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Storage Space Device 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 79.5% (490th of 1072)

Based on 13 user benchmarks.  Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device
Poor: 53%Average: 79.5% Great: 103%

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Good average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB averaged 20.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 141MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.5MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB is 50.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 323MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 328MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 13 samples)
Rank 49079.5%
Min Avg Max
157 Read 414 490
64.8 Write 360 446
32.3 Mixed 323 412
132 SusWrite 328 436
80.1% 356 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.3 4K Read 25.5 37.8
9.27 4K Write 65.7 122
1 4K Mixed 27.6 52.2
109% 39.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.2 DQ Read 211 381
40.6 DQ Write 208 335
0.9 DQ Mixed 141 353
124% 186 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
942GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 391 381 399 414 412 MB/s
89.3% Excellent
Read 467
Write 388
Mixed 369
SusWrite 399
91% 406 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 74.4
4K Mixed 27
116% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 48.8
96% 188 MB/s
377GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 342 352 365 382 176 MB/s
88% Excellent
Read 476
Write 408
Mixed 379
SusWrite 326
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 84.8
4K Mixed 28.1
126% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 49.1
94% 182 MB/s
178GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 144 138 152 101 56 MB/s
79.6% Very good
Read 386
Write 299
Mixed 252
SusWrite 122
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 34.6
153% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 331
DQ Write 141
DQ Mixed 128
124% 200 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,743,837 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 451%
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Desktop
Desktop 120%
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Workstation
Workstation 594%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI D4

CPU
Core i9-13900KIntel  $475Bench 129%, 49,132 samples327x
Core i7-13700KIntel  $340Bench 126%, 41,056 samples307x
Core i5-13600KIntel  $269Bench 122%, 27,559 samples130x
GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia  $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples137x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples135x
RTX 4070-TiNvidia  $651Bench 240%, 46,082 samples131x
SSD
Storage Space Device 1TBMicrosoftBench 79%, 13 samples1x
RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples91x
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 4x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 6,580 samples52x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 4x8GBGBench 94%, 9,782 samples31x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $2,275

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