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Storage Space Device 317GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 41% (485th of 1015)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device
Poor: 31%Average: 41% Great: 52%

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Below average average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 317GB averaged 59.0% 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 0.81MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.51MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 317GB is 20.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Microsoft Storage Space Device 317GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 45.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 60MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Rank 48541%
Min Avg Max
51.1 Read 82.6 112
35 Write 67.1 105
21.4 Mixed 45.6 66.6
24.5 SusWrite 60 89.6
46.9% 63.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.61 0.7
1.2 4K Write 1.51 1.8
0.6 4K Mixed 0.81 1.1
143% 0.98 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
122GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 90 89 90 90 MB/s
52.5% Above average
Read 93.2
Write 86.3
Mixed 59
SusWrite 89.6
60% 82 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
260GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 64 64 69 107 MB/s
52% Above average
Read 109
Write 105
Mixed 66.6
SusWrite 71.9
65% 88.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1.1
181% 1.13 MB/s
295GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 88 88 88 88 MB/s
47.5% Average
Read 78.4
Write 79
Mixed 21.9
SusWrite 87.1
48% 66.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
112% 0.8 MB/s
257GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 79 80 82 80 74 MB/s
46.3% Average
Read 81.2
Write 86.1
Mixed 21.4
SusWrite 80
49% 67.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.93 MB/s
173GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 33 32 25 32 36 MB/s
41.1% Average
Read 112
Write 71.9
Mixed 62.6
SusWrite 31.2
52% 69.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.17 MB/s
80GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 59 55 58 59 58 MB/s
31.3% Below average
Read 51.1
Write 54.1
Mixed 37
SusWrite 57.5
37% 49.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
147% 1.07 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,348,406 HDDs tested

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Typical Storage Space Device 317GB Builds (Compare 931 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD3 - $79

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples155x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples102x
Core i5-4590Intel  $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples94x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples113x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples65x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples62x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples51x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples36x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples33x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples27x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples24x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples24x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $316

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