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BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA250CM10003 250GB

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Effective Speed +7% Effective Speed 7%Average Score +9% Read 3%, Write 8%, 4K Read 12%, 4K Write 11%, Mixed 21%, 4K Mixed 15%, SusWrite -5%Peak Score +9% Read 2%, Write 3%, 4K Read 8%, 4K Write 9%, Mixed 13%, 4K Mixed 11%, SusWrite 14%Value & Sentiment -890%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,767%Nice To Haves +17% DQ Read 6%, DQ Write 4%, DQ Mixed 14%, ADQ Read 4%, ADQ Write 6%, ADQ Mixed 12%, Age 82%, AS-SSD Total 6%

Average Bench: 105% (231^st of 1072)

Based on 1,877 user benchmarks. Model: Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA250CM10003

Poor: 75%Average: 105% Great: 126%

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Outstanding average bench

The Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA250CM10003 250GB averaged 5.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA250CM10003 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 292MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 51.7MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA250CM10003 250GB is 51.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA250CM10003 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 283MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 471MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,877 samples)

Rank 231105%

Min	Avg	Max
357	Read 471	516
311	Write 438	500
319	Mixed 434	479
197	SusWrite 283	443
91.3% 406 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.5	4K Read 38.5	46.4
49.2	4K Write 97.6	133
30.8	4K Mixed 51.7	64.4
176% 62.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
68.2	DQ Read 339	390
106	DQ Write 306	372
71.1	DQ Mixed 292	378
227% 312 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

NZL-User, 6 days ago.

233GB free

Firmware: STRSD013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 459 475 467 472 478 MB/s

122% Outstanding

Write 292

Mixed 450

SusWrite 464

95% 423 MB/s

4K Read 38

4K Write 120

4K Mixed 54.1

190% 70.6 MB/s

DQ Read 366

DQ Write 325

DQ Mixed 329

251% 340 MB/s

AUS-User, 2 days ago.

70GB free

Firmware: STRSD013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 479 477 406 278 288 MB/s

118% Outstanding

Write 488

Mixed 456

SusWrite 401

104% 462 MB/s

4K Read 40.8

4K Write 93.1

4K Mixed 54.4

181% 62.8 MB/s

DQ Read 389

DQ Write 353

DQ Mixed 368

277% 370 MB/s

GBR-User, 13 days ago.

78GB free (System drive)

Firmware: STRSD013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 165 181 279 220 232 MB/s

115% Outstanding

Write 492

Mixed 471

SusWrite 224

95% 425 MB/s

4K Read 43.7

4K Write 119

4K Mixed 60.3

206% 74.2 MB/s

DQ Read 389

DQ Write 371

DQ Mixed 146

174% 302 MB/s

ZAF-User, 11 days ago.

183GB free (System drive)

Firmware: STRSD013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 453 331 286 285 285 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 464

Mixed 445

SusWrite 340

98% 434 MB/s

4K Read 29.7

4K Write 84.5

4K Mixed 42.3

144% 52.2 MB/s

DQ Read 393

DQ Write 364

DQ Mixed 376

283% 378 MB/s

TUR-User, 7 days ago.

47GB free (System drive)

Firmware: STRSD013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 256 282 218 173 147 MB/s

98.3% Outstanding

Write 453

Mixed 435

SusWrite 225

89% 396 MB/s

4K Read 36.2

4K Write 82.5

4K Mixed 47.6

160% 55.4 MB/s

DQ Read 383

DQ Write 331

DQ Mixed 301

241% 338 MB/s

USA-User, 10 days ago.

64GB free (System drive)

Firmware: STRSD012

SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 273 283 232 244 201 MB/s

94.3% Outstanding

Write 376

Mixed 359

SusWrite 251

76% 339 MB/s

4K Read 39.6

4K Write 86.9

4K Mixed 52.1

173% 59.5 MB/s

DQ Read 251

DQ Write 204

DQ Mixed 224

169% 226 MB/s

DEU-User, 9 days ago.

48GB free (System drive)

Firmware: STQSC012

SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 183 161 173 174 173 MB/s

79.3% Very good

Write 440

Mixed 416

SusWrite 192

86% 385 MB/s

4K Read 22.2

4K Write 62.5

4K Mixed 42

120% 42.2 MB/s

DQ Read 239

DQ Write 179

DQ Mixed 170

138% 196 MB/s

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME A320M-K - $70

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,469x
Ryzen 3 3200GAMD $75Bench 63%, 104,122 samples	1,308x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD $104Bench 60%, 181,631 samples	1,008x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	954x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	736x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	656x

SSD
BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA250CM10003 250GBSeagateBench 105%, 1,877 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	229x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	204x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $324

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA250CM10003 250GB

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