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Storage Space Device 639GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 49.6% (309th of 1015)

Based on 278 user benchmarks.  Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device
Poor: 28%Average: 49.6% Great: 63%

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Below average average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 639GB averaged 50.4% 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 0.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.95MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 639GB is 35.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Microsoft Storage Space Device 639GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 54.9MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 79.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 278 samples)
Rank 30949.6%
Min Avg Max
40.8 Read 87.6 114
30.6 Write 79.6 109
18.9 Mixed 54.9 87.3
36.2 SusWrite 84.9 112
56.5% 76.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 0.65 1.1
1 4K Write 1.95 2.6
0.48 4K Mixed 0.8 1.1
152% 1.13 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
56GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 92 90 86 84 MB/s
64.5% Good
Read 136
Write 86.3
Mixed 82.4
SusWrite 89.1
73% 98.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.1
203% 1.37 MB/s
595GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 107 109 111 111 111 MB/s
62.1% Good
Read 106
Write 106
Mixed 71.3
SusWrite 110
72% 98.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
185% 1.37 MB/s
595GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 112 111 109 109 MB/s
62% Good
Read 106
Write 111
Mixed 65.8
SusWrite 110
72% 98.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
179% 1.27 MB/s
367GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 100 101 103 101 MB/s
58.7% Above average
Read 103
Write 101
Mixed 65
SusWrite 101
68% 92.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
179% 1.27 MB/s
564GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 97 97 97 99 97 MB/s
55.7% Above average
Read 98.6
Write 90.7
Mixed 45.2
SusWrite 95.7
60% 82.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.77 MB/s
595GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 87 89 89 89 MB/s
53.2% Above average
Read 96.2
Write 89
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 88.8
64% 86.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
179% 1.43 MB/s
587GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 81 81 77 82 MB/s
47.5% Average
Read 84.5
Write 78.8
Mixed 57.7
SusWrite 80.6
56% 75.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
595GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 79 80 80 80 MB/s
42% Average
Read 66.8
Write 77
Mixed 18.7
SusWrite 79.6
44% 60.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
109% 0.8 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,328,448 HDDs tested

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Typical Storage Space Device 639GB Builds (Compare 1,934 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H - $280

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples506x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples371x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples279x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples140x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples120x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples104x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples63x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples48x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples44x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples56x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples56x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples41x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $560

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