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Storage Space Device 5TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 96.9% (268th of 1072)

Based on 9 user benchmarks.  Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device
Poor: 85%Average: 96.9% Great: 105%

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Excellent average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 5TB averaged just 3.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Microsoft Storage Space Device 5TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 350MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 47.5MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 5TB is just 19.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Microsoft Storage Space Device 5TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 179MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 409MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9 samples)
Rank 26896.9%
Min Avg Max
478 Read 503 511
444 Write 479 490
389 Mixed 409 423
138 SusWrite 179 254
87.9% 393 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.9 4K Read 33.3 34.5
22.2 4K Write 94.2 112
44.9 4K Mixed 47.5 49.6
161% 58.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
219 DQ Read 360 381
186 DQ Write 343 366
200 DQ Mixed 350 372
263% 351 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 188 81 83 84 84 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 487
Mixed 405
SusWrite 167
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 49.6
175% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 372
279% 372 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 189 82 81 80 79 MB/s
99.6% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 488
Mixed 420
SusWrite 165
88% 395 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 48.9
170% 62.8 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 368
277% 369 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 174 63 62 62 62 MB/s
99% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 490
Mixed 412
SusWrite 150
87% 391 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 49
171% 63.3 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 363
DQ Mixed 370
278% 370 MB/s
549GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 212 82 82 80 79 MB/s
95.9% Outstanding
Read 478
Write 462
Mixed 389
SusWrite 163
84% 373 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 46.6
162% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 368
277% 369 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 267 55 52 52 52 MB/s
95.3% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 484
Mixed 415
SusWrite 138
86% 385 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 46.9
162% 59.9 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 367
276% 369 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,866,699 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 141%
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Desktop
Desktop 98%
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Workstation
Workstation 129%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) - $199

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples2,568x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples2,065x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples1,086x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples994x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples740x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples719x
SSD
Storage Space Device 5TBMicrosoftBench 97%, 9 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples428x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples255x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $857

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