Average Bench: 69.9% (672nd of 1072)

Based on 1,345 user benchmarks.  Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device

Above average average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 118GB averaged 30.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 109MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.8MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 118GB is 53%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Microsoft Storage Space Device 118GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 139MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 274MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,345 samples)
Min Avg Max
302 Read 422 500
110 Write 286 447
128 Mixed 274 400
67.8 SusWrite 139 383
62.5% 281 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.7 4K Read 28.8 39.7
26.9 4K Write 70.9 109
9.5 4K Mixed 28.4 48.7
118% 42.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
53.6 DQ Read 188 371
45 DQ Write 212 342
15.4 DQ Mixed 109 219
107% 170 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
42GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 365 376 373 149 42 MB/s
Read 437
Write 386
Mixed 356
SusWrite 264
81% 361 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 73.2
4K Mixed 35
131% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 234
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 180
161% 240 MB/s
110GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 89 97 105 104 106 MB/s
Read 364
Write 129
Mixed 172
SusWrite 101
42% 191 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 76.4
4K Mixed 33.6
108% 42.1 MB/s
DQ Read 93.7
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 104
78% 104 MB/s
40GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 125 128 129 131 224 MB/s
Read 318
Write 121
Mixed 157
SusWrite 156
42% 188 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 33.4
4K Mixed 17.7
74% 24.4 MB/s
DQ Read 35.8
DQ Write 37.3
DQ Mixed 34.1
26% 35.7 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,819,657 SSDs tested

Typical Storage Space Device 118GB Builds (Compare 7,268 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) - $125

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $561

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