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Storage Space Device 11TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 71.3% (122nd of 1015)

Based on 361 user benchmarks.  Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device
Poor: 22%Average: 71.3% Great: 114%

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Good average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 11TB averaged 28.7% 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. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.78MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.15MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 11TB is 92.1%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Microsoft Storage Space Device 11TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 66.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 111MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 361 samples)
Rank 12271.3%
Min Avg Max
38 Read 134 208
20.4 Write 111 196
20.2 Mixed 66.1 105
15.3 SusWrite 114 204
77.9% 106 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 1.15 2.48
0.6 4K Write 2.35 5
0.1 4K Mixed 0.78 1.2
178% 1.43 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 167 160 166 166 163 MB/s
96.4% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 161
Mixed 103
SusWrite 164
110% 149 MB/s
4K Read 3.9
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 1.1
392% 3.6 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 182 176 158 154 169 MB/s
88.5% Excellent
Read 136
Write 156
Mixed 91.2
SusWrite 171
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 1.1
321% 3.03 MB/s
9.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 146 144 144 146 143 MB/s
81.6% Excellent
Read 140
Write 133
Mixed 79.1
SusWrite 144
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.43 MB/s
8.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 132 135 148 135 131 MB/s
71.3% Very good
Read 110
Write 104
Mixed 67.7
SusWrite 138
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
72% 0.67 MB/s
9.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 122 130 125 126 127 MB/s
64.5% Good
Read 97.5
Write 114
Mixed 76.1
SusWrite 126
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 0.7
186% 1.8 MB/s
9.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 131 127 117 128 123 MB/s
52.7% Above average
Read 58.7
Write 116
Mixed 55
SusWrite 124
65% 88.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 0.7
179% 1.77 MB/s
10TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 128 127 106 116 114 MB/s
50.1% Above average
Read 55.7
Write 127
Mixed 66
SusWrite 119
68% 91.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.93 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 184%
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Desktop
Desktop 104%
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Workstation
Workstation 201%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS MASTER - $550

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples1,163x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD  $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples869x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples869x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples608x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples528x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples489x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples479x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples312x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples212x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples290x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 110%, 12,538 samples158x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 106%, 11,505 samples94x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $1,537

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