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Storage Space Device 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 64.2% (166th of 1015)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device
Poor: 31%Average: 64.2% Great: 82%

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Above average average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB averaged 35.7% 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 0.82MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.39MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB is 51%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 68.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 88.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Rank 16664.2%
Min Avg Max
81 Read 135 180
73.1 Write 133 183
22.1 Mixed 68.5 94.1
25.8 SusWrite 88.4 188
77.9% 106 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.9 4K Read 1.31 2
1.8 4K Write 3.39 4.9
0.5 4K Mixed 0.82 1.1
208% 1.84 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 97 228 68 81 165 MB/s
74% Very good
Read 139
Write 154
Mixed 74.6
SusWrite 118
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 0.9
274% 2.6 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 25 35 25 26 23 MB/s
42.3% Average
Read 119
Write 118
Mixed 74.9
SusWrite 26.6
63% 84.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.7
229% 2.33 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 21 26 28 23 38 MB/s
35.5% Below average
Read 95.1
Write 115
Mixed 74.4
SusWrite 26.9
58% 77.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.8
240% 2.37 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 29 24 22 22 27 MB/s
31.2% Below average
Read 81
Write 73.1
Mixed 82.1
SusWrite 25.8
49% 65.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 0.9
262% 2.47 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,348,736 HDDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 209%
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Desktop
Desktop 115%
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Workstation
Workstation 230%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel  $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples983x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $282Bench 117%, 66,991 samples593x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples284x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples264x
RTX 4070-TiNvidia  $660Bench 240%, 46,082 samples253x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples209x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples353x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples310x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples135x
RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples366x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples358x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples147x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,232

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