Microsoft

Virtual Disk 128GB

Virtual Disk 128GB
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Effective Speed -154%Effective Speed -154%Average Score -197%Read -29%, Write -219%, 4K Read -126%, 4K Write -224%, Mixed -151%, 4K Mixed -337%, SusWrite -294%Peak Score -37%Read -1%, Write -17%, 4K Read -33%, 4K Write -75%, Mixed -4%, 4K Mixed -61%, SusWrite -67%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -228%DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -61%, DQ Mixed -157%, ADQ Read -254%, ADQ Write -440%, ADQ Mixed -897%, Age -3%, AS-SSD Total -19%

Average Bench: 38.8% (954^th of 1072)

Based on 14 user benchmarks. Model: Microsoft Virtual Disk

Poor: 24%Average: 38.8% Great: 72%

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Poor average bench

The Microsoft Virtual Disk 128GB averaged 61.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 354MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 15.2MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Virtual Disk 128GB is 48.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Microsoft Virtual Disk 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 75.3MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 53.5MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 14 samples)

Rank 95438.8%

Min	Avg	Max
289	Read 354	503
41.1	Write 127	416
27	Mixed 143	405
43.3	SusWrite 75.3	232
38.4% 175 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
8.3	4K Read 15.2	32.4
9.64	4K Write 27	70.1
2.3	4K Mixed 10.3	36.3
50.6% 17.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.5	DQ Read 92.3	381
5.46	DQ Write 53.5	222
2.8	DQ Mixed 26.1	129
32% 57.3 MB/s

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

USA-User, 20 months ago.

95GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 59 59 59 59 60 MB/s

25.5% Poor

Write 53.8

Mixed 80.2

SusWrite 58.3

27% 125 MB/s

4K Read 10.6

4K Write 22.1

4K Mixed 2.6

31% 11.8 MB/s

DQ Read 13.7

DQ Write 28.3

DQ Mixed 3

7% 15 MB/s

USA-User, 20 months ago.

95GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 53 43 38 46 41 MB/s

24.6% Poor

Write 57.1

Mixed 84.6

SusWrite 44.9

27% 124 MB/s

4K Read 10.4

4K Write 21.7

4K Mixed 2.7

31% 11.6 MB/s

DQ Read 13.3

DQ Write 28.4

DQ Mixed 3

7% 14.9 MB/s

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 - $120

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	182x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	135x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	47x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	63x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	54x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	53x

SSD
Virtual Disk 128GBMicrosoftBench 39%, 14 samples	1x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	29x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	16x

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Value: 120% - Outstanding

Total price: $463

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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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Virtual Disk 128GB

Average Bench: 38.8% (954^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 38.8% (954th of 1072)

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