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Storage Space Device 524GB

Storage Space Device 524GB
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Effective Speed -14%Effective Speed -14%Average Score -13%Read -16%, Write 2%, 4K Read -42%, 4K Write -1%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed -26%, SusWrite -1%Peak Score -19%Read -12%, Write -1%, 4K Read -53%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -8%, 4K Mixed -36%, SusWrite -14%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +2% DQ Read -5%, DQ Write -9%, DQ Mixed -0%, ADQ Read -8%, ADQ Write -2%, ADQ Mixed 8%, Age 36%, AS-SSD Total -8%

Average Bench: 86.3% (385^th of 1072)

Based on 132 user benchmarks. Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device

Poor: 63%Average: 86.3% Great: 100%

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Very good average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 524GB averaged just 13.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Microsoft Storage Space Device 524GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 282MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 86.9MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 524GB is 36.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Microsoft Storage Space Device 524GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 294MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 347MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 132 samples)

Rank 38586.3%

Min	Avg	Max
285	Read 394	452
244	Write 414	481
221	Mixed 347	391
142	SusWrite 294	341
81.6% 362 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.6	4K Read 24.1	28
47.4	4K Write 86.9	116
22.1	4K Mixed 35.6	42.8
128% 48.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
151	DQ Read 301	351
149	DQ Write 284	328
132	DQ Mixed 282	331
214% 289 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 4 months ago.

488GB free

Firmware: 0.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 480 349 255 254 256 MB/s

93.7% Outstanding

Write 444

Mixed 366

SusWrite 346

87% 387 MB/s

4K Read 24.6

4K Write 98.5

4K Mixed 37.3

137% 53.5 MB/s

DQ Read 348

DQ Write 306

DQ Mixed 319

241% 324 MB/s

DEU-User, 3 months ago.

488GB free

Firmware: 0.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 459 358 246 245 248 MB/s

92.3% Outstanding

Write 480

Mixed 387

SusWrite 335

93% 413 MB/s

4K Read 25.5

4K Write 76.6

4K Mixed 36

125% 46 MB/s

DQ Read 343

DQ Write 327

DQ Mixed 328

248% 333 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

488GB free

Firmware: 0.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 478 335 256 254 255 MB/s

92% Outstanding

Write 479

Mixed 391

SusWrite 342

93% 411 MB/s

4K Read 25.2

4K Write 81.5

4K Mixed 36.5

128% 47.7 MB/s

DQ Read 331

DQ Write 304

DQ Mixed 317

238% 317 MB/s

NOR-User, 3 months ago.

213GB free

Firmware: 0.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 435 308 255 253 252 MB/s

85.1% Excellent

Write 413

Mixed 351

SusWrite 322

81% 360 MB/s

4K Read 21.1

4K Write 83.1

4K Mixed 33.7

119% 46 MB/s

DQ Read 333

DQ Write 315

DQ Mixed 326

244% 325 MB/s

DEU-User, 5 months ago.

475GB free

Firmware: 0.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 354 338 252 252 252 MB/s

79.4% Very good

Write 365

Mixed 321

SusWrite 300

76% 338 MB/s

4K Read 24.3

4K Write 68.9

4K Mixed 34.6

118% 42.6 MB/s

DQ Read 244

DQ Write 197

DQ Mixed 218

164% 220 MB/s

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $200

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Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,806x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,602x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,245x

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RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	745x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	398x

SSD
Storage Space Device 524GBMicrosoftBench 86%, 132 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	217x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $718

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $178	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 524GB

Average Bench: 86.3% (385^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $200

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Storage Space Device 524GB

Average Bench: 86.3% (385th of 1072)

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Above average consistency

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $200

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Average Bench: 86.3% (385^th of 1072)