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Storage Space Device 966GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 99.6% (258th of 1072)

Based on 541 user benchmarks.  Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device
Poor: 59%Average: 99.6% Great: 129%

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Excellent average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 966GB averaged just 0.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Microsoft Storage Space Device 966GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 252MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 42.6MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 966GB is 69.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Microsoft Storage Space Device 966GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 353MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 372MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 541 samples)
Rank 25899.6%
Min Avg Max
309 Read 456 514
239 Write 419 490
158 Mixed 372 458
139 SusWrite 353 485
90% 400 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.7 4K Read 33.1 45
29.2 4K Write 84.1 125
13 4K Mixed 42.6 63.1
149% 53.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
123 DQ Read 312 388
110 DQ Write 294 363
14.3 DQ Mixed 252 371
203% 286 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
350GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 468 471 469 462 469 MB/s
118% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 458
Mixed 411
SusWrite 466
103% 459 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 48.9
173% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 288
239% 344 MB/s
647GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 428 441 443 292 305 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 390
Write 364
Mixed 382
SusWrite 376
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 84.6
4K Mixed 53.3
176% 59.7 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 160
176% 297 MB/s
848GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 442 446 433 103 104 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 468
Write 417
Mixed 341
SusWrite 327
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 95.2
4K Mixed 46.6
171% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 228
194% 282 MB/s
870GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 101 112 114 110 112 MB/s
73.2% Very good
Read 358
Write 344
Mixed 321
SusWrite 110
63% 283 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 90.8
4K Mixed 38.5
136% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 228
170% 226 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,714,230 SSDs tested

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Gaming 65%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 59%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B460M DS3H AC-Y1

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples1,316x
Core i7-10700FIntel  $180Bench 93%, 44,448 samples797x
Core i5-10400Intel  $130Bench 84%, 71,804 samples270x
GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples557x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples355x
GTX 1660-TiNvidia  $143Bench 76%, 318,562 samples267x
SSD
Storage Space Device 966GBMicrosoftBench 100%, 541 samples1x
RAM
CL16-18-18 D4-3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 40,300 samples311x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples193x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 82%, 74,390 samples79x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $331

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