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Storage Space Device 3.5TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 93.7% (290th of 1072)

Based on 49 user benchmarks.  Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device
Poor: 32%Average: 93.7% Great: 130%

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Excellent average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 3.5TB averaged just 6.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Microsoft Storage Space Device 3.5TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 244MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.1MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 3.5TB is 97.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Microsoft Storage Space Device 3.5TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 334MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 363MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 49 samples)
Rank 29093.7%
Min Avg Max
53.8 Read 466 594
44.3 Write 389 492
28.3 Mixed 363 484
32.2 SusWrite 334 578
87% 388 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.9 4K Read 31.4 43.7
8.2 4K Write 73.1 122
0.1 4K Mixed 40.1 63.4
138% 48.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 DQ Read 280 387
2.3 DQ Write 250 373
0.1 DQ Mixed 244 374
189% 258 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 439 435 188 79 77 MB/s
88.5% Excellent
Read 503
Write 422
Mixed 392
SusWrite 277
89% 399 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 31.5
142% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 47.9
79% 148 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 154 79 79 78 80 MB/s
77.2% Very good
Read 416
Write 354
Mixed 342
SusWrite 149
71% 315 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 31.4
142% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 48.8
80% 151 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 68 67 335 23 101 MB/s
73.3% Very good
Read 352
Write 331
Mixed 326
SusWrite 173
66% 295 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 74.7
4K Mixed 35.4
130% 46.6 MB/s
DQ Read 193
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 148
124% 179 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,720,268 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 44%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 37%
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Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850) - $249

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel  $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples250x
Core i5-4670KIntel  $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples247x
Core i7-4770Intel  $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples118x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples78x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples74x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples51x
SSD
Storage Space Device 3.5TBMicrosoftBench 94%, 49 samples1x
RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples19x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples18x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples18x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $486

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