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Storage Space Device 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 84.7% (410th of 1072)

Based on 18 user benchmarks.  Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device
Poor: 67%Average: 84.7% Great: 102%

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Very good average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 256GB averaged just 15.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Microsoft Storage Space Device 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 212MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 30.2MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 256GB is 34.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Microsoft Storage Space Device 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 242MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 319MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 18 samples)
Rank 41084.7%
Min Avg Max
314 Read 446 498
114 Write 371 479
216 Mixed 319 462
50.9 SusWrite 242 435
77.1% 344 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.5 4K Read 30.2 39.3
23.1 4K Write 70.3 121
6.8 4K Mixed 34.5 53.2
127% 45 MB/s
Min Avg Max
106 DQ Read 311 387
94.7 DQ Write 274 363
14.7 DQ Mixed 212 340
181% 266 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
189GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 436 435 435 436 435 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 425
Mixed 392
SusWrite 435
97% 431 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 77
4K Mixed 42.3
142% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 249
193% 263 MB/s
122GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 25 27 25 52 75 MB/s
96.8% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 479
Mixed 372
SusWrite 50.9
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 53.2
185% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 363
DQ Mixed 340
265% 363 MB/s
133GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 121 121 122 121 121 MB/s
78.9% Very good
Read 426
Write 390
Mixed 330
SusWrite 156
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 77.3
4K Mixed 29.1
131% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 176
166% 256 MB/s
176GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 259 103 104 107 105 MB/s
75.8% Very good
Read 427
Write 261
Mixed 321
SusWrite 181
66% 297 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 69.3
4K Mixed 34.3
129% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 157
125% 174 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,793,316 SSDs tested

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Gaming 53%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 45%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) - $140

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples765x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples355x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples167x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples227x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples214x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples201x
SSD
Storage Space Device 256GBMicrosoftBench 85%, 18 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples53x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples35x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $523

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