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Storage Space Device 3.5TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 67.1% (145th of 1015)

Based on 36 user benchmarks.  Model: Microsoft Storage Space Device
Poor: 47%Average: 67.1% Great: 91%

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Above average average bench

The Microsoft Storage Space Device 3.5TB averaged 32.8% 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 0.84MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.99MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microsoft Storage Space Device 3.5TB is 44.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Microsoft Storage Space Device 3.5TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 77.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 106MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 36 samples)
Rank 14567.1%
Min Avg Max
71.8 Read 127 234
41.2 Write 111 224
49.2 Mixed 77.5 117
24.7 SusWrite 106 170
77.6% 105 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 0.99 2
0.5 4K Write 2.23 5.4
0 4K Mixed 0.84 1.5
176% 1.35 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 67 55 55 66 75 MB/s
86.8% Excellent
Read 234
Write 224
Mixed 91.2
SusWrite 67
113% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 1.5
329% 2.8 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 138 139 141 139 139 MB/s
81.9% Excellent
Read 147
Write 135
Mixed 91.4
SusWrite 139
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
199% 1.37 MB/s
548GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 201 192 183 141 141 MB/s
81.4% Excellent
Read 113
Write 133
Mixed 55.1
SusWrite 170
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
194% 1.5 MB/s
356GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 139 125 129 154 183 MB/s
78.4% Very good
Read 120
Write 117
Mixed 72.6
SusWrite 153
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.17 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 92 90 89 91 89 MB/s
49.5% Average
Read 82.2
Write 90.9
Mixed 91.5
SusWrite 89.9
66% 88.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
164% 1.17 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 182%
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Desktop
Desktop 104%
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Workstation
Workstation 181%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X570 AORUS ELITE WIFI

CPU
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples1,276x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $144Bench 96%, 383,420 samples1,044x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples960x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples656x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples614x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples416x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples447x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples295x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples226x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples235x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples193x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples137x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $897

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