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Storage Space Device 30TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 100% (4th of 1015)

Based on 20 user benchmarks.  Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device
Poor: 84%Average: 100% Great: 135%

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Outstanding average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 30TB averaged 0.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Microsoft Storage Space Device 30TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.06MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.48MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 30TB is 51.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Microsoft Storage Space Device 30TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 82.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 162MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 20 samples)
Rank 4100%
Min Avg Max
88.6 Read 175 238
39.3 Write 162 242
29.9 Mixed 82.7 129
138 SusWrite 173 239
108% 148 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 1.17 2.6
1.4 4K Write 3.48 6.1
0.3 4K Mixed 1.06 2.6
232% 1.91 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
20.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 236 244 241 245 236 MB/s
135% Outstanding
Read 232
Write 242
Mixed 129
SusWrite 239
154% 210 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 2.6
508% 3.73 MB/s
22.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 236 232 227 238 231 MB/s
135% Outstanding
Read 238
Write 121
Mixed 107
SusWrite 233
128% 175 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 6.1
4K Mixed 1.1
285% 2.8 MB/s
15TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 188 196 198 217 220 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 166
Mixed 94.3
SusWrite 202
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.03 MB/s
9.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 162 162 162 174 154 MB/s
95.9% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 180
Mixed 77.1
SusWrite 159
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
178% 1.17 MB/s
10TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 101 165 164 173 165 MB/s
90.2% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 175
Mixed 81.9
SusWrite 146
104% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
171% 1.17 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 40%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 35%
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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 DELUXE - $500

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel  $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples254x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples162x
Core i7-3960XIntel  $265Bench 78%, 2,165 samples31x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples35x
GTX 680Nvidia  $360Bench 32%, 38,995 samples32x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples32x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples29x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples26x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples16x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples19x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples11x
DDR3 1600G DDR3 1600G Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 12GBAdataBench 52%, 28 samples11x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $1,059

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