TEST
YOUR HDD
ADD TO PC
BUILD

Microsoft

Storage Space Device 2TB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 79% (83rd of 1015)

Based on 3,439 user benchmarks.  Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device
Poor: 28%Average: 79% Great: 106%

Popular builds with this HDD

Good average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB averaged 21.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.56MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.42MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB is 78%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 70MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 125MB/s
ADVERTISEMENT

Average Bench

(Based on 3,439 samples)
Rank 8379%
Min Avg Max
36.3 Read 125 184
38.6 Write 128 179
25.3 Mixed 70 90.9
37.2 SusWrite 150 212
86.5% 118 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 1.42 2.75
0.5 4K Write 1.68 5
0.1 4K Mixed 0.56 1.15
152% 1.22 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
554GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 159 154 152 152 153 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 209
Write 151
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 157
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 183 188 179 187 188 MB/s
97.4% Outstanding
Read 156
Write 123
Mixed 83.7
SusWrite 184
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 168 182 196 169 163 MB/s
85.5% Excellent
Read 123
Write 185
Mixed 58.1
SusWrite 175
98% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.23 MB/s
452GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 192 173 167 192 187 MB/s
81.4% Excellent
Read 102
Write 102
Mixed 73.8
SusWrite 182
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
76% 0.67 MB/s
593GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 145 141 144 151 147 MB/s
80% Excellent
Read 131
Write 132
Mixed 66.9
SusWrite 147
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 0.5
166% 1.73 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 143 141 138 136 135 MB/s
77.6% Very good
Read 132
Write 124
Mixed 90.7
SusWrite 138
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
180% 1.4 MB/s
3,439 MORE »

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,369,806 HDDs tested

Custom PC Builder (Start a new build) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

CPU GPU SSD HDD RAM MBD
Typical Storage Space Device 2TB Builds (Compare 19,231 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples7,788x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD  $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples1,855x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,442x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples1,299x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,117x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial  $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples526x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,927x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples754x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $548

Popular Storage Space Device 2TB compatible motherboards:

How Fast Is Your HDD? (Bench your build) Size up your PC in less than a minute

Welcome to our PC speed test tool. UserBenchmark will test your PC and compare the results to other users with the same components. You can quickly size up your PC, identify hardware problems and explore the best value for money upgrades.

UserBenchmark of the month

Gaming Desktop ProGaming

How it works

  • - Download and run UserBenchmark
  • - CPU tests include: integer, floating and string
  • - GPU tests include: six 3D game simulations
  • - Drive tests include: read, write, sustained write and mixed IO
  • - RAM tests include: single/multi core bandwidth and latency
  • - SkillBench (space shooter) tests user input accuracy
  • - Reports are generated and presented on userbenchmark.com
  • - Identify the strongest components in your PC
  • - See speed test results from other users
  • - Compare your components to the current market leaders
  • - Explore your best upgrade options with a virtual PC build
  • - Compare your in-game FPS to other users with your hardware
Hard Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) May 2024 HDD Rankings

We calculate effective speed which measures performance for typical consumers. Effective speed is adjusted by current cost per GB to yield value for money. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top HDDs. [HDrivePro]

ADVERTISEMENT

Group Test Results

  • Best user rated - User sentiment trumps benchmarks for this comparison.
  • Best value for money - Value for money is based on real world performance.
  • Fastest real world speed - Real World Speed measures performance for typical consumers.

 Comments

Added n/a ago.
Your
opinion?
▲Like ▼Dislike
Ready to retire
Age: 9 years

Speed Comparisons

vs Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)
vs WD Blue 1TB (2012)
vs Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)
vs Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)
vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB
vs WD Black 1TB (2013)
vs Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)
vs WD Black 2TB (2013)
vs WD Black 6TB (2015)

1015 Drives (Compared) Thousands of user benchmarks compiled into one comparison list

See how consistently different HDDs perform with varying real world conditions. The charts also illustrate overall performance, popularity and rank.

 Frequently Asked Questions

Storage Devices FAQ
What is sustained sequential write speed?
What’s the difference between SLC, MLC and TLC?
What is 3D XPoint and how fast is it?
What’s the difference between SATA, PCIe and NVMe?
What’s the difference between NAND and V-NAND?
What is sequential write speed?
What is sequential read speed?
What is incompressible data?
What is queue depth?
What is 4K random write speed?
What is 4K random read speed?
What is AS SSD real world copy speed?
How big is 16GB?
What does MBps mean?
Hard Drives
What is the Hard Drive value for money rating?
What is effective Hard Drive speed?
ALL FAQs »

 Best User Rated
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest
Amazon Ebay
deals
CPU GPU SSD HDD USB RAM MBD
Build Test EFps
Can You Run It?
►
YouTube
*NEW*
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback