Microsoft

Storage Space Device 253GB

Storage Space Device 253GB
BENCHMARKS (636)
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Effective Speed -12%Effective Speed -12%Average Score -11%Read -0%, Write -10%, 4K Read -12%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed -8%, 4K Mixed -29%, SusWrite -3%Peak Score +0%Read 1%, Write -3%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed 4%, 4K Mixed -9%, SusWrite 21%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -6%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -1%, DQ Mixed -2%, ADQ Read -26%, ADQ Write -5%, ADQ Mixed -57%, Age 36%, AS-SSD Total 1%

Average Bench: 88.3% (358^th of 1072)

Based on 636 user benchmarks. Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device

Poor: 55%Average: 88.3% Great: 116%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 253GB averaged just 11.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Microsoft Storage Space Device 253GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 166MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 30.6MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 253GB is 60.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Microsoft Storage Space Device 253GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 289MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 331MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 636 samples)

Rank 35888.3%

Min	Avg	Max
352	Read 457	514
161	Write 368	473
161	Mixed 331	442
114	SusWrite 289	470
81% 361 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.8	4K Read 30.6	40.4
36.6	4K Write 77.6	113
11.8	4K Mixed 34.8	53.5
132% 47.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
106	DQ Read 258	384
112	DQ Write 274	355
16	DQ Mixed 166	326
152% 233 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

POL-User, 12 days ago.

176GB free

Firmware: 0.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 457 459 458 460 460 MB/s

113% Outstanding

Write 458

Mixed 433

SusWrite 457

104% 463 MB/s

4K Read 37.3

4K Write 89.2

4K Mixed 49.6

167% 58.7 MB/s

DQ Read 251

DQ Write 336

DQ Mixed 254

203% 280 MB/s

AUS-User, 14 days ago.

111GB free

Firmware: 0.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 435 443 287 53 48 MB/s

93.1% Outstanding

Write 457

Mixed 404

SusWrite 283

91% 407 MB/s

4K Read 36.8

4K Write 81.8

4K Mixed 41.4

152% 53.3 MB/s

DQ Read 137

DQ Write 293

DQ Mixed 191

152% 207 MB/s

ZAF-User, 1 day ago.

84GB free

Firmware: 0.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 188 189 184 189 193 MB/s

77.2% Very good

Write 435

Mixed 324

SusWrite 202

80% 359 MB/s

4K Read 26.6

4K Write 44

4K Mixed 31.1

103% 33.9 MB/s

DQ Read 354

DQ Write 261

DQ Mixed 227

192% 281 MB/s

BGR-User, 18 days ago.

236GB free

Firmware: 0.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 344 356 352 354 365 MB/s

68.1% Good

Write 376

Mixed 340

SusWrite 348

82% 366 MB/s

4K Read 18.7

4K Write 33.6

4K Mixed 22.2

75% 24.8 MB/s

DQ Read 108

DQ Write 239

DQ Mixed 165

128% 171 MB/s

RUS-User, 19 days ago.

236GB free

Firmware: 0.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 59 60 70 60 59 MB/s

62.6% Good

Write 436

Mixed 37.2

SusWrite 95.9

60% 271 MB/s

4K Read 33.7

4K Write 84.5

4K Mixed 1.3

97% 39.8 MB/s

DQ Read 201

DQ Write 252

DQ Mixed 1.3

64% 151 MB/s

ZAF-User, 4 days ago.

19GB free

Firmware: 0.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 34 61 48 55 MB/s

56% Above average

Write 209

Mixed 129

SusWrite 75.9

42% 192 MB/s

4K Read 23.2

4K Write 30.2

4K Mixed 26.7

85% 26.7 MB/s

DQ Read 336

DQ Write 136

DQ Mixed 212

163% 228 MB/s

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 33%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) - $149

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	581x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	264x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	214x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	108x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	103x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	93x

SSD
Storage Space Device 253GBMicrosoftBench 88%, 636 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	31x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	29x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	26x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $469

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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 253GB

Average Bench: 88.3% (358^th of 1072)

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Strengths

Poor consistency

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Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) - $149

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Storage Space Device 253GB

Average Bench: 88.3% (358th of 1072)

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Very good average bench

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Poor consistency

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Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) - $149

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Average Bench: 88.3% (358^th of 1072)