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Storage Space Device 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 105% (234th of 1072)

Based on 82 user benchmarks.  Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device
Poor: 67%Average: 105% Great: 127%

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Outstanding average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 3TB averaged 4.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Microsoft Storage Space Device 3TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 259MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 46.5MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 3TB is 60.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Microsoft Storage Space Device 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 386MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 387MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 82 samples)
Rank 234105%
Min Avg Max
332 Read 466 513
246 Write 430 488
166 Mixed 387 469
156 SusWrite 386 482
93.9% 417 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.5 4K Read 35.8 46.1
25.6 4K Write 86.5 122
10.2 4K Mixed 46.5 62.8
160% 56.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
48.5 DQ Read 311 405
110 DQ Write 277 364
22.4 DQ Mixed 259 370
204% 282 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 472 473 471 473 469 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 485
Write 458
Mixed 426
SusWrite 472
104% 460 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 80.9
4K Mixed 52.9
166% 56.8 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 342
258% 345 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 446 446 454 460 462 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 468
Mixed 452
SusWrite 450
105% 467 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 69.7
4K Mixed 44.9
146% 49.6 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 351
263% 350 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,795,688 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus H97M-E - $99

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples586x
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples390x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples305x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples200x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples192x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples159x
SSD
Storage Space Device 3TBMicrosoftBench 105%, 82 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples107x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples63x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples43x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $249

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