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BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP250CM30001 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 150% (142nd of 1058)

Based on 952 user benchmarks.  Model: Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP250CM30001
Poor: 103%Average: 150% Great: 202%

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Outstanding average bench

The Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP250CM30001 250GB averaged 50.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP250CM30001 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 502MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 682MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP250CM30001 250GB is 99.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP250CM30001 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 358MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 718MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 952 samples)
Rank 142150%
Min Avg Max
512 Read 952 1,482
529 Write 897 1,209
232 Mixed 718 1,227
200 SusWrite 358 608
164% 731 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.8 4K Read 39.5 51.2
71.2 4K Write 121 169
32.4 4K Mixed 53.3 66.3
192% 71.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
426 DQ Read 716 843
166 DQ Write 682 1,110
201 DQ Mixed 502 828
431% 634 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STCS1028
SusWrite @10s intervals: 510 297 258 257 258 256 MB/s
192% Outstanding
Read 1,545
Write 991
Mixed 1,097
SusWrite 306
219% 985 MB/s
4K Read 51.6
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 63.7
245% 91.9 MB/s
DQ Read 707
DQ Write 931
DQ Mixed 717
570% 785 MB/s
232GB free
Firmware: STCS1028
SusWrite @10s intervals: 773 983 795 303 303 301 MB/s
182% Outstanding
Read 1129
Write 902
Mixed 986
SusWrite 576
201% 898 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 55.5
208% 80.5 MB/s
DQ Read 710
DQ Write 999
DQ Mixed 720
582% 810 MB/s
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STCS1028
SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 262 261 262 260 276 MB/s
177% Outstanding
Read 1,242
Write 998
Mixed 1,013
SusWrite 292
198% 886 MB/s
4K Read 51.6
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 61
238% 88.9 MB/s
DQ Read 710
DQ Write 954
DQ Mixed 719
575% 794 MB/s
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STPSC014
SusWrite @10s intervals: 875 902 878 628 371 372 MB/s
154% Outstanding
Read 888
Write 959
Mixed 910
SusWrite 671
193% 857 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 81.4
4K Mixed 46
153% 53.7 MB/s
DQ Read 830
DQ Write 536
DQ Mixed 659
498% 675 MB/s
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STPSC014
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 259 278 275 219 233 MB/s
146% Outstanding
Read 734
Write 721
Mixed 422
SusWrite 269
120% 537 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 63
210% 74.8 MB/s
DQ Read 833
DQ Write 743
DQ Mixed 297
357% 624 MB/s
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STCS1028
SusWrite @10s intervals: 891 300 300 300 297 300 MB/s
128% Outstanding
Read 858
Write 993
Mixed 913
SusWrite 398
178% 791 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 70.5
4K Mixed 43.7
145% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 663
DQ Write 407
DQ Mixed 510
387% 527 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 56,070,365 SSDs tested.

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Typical BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP250CM30001 250GB Builds (Compare 1,811 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 54%
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Desktop 89%
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Workstation 46%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF B360M-E GAMING

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel  $140Bench 86%, 288,245 samples547x
Core i5-8400Intel  $172Bench 84%, 294,543 samples263x
Core i7-8700Intel  $320Bench 87%, 345,082 samples174x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $290Bench 57%, 1,449,936 samples137x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 31%, 967,143 samples134x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 371,993 samples124x
SSD
BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP250CM30001 250GBSeagateBench 150%, 952 samples55x
RAM
IRH2666D464L19S/8G 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 623 samples130x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $81Bench 80%, 135,576 samples106x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 76%, 123,999 samples82x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $430

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Intel Core i5-12600K $280Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400Crucial MX500 250GB $45
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