Average Bench: 54.9% (855th of 1072)

Based on 496 user benchmarks.  Model: Microsoft Virtual Disk
Poor: 34%Average: 54.9% Great: 77%

Average average bench

The Microsoft Virtual Disk 136GB averaged 45.0% 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. 4K Random Read Speed 31.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 80.1MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Virtual Disk 136GB is 42.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Microsoft Virtual Disk 136GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 17MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 75.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 496 samples)
Min Avg Max
302 Read 409 521
115 Write 225 452
150 Mixed 262 385
58.7 SusWrite 162 301
58.8% 265 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.28 4K Read 31.3 73.6
8.82 4K Write 17 42.1
6.86 4K Mixed 17.6 30
79% 22 MB/s
Min Avg Max
64.8 DQ Read 152 356
13 DQ Write 75.4 289
21.2 DQ Mixed 80.1 283
68.4% 102 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 23 7.8 24 30 120 MB/s
Read 579
Write 550
Mixed 401
SusWrite 41.9
88% 393 MB/s
4K Read 15.7
4K Write 16.4
4K Mixed 16.4
54% 16.2 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 273
193% 250 MB/s
496 MORE »

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,727,751 SSDs tested

Typical Virtual Disk 136GB Builds (Compare 24,257 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Disqualified System: bin bin

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297

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