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Storage Space Device 2TB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 81.3% (70th of 1015)

Based on 35,039 user benchmarks.  Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device
Poor: 34%Average: 81.3% Great: 109%

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Very good average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB averaged just 18.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.57MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.42MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB is 74.7%. 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 69MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.62MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 35,039 samples)
Rank 7081.3%
Min Avg Max
37.8 Read 129 191
34.9 Write 128 183
25.3 Mixed 69 96.9
42.7 SusWrite 154 211
87.8% 120 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 1.42 2.9
0.6 4K Write 1.62 4.28
0.03 4K Mixed 0.57 1.1
153% 1.21 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
531GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 198 191 191 199 190 MB/s
93.1% Outstanding
Read 130
Write 91.7
Mixed 28.4
SusWrite 193
80% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2
364% 2.77 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 193 203 194 212 208 MB/s
92.1% Outstanding
Read 119
Write 167
Mixed 68.8
SusWrite 202
101% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
217% 1.53 MB/s
292GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 173 173 174 176 187 MB/s
80.4% Excellent
Read 106
Write 99.8
Mixed 67.4
SusWrite 174
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0
82% 0.77 MB/s
795GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 66 118 124 134 130 MB/s
69.9% Good
Read 140
Write 130
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 103
73% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
147% 1.27 MB/s
343GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 139 134 138 143 146 MB/s
68.4% Good
Read 102
Write 129
Mixed 76.2
SusWrite 136
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
89% 0.77 MB/s
240GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 108 97 96 83 104 MB/s
58.1% Above average
Read 107
Write 82.5
Mixed 68.8
SusWrite 95.2
65% 88.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.4
112% 0.77 MB/s
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Typical Storage Space Device 2TB Builds (Compare 23,073 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 113%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 104%
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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $140

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $435Bench 97%, 550,833 samples5,808x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $250Bench 93%, 321,194 samples5,637x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $350Bench 98%, 354,223 samples2,773x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,752x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $225Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,675x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $450Bench 104%, 478,117 samples1,528x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples928x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $138Bench 112%, 602,853 samples784x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $60Bench 310%, 455,997 samples701x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,494x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples1,085x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples708x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,203

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