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Storage Space Device 497GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 102% (246th of 1072)

Based on 5,027 user benchmarks.  Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device
Poor: 66%Average: 102% Great: 128%

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Outstanding average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 497GB averaged 1.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Microsoft Storage Space Device 497GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 285MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 45.2MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 497GB is 61.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Microsoft Storage Space Device 497GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 349MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 376MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,027 samples)
Rank 246102%
Min Avg Max
332 Read 454 513
251 Write 418 488
237 Mixed 376 463
185 SusWrite 349 460
89.8% 399 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.8 4K Read 34.6 45.8
35.3 4K Write 83.9 124
21.7 4K Mixed 45.2 62.3
155% 54.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
183 DQ Read 341 389
177 DQ Write 305 363
112 DQ Mixed 285 372
224% 310 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
98GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 364 284 258 254 249 MB/s
119% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 484
Mixed 449
SusWrite 305
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 46.3
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 61.7
204% 70.4 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
97GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 323 324 324 324 323 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 479
Mixed 456
SusWrite 345
100% 446 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 95.2
4K Mixed 52.8
177% 62.3 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 336
254% 340 MB/s
163GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 210 209 217 214 220 MB/s
82% Excellent
Read 446
Write 437
Mixed 346
SusWrite 220
81% 362 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 57.5
4K Mixed 34.8
116% 39.9 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 251
208% 300 MB/s
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Gaming 90%
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Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 83%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) - $270

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples5,562x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples5,237x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples2,945x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,620x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,541x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,318x
SSD
Storage Space Device 497GBMicrosoftBench 102%, 5,027 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,080x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples989x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples695x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $891

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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