Rank #3 in Best 1TB SATA SSD: 10 Ranked, and Why £190 Buys 10MB/s
SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD
Price and rating as shown on Amazon when we collected them. Both change.
The SanDisk 1TB SSD Ultra 3D sits third in this guide. It is a 2.5-inch SATA III drive with 1TB of storage, listed at £147.99 with a claimed sequential read speed of up to 560MB/s. Only one drive ranked above it claims the same figure, and that one is listed at £290.77. Read the two Amazon listings side by side and the SanDisk appears to ask £142.78 less for the same claimed 560MB/s.
The listing does not agree with itself everywhere. The spec table gives a read speed of 560 megabytes per second, then lists a media speed of 520. The description says SATA III 6Gb/s, the spec table gives a data transfer rate of 6 gigabits per second, and a separate hardware connectivity field reads "SATA 3.0 Gb/s" — three formulations of one interface, only two of which match. The Amazon rating stands at 4.5 from 2,262 ratings. Everything on this page comes from the Amazon listing for this drive — price, specifications, ratings and quoted reviews — and not from any testing we carried out.
How those 2,262 ratings break down
An average hides its own shape. This is the spread behind the 4.5 stars.
Specification
Exactly as published on the Amazon listing, field for field.
| Price | £147.99 |
|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5 out of 5, from 2,262 ratings |
| Claimed sequential read | Up to 560 MB/s |
| Media speed (as listed) | 520 |
| Data transfer rate | 6 Gb/s, while a separate field reads "SATA 3.0 Gb/s" (as listed) |
| Capacity | 1 TB |
| Form factor | 2.5-inch, 54.4 g |
| Cache memory installed size (as listed) | 1 |
What buyers actually say
Quoted from customer reviews on Amazon
Verified purchase“Equivalent to the Western Digital Blue SATA SSD, having an on board DRAM cache and TLC 3D NAND. Much better than the SanDisk Plus series. Speed is only limited by the SATA interface itself.”
Verified purchase“A good drive at a good price. Installed in Linux Mint without issue. Drive performance is fast as expected.”
What it is up against
The rivals it was ranked against in Best 1TB SATA SSD: 10 Ranked, and Why £190 Buys 10MB/s.
Questions people ask
How fast is the SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB?
The listing claims sequential read speeds up to 560MB/s for the 500GB-2TB models, and the spec table lists a read speed of 560 megabytes per second. The same spec table also lists a media speed of 520, which is a different number.
Does the SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB have a DRAM cache?
The Amazon listing does not name a DRAM cache. It describes nCache 2.0 technology, which writes data into a high-speed buffer before switching to the flash array to allow higher burst speeds, and it lists an installed cache memory size of 1.
What interface does the SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB use?
The listing describes SATA III 6Gb/s, and the spec table gives a data transfer rate of 6 gigabits per second. A separate hardware connectivity field reads "SATA 3.0 Gb/s", which matches neither.
What is the SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB rated on Amazon?
4.5 out of 5 from 2,262 ratings, as listed at the time of writing.
What devices is the SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB compatible with?
The listing gives laptop, desktop and game console, in a 2.5-inch form factor weighing 54.4 g.
Does the SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB come with cloning software?
The listing says the SanDisk SSD dashboard includes cloning software, disk analysis tools and alerts for firmware updates, plus real-time visibility into drive performance.
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