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Virtual Disk 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 65.7% (157th of 1015)

Based on 9 user benchmarks.  Model: Microsoft Virtual Disk
Poor: 14%Average: 65.7% Great: 113%

Above average average bench

The Microsoft Virtual Disk 512GB averaged 34.2% 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 0.96MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.45MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Virtual Disk 512GB is 98.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Microsoft Virtual Disk 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 102MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 88.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9 samples)
Rank 15765.7%
Min Avg Max
34.5 Read 123 196
30.7 Write 102 186
26 Mixed 88.9 215
15.4 SusWrite 107 210
77.8% 105 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.32 4K Read 1.45 3.5
0.8 4K Write 1.86 3.4
0.21 4K Mixed 0.96 2.2
201% 1.42 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
399GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 186 198 220 205 253 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 157
Mixed 166
SusWrite 210
133% 179 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 2
349% 2.07 MB/s
314GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 259 239 200 35 58 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 186
Mixed 215
SusWrite 176
144% 193 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 2.2
420% 2.77 MB/s
52GB free
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 62 62 112 166 181 MB/s
75.7% Very good
Read 156
Write 51.2
Mixed 122
SusWrite 106
82% 109 MB/s
4K Read 3.5
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.9
300% 2.43 MB/s
71GB free
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 78 79 76 73 70 MB/s
70.7% Very good
Read 173
Write 160
Mixed 39
SusWrite 73.4
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
138% 1.07 MB/s
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 149 94 123 172 112 MB/s
55.7% Above average
Read 62.2
Write 30.7
Mixed 33.7
SusWrite 132
47% 64.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.3
77% 0.6 MB/s
226GB free
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 27 22 27 31 23 MB/s
38.4% Below average
Read 106
Write 105
Mixed 68.2
SusWrite 27.4
57% 76.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
204% 1.47 MB/s
25GB free
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 7.8 7.3 9 9 MB/s
26.4% Poor
Read 80.4
Write 62.1
Mixed 48.1
SusWrite 9.7
37% 50.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.7
4K Mixed 0.9
251% 2.57 MB/s

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