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Storage Space Device 986GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 98.1% (264th of 1074)

Based on 16 user benchmarks.  Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device
Poor: 54%Average: 98.1% Great: 127%

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Excellent average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 986GB averaged just 1.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Microsoft Storage Space Device 986GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 258MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 41.8MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 986GB is 73.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Microsoft Storage Space Device 986GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 355MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 372MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 16 samples)
Rank 26498.1%
Min Avg Max
296 Read 469 518
31.5 Write 405 494
76.6 Mixed 372 476
188 SusWrite 355 494
89.9% 400 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.2 4K Read 34.4 46.7
14.4 4K Write 78.9 126
7.1 4K Mixed 41.8 61.7
148% 51.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
117 DQ Read 293 387
35.5 DQ Write 247 362
32.8 DQ Mixed 258 369
197% 266 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
838GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 446 445 447 448 446 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 456
Mixed 409
SusWrite 446
102% 455 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 49.2
171% 62.3 MB/s
DQ Read 251
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 219
165% 222 MB/s
864GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 179 178 173 215 198 MB/s
54.8% Above average
Read 458
Write 394
Mixed 185
SusWrite 191
68% 307 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 44.7
4K Mixed 9.6
70% 25.7 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 86.7
DQ Mixed 33.6
44% 80.3 MB/s
852GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 205 168 181 225 211 MB/s
53.8% Above average
Read 448
Write 380
Mixed 311
SusWrite 211
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 42.7
4K Mixed 7.9
66% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 67.1
DQ Mixed 32.8
40% 72.4 MB/s
851GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 163 188 193 197 200 MB/s
36.9% Below average
Read 296
Write 264
Mixed 131
SusWrite 188
49% 220 MB/s
4K Read 10.2
4K Write 14.4
4K Mixed 7.1
32% 10.6 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 57.3
DQ Mixed 33.3
40% 70.3 MB/s
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Gaming 113%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 104%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) - $190

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples4,477x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples3,381x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples2,471x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,433x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,037x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples866x
SSD
Storage Space Device 986GBMicrosoftBench 98%, 16 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples623x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples451x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $119Bench 89%, 144,399 samples422x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 116% - Outstanding Total price: $697

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