Seagate

SSD 512GB

SSD 512GB
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Effective Speed -17%Effective Speed -17%Average Score -13%Read 2%, Write 8%, 4K Read -24%, 4K Write -24%, Mixed 1%, 4K Mixed -33%, SusWrite -23%Peak Score -15%Read 1%, Write 0%, 4K Read -26%, 4K Write -17%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -34%, SusWrite -27%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -12%DQ Read -4%, DQ Write -0%, DQ Mixed -55%, ADQ Read -6%, ADQ Write -3%, ADQ Mixed -45%, Age 26%, AS-SSD Total -5%

Average Bench: 84.3% (419^th of 1072)

Based on 123 user benchmarks. Model: Seagate SSD

Poor: 56%Average: 84.3% Great: 100%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Seagate SSD 512GB averaged just 15.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate SSD 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 179MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 33.9MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate SSD 512GB is 43.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate SSD 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 241MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 364MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 123 samples)

Rank 41984.3%

Min	Avg	Max
347	Read 465	512
316	Write 438	486
287	Mixed 364	401
109	SusWrite 241	305
84.6% 377 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.2	4K Read 27.6	34.1
31.4	4K Write 70.6	105
17.1	4K Mixed 33.9	43.6
123% 44 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
61.1	DQ Read 307	353
43.8	DQ Write 280	358
38.7	DQ Mixed 179	214
166% 255 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

CAN-User, 6 months ago.

293GB free

Firmware: ST7S1031

SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 138 282 305 289 297 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 490

Mixed 393

SusWrite 291

95% 423 MB/s

4K Read 34.5

4K Write 111

4K Mixed 43.3

166% 62.8 MB/s

DQ Read 353

DQ Write 361

DQ Mixed 153

171% 289 MB/s

CAN-User, 11 months ago.

130GB free

Firmware: ST7S1031

SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 172 298 294 293 293 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 492

Mixed 392

SusWrite 305

96% 426 MB/s

4K Read 32.6

4K Write 90

4K Mixed 42

151% 54.9 MB/s

DQ Read 353

DQ Write 357

DQ Mixed 210

198% 307 MB/s

CAN-User, 11 months ago.

137GB free

Firmware: ST7S1031

SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 179 180 204 291 295 MB/s

92.2% Outstanding

Write 471

Mixed 339

SusWrite 265

87% 386 MB/s

4K Read 28.8

4K Write 82.7

4K Mixed 37.2

135% 49.6 MB/s

DQ Read 353

DQ Write 354

DQ Mixed 211

198% 306 MB/s

CAN-User, 10 months ago.

180GB free

Firmware: ST7S1031

SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 276 173 302 296 294 MB/s

87.7% Excellent

Write 417

Mixed 353

SusWrite 256

83% 368 MB/s

4K Read 27.8

4K Write 72.4

4K Mixed 35.5

126% 45.2 MB/s

DQ Read 350

DQ Write 337

DQ Mixed 205

192% 297 MB/s

CAN-User, 11 months ago.

199GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ST7S1031

SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 208 83 160 284 141 MB/s

83.5% Excellent

Write 480

Mixed 388

SusWrite 194

87% 389 MB/s

4K Read 28.1

4K Write 64.6

4K Mixed 35.4

122% 42.7 MB/s

DQ Read 343

DQ Write 284

DQ Mixed 198

180% 275 MB/s

CAN-User, 9 months ago.

477GB free

Firmware: ST7S1031

SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 199 195 278 284 279 MB/s

54.7% Above average

Write 283

Mixed 268

SusWrite 255

64% 283 MB/s

4K Read 13.9

4K Write 22.7

4K Mixed 16.5

54% 17.7 MB/s

DQ Read 225

DQ Write 186

DQ Mixed 177

140% 196 MB/s

CAN-User, 5 months ago.

102GB free

Firmware: ST7S1031

SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 158 18 203 166 77 MB/s

50.2% Above average

Write 430

Mixed 233

SusWrite 176

53% 229 MB/s

4K Read 4.9

4K Write 17.3

4K Mixed 37.8

65% 20 MB/s

DQ Read 350

DQ Write 245

DQ Mixed 17.6

89% 204 MB/s

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 64%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B86) - $104

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	852x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	411x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	340x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	227x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	208x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	173x

SSD
SSD 512GBSeagateBench 84%, 123 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	239x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	144x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	133x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $595

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Average Bench: 84.3% (419^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 84.3% (419th of 1072)

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