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Controller: LAMD LM87800. Flash Memory: Toshiba 19nm MLC. Release date: Q2 2013.

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Controller: LAMD LM87800. Flash Memory: Toshiba 19nm MLC. Release date: Q2 2013.

Effective Speed 
+9%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 4,250 user samples
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Best Bench: 90% 86GB free
Worst Bench: 54% 15GB free (System drive)
Poor: 54% Great: 90%
SPEED RANK: 563rd / 1072
3,595 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 103% 41GB free
Worst Bench: 56% 22GB free (System drive)
Poor: 56% Great: 103%
SPEED RANK: 446th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		75.6 % 82.5 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+9%
Average Score 
+17%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		438 MB/s +4% 422 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		258 MB/s 377 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+46%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		23.1 MB/s 23.4 MB/s +1%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		71 MB/s +2% 69.8 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		251 MB/s 309 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+23%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		28.4 MB/s 31.1 MB/s Slightly faster random mixed IO.
+10%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		211 MB/s 302 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+43%
Peak Score 
+18%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		492 MB/s 496 MB/s +1%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		301 MB/s 450 MB/s Much faster peak write speed.
+50%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		28.4 MB/s +0% 28.3 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		103 MB/s +4% 98.9 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		283 MB/s 348 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+23%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		34.1 MB/s 37.9 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+11%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		294 MB/s 439 MB/s Much faster peak sustained write speed.
+49%
Value & Sentiment 
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0 %
Value
Value For Money 		5.34 % 5.82 % Slightly better value.
+9%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 53 % +4%
Price
Price (score) 		$108 Much cheaper.
+50% 		$215
Nice To Haves 
+7%
Age
Newest 		132 Months 132 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		358 MB/s 361 MB/s +1%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		302 MB/s 352 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+17%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1,093 Pts 1,166 Pts Slightly stronger server IO.
+7%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		239 MB/s 256 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+7%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		297 MB/s 301 MB/s +1%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		236 MB/s 265 MB/s Faster deep queue write.
+12%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		197 MB/s 220 MB/s Faster deep queue mixed IO.
+12%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		120GB 240GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 75.6%
Average Bench 82.5%
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The 120GB Seagate 600 is yet another drive that massively underperforms its larger, in this case 240GB, sibling. Looking at the 120GB and 240GB 600's shows that the larger 240GB version has peak speeds that are nearly 50% higher than the smaller 120GB. This increase in speed is down to additional NAND modules on the larger version which allow more parallelization during writes. The 120GB 600 has peak sequential read/write speeds of 508/246 MB/s which is great for reading but terrible for writing. The 600 does have reasonable deep queue performance but that doesn't make up for its relative inability to write. Overall the 120GB Seagate 600 is both slower and more expensive than the group leaders. [Feb '14 SSDrivePro]

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This is Seagate's third foray into the the SSD market and it's clear from the specifications that Seagate haven't taken any chances. The 600 incorporates the now reasonably established LAMD LM87800 controller coupled with 19 NM Toshiba MLC, a very similar combination to Corsair's Neutron GTX. This combination of hardware coupled with Seagate's custom firmware produces a very solid set of performance figures. With a Real World Performance rating of 531 MB/s and an AS SSD total score of 1131 the Seagate 600 demonstrates both superb server and consumer performance capabilities. The pricing on the 600 is currently around average for a group leading SSD and likely to drop with time as the 600 is still relatively recent. Overall the 240GB Seagate 600 represents good value for money and delivers great performance. [Aug '13 SSDrivePro]

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