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Storage Space Device 996GB

Storage Space Device 996GB
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Effective Speed +12% Effective Speed 12%Average Score +11% Read 4%, Write 7%, 4K Read 9%, 4K Write 7%, Mixed 9%, 4K Mixed 12%, SusWrite 31%Peak Score +9% Read 1%, Write 1%, 4K Read 11%, 4K Write 4%, Mixed 10%, 4K Mixed 12%, SusWrite 26%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +6% DQ Read 6%, DQ Write 1%, DQ Mixed 12%, ADQ Read 3%, ADQ Write 2%, ADQ Mixed 12%, Age 7%, AS-SSD Total 4%

Average Bench: 110% (217^th of 1072)

Based on 218 user benchmarks. Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device

Poor: 67%Average: 110% Great: 133%

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Outstanding average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 996GB averaged 9.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Microsoft Storage Space Device 996GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 292MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 50.4MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 996GB is 66%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Microsoft Storage Space Device 996GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 388MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 392MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 218 samples)

Rank 217110%

Min	Avg	Max
356	Read 475	514
271	Write 433	492
262	Mixed 392	465
177	SusWrite 388	487
94.9% 422 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22	4K Read 37.4	47.6
35.7	4K Write 93.8	127
25.2	4K Mixed 50.4	65.3
171% 60.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
108	DQ Read 335	389
82.2	DQ Write 295	363
49.9	DQ Mixed 292	371
225% 307 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 1 month ago.

522GB free

Firmware: 0.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 270 272 278 276 275 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 478

Mixed 366

SusWrite 290

92% 409 MB/s

4K Read 35.5

4K Write 85.7

4K Mixed 45.7

158% 55.6 MB/s

DQ Read 382

DQ Write 320

DQ Mixed 255

217% 319 MB/s

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) - $250

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Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,049x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	139x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	89x

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GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	285x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	213x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	154x

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Storage Space Device 996GBMicrosoftBench 110%, 218 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	71x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	54x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $1,010

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Storage Space Device 996GB

Average Bench: 110% (217^th of 1072)

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Poor consistency

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Storage Space Device 996GB

Average Bench: 110% (217th of 1072)

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Outstanding average bench

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Poor consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) - $250

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Average Bench: 110% (217^th of 1072)