Microsoft

Storage Space Device 249GB

Storage Space Device 249GB
BENCHMARKS (1,399)
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Effective Speed +7% Effective Speed 7%Average Score +7% Read 3%, Write 6%, 4K Read 14%, 4K Write 5%, Mixed 5%, 4K Mixed 13%, SusWrite 0%Peak Score +6% Read 1%, Write 1%, 4K Read 13%, 4K Write 1%, Mixed 8%, 4K Mixed 13%, SusWrite 5%Value & Sentiment -868%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,722%Nice To Haves +10% DQ Read 6%, DQ Write 1%, DQ Mixed 12%, ADQ Read 5%, ADQ Write 6%, ADQ Mixed 10%, Age 36%, AS-SSD Total 4%

Average Bench: 105% (231^st of 1072)

Based on 1,399 user benchmarks. Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device

Poor: 80%Average: 105% Great: 127%

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Outstanding average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 249GB averaged 5.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Microsoft Storage Space Device 249GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 287MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 51MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 249GB is 47.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Microsoft Storage Space Device 249GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 297MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 377MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,399 samples)

Rank 231105%

Min	Avg	Max
367	Read 473	514
276	Write 430	491
230	Mixed 377	459
169	SusWrite 297	406
88.5% 394 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
25.9	4K Read 39	48.6
48.3	4K Write 92.2	124
30.9	4K Mixed 51	65.6
173% 60.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
216	DQ Read 342	388
161	DQ Write 305	362
141	DQ Mixed 287	371
225% 311 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

POL-User, 5 days ago.

82GB free

Firmware: 0.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 299 296 277 253 239 MB/s

119% Outstanding

Write 494

Mixed 392

SusWrite 287

94% 419 MB/s

4K Read 45.4

4K Write 112

4K Mixed 61.2

207% 73 MB/s

DQ Read 386

DQ Write 362

DQ Mixed 363

275% 370 MB/s

CAN-User, 5 days ago.

36GB free

Firmware: 0.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 319 318 319 310 318 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 469

Mixed 396

SusWrite 332

95% 421 MB/s

4K Read 39.6

4K Write 84.2

4K Mixed 50.8

170% 58.2 MB/s

DQ Read 385

DQ Write 362

DQ Mixed 364

276% 371 MB/s

NOR-User, 5 days ago.

175GB free

Firmware: 0.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 285 215 250 242 219 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 403

Mixed 361

SusWrite 243

78% 346 MB/s

4K Read 44.4

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 60.6

202% 71.3 MB/s

DQ Read 257

DQ Write 198

DQ Mixed 228

171% 228 MB/s

PHL-User, 6 days ago.

28GB free

Firmware: 0.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 369 355 332 286 243 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 440

Mixed 422

SusWrite 322

94% 417 MB/s

4K Read 40.6

4K Write 67.5

4K Mixed 49.3

160% 52.5 MB/s

DQ Read 294

DQ Write 231

DQ Mixed 274

202% 266 MB/s

HUN-User, 6 days ago.

43GB free

Firmware: 0.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 135 124 121 122 110 MB/s

100% Outstanding

Write 427

Mixed 419

SusWrite 158

84% 376 MB/s

4K Read 40

4K Write 86.2

4K Mixed 52.2

173% 59.5 MB/s

DQ Read 386

DQ Write 362

DQ Mixed 370

279% 373 MB/s

NLD-User, 4 days ago.

48GB free

Firmware: 0.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 155 63 65 59 62 MB/s

90.5% Outstanding

Write 455

Mixed 380

SusWrite 116

80% 358 MB/s

4K Read 37.9

4K Write 71.2

4K Mixed 46.3

154% 51.8 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 343

DQ Mixed 229

208% 316 MB/s

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Workstation 113%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING - $309

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Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,433x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,359x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,796x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,210x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,165x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	917x

SSD
Storage Space Device 249GBMicrosoftBench 105%, 1,399 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	500x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	490x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	437x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $985

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Storage Space Device 249GB

Average Bench: 105% (231^st of 1072)

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Average Bench: 105% (231st of 1072)

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Average Bench: 105% (231^st of 1072)