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Storage Space Device 1.5TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 90.2% (327th of 1072)

Based on 30 user benchmarks.  Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device
Poor: 60%Average: 90.2% Great: 115%

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Excellent average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 1.5TB averaged just 9.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Microsoft Storage Space Device 1.5TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 180MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 33.8MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 1.5TB is 55.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Microsoft Storage Space Device 1.5TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 346MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 365MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 30 samples)
Rank 32790.2%
Min Avg Max
296 Read 446 510
107 Write 365 483
100 Mixed 346 447
236 SusWrite 373 482
86% 383 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.7 4K Read 28.5 42.5
24.7 4K Write 70.6 106
12.9 4K Mixed 33.8 55.9
124% 44.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32.7 DQ Read 257 433
37.8 DQ Write 258 432
32.6 DQ Mixed 180 341
157% 232 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
311GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 305 190 297 201 260 MB/s
96.8% Outstanding
Read 481
Write 381
Mixed 357
SusWrite 274
84% 373 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 83.1
4K Mixed 40.9
155% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 214
185% 272 MB/s
649GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 395 412 420 419 418 MB/s
91.7% Outstanding
Read 453
Write 406
Mixed 277
SusWrite 414
87% 387 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 65.7
4K Mixed 29.6
108% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 329
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 323
247% 334 MB/s
509GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 253 337 198 215 237 MB/s
91.2% Outstanding
Read 462
Write 203
Mixed 333
SusWrite 252
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 80.8
4K Mixed 37.9
146% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 206
178% 260 MB/s
16GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 213 245 241 219 202 MB/s
41.3% Average
Read 311
Write 216
Mixed 130
SusWrite 223
49% 220 MB/s
4K Read 4.4
4K Write 9.8
4K Mixed 9.5
24% 7.9 MB/s
DQ Read 198
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 102
94% 147 MB/s
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Gaming 100%
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Desktop 99%
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Workstation
Workstation 94%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B660M-A WIFI D4

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel  $128Bench 98%, 48,886 samples1,147x
Core i5-12400Intel  $144Bench 98%, 17,352 samples504x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $160Bench 109%, 101,563 samples273x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples644x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples455x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples268x
SSD
Storage Space Device 1.5TBMicrosoftBench 90%, 30 samples1x
RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples223x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples152x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples117x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $411

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