Microsoft

Storage Space Device 268GB

Storage Space Device 268GB
BENCHMARKS (238)
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Effective Speed -3%Effective Speed -3%Average Score -2%Read 2%, Write -1%, 4K Read 3%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed 1%, 4K Mixed -6%, SusWrite -8%Peak Score +8% Read 1%, Write 1%, 4K Read 14%, 4K Write 5%, Mixed 9%, 4K Mixed 14%, SusWrite 13%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +5% DQ Read 6%, DQ Write 1%, DQ Mixed 12%, ADQ Read -10%, ADQ Write 0%, ADQ Mixed -11%, Age 38%, AS-SSD Total 4%

Average Bench: 95.6% (276^th of 1072)

Based on 238 user benchmarks. Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device

Poor: 51%Average: 95.6% Great: 126%

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Excellent average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 268GB averaged just 4.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Microsoft Storage Space Device 268GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 234MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 42.5MB/s

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Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 268GB is 75.1%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Microsoft Storage Space Device 268GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 275MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 364MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 238 samples)

Rank 27695.6%

Min	Avg	Max
348	Read 466	513
157	Write 403	489
184	Mixed 364	462
100	SusWrite 275	438
84.6% 377 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.7	4K Read 35.3	48.9
33.4	4K Write 84.3	128
14.7	4K Mixed 42.5	66.4
153% 54 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
111	DQ Read 297	388
87.1	DQ Write 289	362
27.2	DQ Mixed 234	370
192% 274 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 1 month ago.

100GB free

Firmware: 0.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 477 419 327 328 328 MB/s

115% Outstanding

Write 479

Mixed 421

SusWrite 390

101% 448 MB/s

4K Read 41.6

4K Write 85.1

4K Mixed 54

177% 60.2 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 337

DQ Mixed 353

266% 356 MB/s

CAN-User, 3 months ago.

146GB free

Firmware: 0.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 204 200 197 181 185 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 491

Mixed 436

SusWrite 230

94% 417 MB/s

4K Read 37.8

4K Write 115

4K Mixed 53.6

187% 68.8 MB/s

DQ Read 389

DQ Write 359

DQ Mixed 335

262% 361 MB/s

SAU-User, 3 months ago.

84GB free

Firmware: 0.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 240 221 217 212 209 MB/s

96.8% Outstanding

Write 409

Mixed 407

SusWrite 242

86% 384 MB/s

4K Read 36.4

4K Write 71.8

4K Mixed 45.6

152% 51.3 MB/s

DQ Read 375

DQ Write 330

DQ Mixed 346

261% 351 MB/s

NOR-User, 2 months ago.

170GB free

Firmware: 0.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 57 57 57 51 54 MB/s

54.4% Above average

Write 427

Mixed 20.7

SusWrite 113

59% 267 MB/s

4K Read 20.5

4K Write 9.7

4K Mixed 12

52% 14.1 MB/s

DQ Read 226

DQ Write 307

DQ Mixed 1.2

75% 178 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

90GB free

Firmware: 0.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 128 109 109 95 96 MB/s

48.8% Average

Write 136

Mixed 140

SusWrite 112

45% 206 MB/s

4K Read 21.5

4K Write 34.4

4K Mixed 14.4

69% 23.4 MB/s

DQ Read 120

DQ Write 53.9

DQ Mixed 28.1

36% 67.2 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 month ago.

250GB free

Firmware: 0.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 51 55 51 51 55 MB/s

46.4% Average

Write 72.7

Mixed 70

SusWrite 53.6

37% 171 MB/s

4K Read 23.3

4K Write 42.6

4K Mixed 8.2

68% 24.7 MB/s

DQ Read 117

DQ Write 72.8

DQ Mixed 11.6

31% 67.1 MB/s

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 74%

Battleship

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

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Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	5,013x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	3,182x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,949x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,510x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,316x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,304x

SSD
Storage Space Device 268GBMicrosoftBench 96%, 238 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,558x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,519x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	960x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $598

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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 $45	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 268GB

Average Bench: 95.6% (276^th of 1072)

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Excellent average bench

Strengths

Very poor consistency

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Storage Space Device 268GB

Average Bench: 95.6% (276th of 1072)

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Excellent average bench

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Very poor consistency

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

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Average Bench: 95.6% (276^th of 1072)