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Storage Space Device 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 103% (244th of 1072)

Based on 2,797 user benchmarks.  Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device
Poor: 54%Average: 103% Great: 134%

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Outstanding average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB averaged 3.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 268MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 45.2MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB is 79.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 374MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 386MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,797 samples)
Rank 244103%
Min Avg Max
343 Read 462 516
283 Write 426 493
237 Mixed 386 466
154 SusWrite 374 489
92.7% 412 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.4 4K Read 34.2 46.5
34.4 4K Write 83.9 134
14 4K Mixed 45.2 65.3
154% 54.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
117 DQ Read 327 389
82 DQ Write 292 364
30.7 DQ Mixed 268 372
213% 296 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
69GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 483 447 300 233 225 MB/s
120% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 483
Mixed 467
SusWrite 361
102% 455 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 58.7
194% 68.6 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 358
DQ Mixed 369
278% 371 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 399 409 441 421 404 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 374
Write 426
Mixed 403
SusWrite 412
91% 404 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 85.2
4K Mixed 42.6
148% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 280
231% 331 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 445 445 280 41 42 MB/s
55.1% Above average
Read 498
Write 435
Mixed 412
SusWrite 261
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 22
4K Mixed 0.5
53% 16.5 MB/s
DQ Read 202
DQ Write 30.4
DQ Mixed 0.5
30% 77.7 MB/s
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Typical Storage Space Device 2TB Builds (Compare 26,220 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 142%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 131%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples9,146x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples6,184x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples4,119x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,957x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,880x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,600x
SSD
Storage Space Device 2TBMicrosoftBench 103%, 2,797 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples928x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $890

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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