USB Typ C
Controller n/a

Product
Score
Price
  Current price
~ 25 $
(= 0.20 $ / GB)
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
74 %
Write speed
28 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the 128 GB SanDisk USB flash drive through a detailed test. You can find the test result / test report here:


AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 1 GB file. A total score of 101 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: SanDisk Ultra Slider 128GB USB flash drive
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
400.30 MB/s
136.81 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
9.69 MB/s
3.33 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
9.38 MB/s
3.38 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.264 ms
1.534 ms
Score
59
20
Total score 
101

Copy performance test

A common everyday scenario is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows copy command (cache remains enabled). The real-world test from 22 July 2024 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: SanDisk Ultra Slider 128GB USB flash drive
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
129.00 MB/s
8.33 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
37.59 MB/s
37.43 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
39.23 MB/s
35.21 s

Compression performance test

Here, speed is measured depending on how compressible the data is.

AS SSD TEST: SanDisk Ultra Slider 128GB USB flash drive

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer specs: 400 MB/s) the SanDisk USB flash drive is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: SanDisk Ultra Slider 128GB USB flash drive
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
422.16
145.68
SEQ1M
Q1T1
418.15
146.75
RND4K
Q32T16
13.85
3.55
RND4K
Q1T1
13.57
3.60

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
402.60
138.90
SEQ1M
Q1T1
398.80
140.00
RND4K
Q32T16
3,380.10
867.70
RND4K
Q1T1
3,313.00
878.90

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
19,801.90
57,221.00
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2,506.21
7,092.50
RND4K
Q32T16
115,253.00
210,517.00
RND4K
Q1T1
301.65
1,137.17

HD Tune Pro long-term test

A long-term test was performed to fully utilize the storage. You can see at what point the cache (if present) becomes full and write performance drops. A test file of 4 GB was written to the medium.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: SanDisk Ultra Slider 128GB USB flash drive

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 1 GB file to the 128 GB SanDisk USB flash drive. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The measured access time and burst rate are also shown.

HD Tune TEST: SanDisk Ultra Slider 128GB USB flash drive

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the 128 GB SanDisk USB flash drive multiple times. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster writing and reading usually becomes.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: SanDisk Ultra Slider 128GB USB flash drive

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the 128 GB SanDisk USB flash drive here. The transfer data is displayed. The more consistent the line, the better. Unfortunately, the tool no longer works correctly from around 4,000 MB/s and no line is displayed (and sometimes incorrect min/max data is shown).

SSD-Z TEST: SanDisk Ultra Slider 128GB USB flash drive


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