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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 28% (792nd of 1014)

Based on 58 user benchmarks.  Model: MS
Poor: 10%Average: 28% Great: 47%

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Very poor average bench

The MS 320GB averaged 71.9% 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 0.47MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.31MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the MS 320GB is 36.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the MS 320GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 29.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 47MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 58 samples)
Rank 79228%
Min Avg Max
7.89 Read 49.4 85.3
15.4 Write 47 80.5
7.43 Mixed 29.6 54.5
14.9 SusWrite 48.2 88.6
32% 43.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.09 4K Read 0.41 0.5
0.39 4K Write 1.31 1.8
0.1 4K Mixed 0.47 0.7
93.5% 0.73 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
231GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 73 73 74 73 MB/s
39.1% Below average
Read 62.9
Write 75.5
Mixed 38.8
SusWrite 73.3
46% 62.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.4
74% 0.5 MB/s
261GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 63 63 65 64 65 MB/s
33.4% Below average
Read 52.2
Write 58.4
Mixed 35.6
SusWrite 64.1
39% 52.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.4
74% 0.5 MB/s
265GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 40 40 40 39 39 MB/s
26% Poor
Read 51.2
Write 35.8
Mixed 28.1
SusWrite 39.1
28% 38.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.9 MB/s
210GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 36 37 35 37 MB/s
25.8% Poor
Read 53.5
Write 36.5
Mixed 17.7
SusWrite 36.3
26% 36 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
103% 0.73 MB/s
278GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 30 34 35 36 36 MB/s
24.3% Poor
Read 51.1
Write 31.5
Mixed 26.1
SusWrite 33.5
26% 35.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.6
109% 0.67 MB/s
50GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 37 41 41 41 41 MB/s
21.8% Poor
Read 36
Write 39.8
Mixed 16.5
SusWrite 39.8
24% 33 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
99% 0.7 MB/s
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Gaming 62%
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Desktop
Desktop 83%
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Workstation
Workstation 49%
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) - $200

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples271x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples196x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples94x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples129x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples115x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples54x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples39x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples31x
750 EVO 250GBSamsung  $42Bench 94%, 75,831 samples19x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples34x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples18x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $556

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