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Storage Space Device 3.5TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 44.3% (418th of 1015)

Based on 7 user benchmarks.  Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device
Poor: 16%Average: 44.3% Great: 80%

Below average average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 3.5TB averaged 55.6% 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 0.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.44MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 3.5TB is 64.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Microsoft Storage Space Device 3.5TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 44.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 46.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)
Rank 41844.3%
Min Avg Max
43 Read 110 156
12.2 Write 63.7 107
17.5 Mixed 46.5 90.2
10.9 SusWrite 44.1 125
48.5% 66 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 1.09 3
0.8 4K Write 2.44 4.2
0.1 4K Mixed 0.5 1.1
146% 1.34 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
324GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 125 129 134 126 131 MB/s
80% Very good
Read 154
Write 101
Mixed 90.2
SusWrite 125
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 3
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.5
195% 1.43 MB/s
399GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 92 94 94 92 90 MB/s
60.9% Good
Read 120
Write 107
Mixed 58.3
SusWrite 91.6
69% 94.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
218% 1.63 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 22 24 26 21 26 MB/s
42.7% Average
Read 120
Write 61.7
Mixed 68.3
SusWrite 28.1
52% 69.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
602GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 8.4 31 8.5 8.9 41 MB/s
33% Below average
Read 92.3
Write 98.5
Mixed 48
SusWrite 21.3
48% 65 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.2
129% 1.7 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.9 9.8 8.9 9.2 9.1 10 MB/s
31.1% Below average
Read 96.7
Write 90.5
Mixed 49.3
SusWrite 9.3
45% 61.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 7.3
4K Mixed 0.1
171% 2.67 MB/s

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