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Storage Space Device 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 78.4% (83rd of 1015)

Based on 22 user benchmarks.  Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device
Poor: 43%Average: 78.4% Great: 109%

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Good average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB averaged 21.5% 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 0.71MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.45MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB is 65.3%. 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 73.8MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 120MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 22 samples)
Rank 8378.4%
Min Avg Max
115 Read 153 211
84.5 Write 135 222
21.1 Mixed 73.8 130
24.3 SusWrite 120 217
88.2% 120 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 1.45 4.3
0.6 4K Write 2 4.7
0.1 4K Mixed 0.71 1.9
177% 1.39 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: 249 169 177 183 183 193 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 180
Mixed 37.3
SusWrite 192
106% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.5
148% 1.33 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 173 173 173 172 173 MB/s
98.1% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 178
Mixed 21.1
SusWrite 171
97% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
165% 1.3 MB/s
427GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 124 135 124 136 130 MB/s
73.5% Very good
Read 126
Write 98.8
Mixed 75
SusWrite 131
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
93% 0.8 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 74 71 68 73 78 MB/s
69.1% Good
Read 168
Write 175
Mixed 81.3
SusWrite 72.5
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 52 53 75 57 56 MB/s
62.8% Good
Read 160
Write 153
Mixed 80.6
SusWrite 58.1
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
139% 1.17 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 31%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 27%
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Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 5810

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 v3IntelBench 72%, 10,197 samples1,243x
Xeon E5-1650 v3IntelBench 77%, 7,962 samples958x
Xeon E5-1650 v4IntelBench 83%, 3,842 samples411x
GPU
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples417x
Quadro K2200Nvidia  $440Bench 16%, 13,860 samples386x
Quadro M2000NvidiaBench 21%, 5,678 samples287x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples108x
SM871 2.5 7mm 256GBSamsungBench 94%, 1,320 samples105x
MX500 500GBCrucial  $45Bench 106%, 237,241 samples62x
RAM
HMA451R7MFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 90%, 1,961 samples349x
HMA41GR7MFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 96%, 1,319 samples209x
9ASF1G72PZ-2G3B1 4x8GBMicronBench 93%, 857 samples193x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 28% - Poor Total price: $75

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