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Storage Space Device 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 66.7% (148th of 1015)

Based on 21 user benchmarks.  Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device
Poor: 32%Average: 66.7% Great: 101%

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Above average average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB averaged 33.3% 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 0.69MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.89MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB is 69.5%. 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 52.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 90.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 21 samples)
Rank 14866.7%
Min Avg Max
78 Read 141 199
84 Write 132 197
21.2 Mixed 52.7 86.3
13.9 SusWrite 90.9 192
76.1% 104 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.89 2
1.1 4K Write 1.94 3.1
0.2 4K Mixed 0.69 1
150% 1.17 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: 174 176 191 186 190 195 MB/s
90.4% Outstanding
Read 130
Write 172
Mixed 62.8
SusWrite 185
100% 138 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.2
143% 1.4 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 132 122 130 127 129 MB/s
86.8% Excellent
Read 176
Write 114
Mixed 35.5
SusWrite 127
82% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
149% 1.13 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 132 135 115 83 119 MB/s
84.4% Excellent
Read 179
Write 119
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 115
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 75 73 75 73 81 MB/s
70% Good
Read 170
Write 173
Mixed 29
SusWrite 74.2
80% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
118% 0.97 MB/s
306GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 116 120 128 127 128 MB/s
67.2% Good
Read 110
Write 123
Mixed 39.2
SusWrite 124
72% 99.1 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.4
121% 1.1 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 83 64 81 84 84 MB/s
52.4% Above average
Read 104
Write 85.7
Mixed 80.1
SusWrite 78.4
65% 87 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
603GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 62 68 78 77 65 MB/s
51.4% Above average
Read 110
Write 162
Mixed 77
SusWrite 69.4
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.97 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 143%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 142%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC - $241

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel  $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples1,179x
Core i9-10850KIntel  $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples441x
Core i5-10600KIntel  $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples401x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples538x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples437x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples190x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples262x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples207x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples162x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples105x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples101x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples98x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $1,024

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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