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Storage Space Device 9TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 75.4% (102nd of 1015)

Based on 87 user benchmarks.  Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device
Poor: 42%Average: 75.4% Great: 109%

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Good average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 9TB averaged 24.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Microsoft Storage Space Device 9TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.81MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.13MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 9TB is 66.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Microsoft Storage Space Device 9TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 68.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 119MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 87 samples)
Rank 10275.4%
Min Avg Max
56.1 Read 128 190
44.8 Write 119 185
23.3 Mixed 68.3 102
63 SusWrite 134 198
82.4% 112 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 1.13 2.16
0.54 4K Write 2.33 5.06
0.12 4K Mixed 0.81 1.2
180% 1.42 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
8.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 217 165 270 190 178 MB/s
97.4% Outstanding
Read 124
Write 113
Mixed 84.5
SusWrite 214
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 0.8
246% 2.6 MB/s
7TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 148 152 150 153 151 MB/s
93.6% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 102
Mixed 101
SusWrite 151
98% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
199% 1.37 MB/s
8.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 223 114 191 128 181 MB/s
86.2% Excellent
Read 127
Write 109
Mixed 76.2
SusWrite 172
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 0.8
254% 2.7 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 120 122 119 123 119 MB/s
72.5% Very good
Read 131
Write 118
Mixed 68.9
SusWrite 121
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
184% 1.43 MB/s
491GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 122 152 127 126 167 MB/s
65.6% Good
Read 86.7
Write 107
Mixed 34
SusWrite 142
67% 92.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 88 92 71 89 88 MB/s
55.7% Above average
Read 108
Write 72.4
Mixed 76.7
SusWrite 85.4
64% 85.7 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.43 MB/s
777GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 98 102 98 105 107 MB/s
55.4% Above average
Read 89
Write 93.5
Mixed 71.2
SusWrite 104
66% 89.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
187% 1.4 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,353,973 HDDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 114%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 105%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF Z390-PRO GAMING - $275

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples774x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples612x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples482x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples208x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples187x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples166x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples152x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples123x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples110x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples91x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples82x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples80x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 117% - Outstanding Total price: $886

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Intel Core i5-12400F $125Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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