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Seagate FireCuda 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 252% (55th of 1072)

Based on 151 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Seagate FireCuda
Poor: 140%Average: 252% Great: 378%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Seagate FireCuda 500GB averaged 152.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Seagate FireCuda 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 889MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,947MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Seagate FireCuda 500GB is 238%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Seagate FireCuda 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 43.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 151MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 151 samples)
Rank 55252%
Min Avg Max
677 Read 1,526 2,247
1,048 Write 1,947 2,424
450 Mixed 1,370 1,938
396 SusWrite 1,292 2,310
346% 1,533 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.6 4K Read 43.3 56.5
69.4 4K Write 151 239
43.4 4K Mixed 66.6 88.6
231% 87.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
214 DQ Read 1,068 1,611
159 DQ Write 766 1,453
84.4 DQ Mixed 889 1,541
672% 907 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
358GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SU6SM001 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2102 763 689 704 707 664 MB/s
249% Outstanding
Read 2,001
Write 2,260
Mixed 2,028
SusWrite 938
407% 1,807 MB/s
4K Read 53.1
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 76.7
239% 81.1 MB/s
DQ Read 898
DQ Write 729
DQ Mixed 798
602% 809 MB/s
212GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SU6SM001 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1480 680 380 459 480 485 MB/s
193% Outstanding
Read 1,492
Write 1885
Mixed 1,701
SusWrite 661
324% 1,435 MB/s
4K Read 45.5
4K Write 94.3
4K Mixed 65.4
203% 68.4 MB/s
DQ Read 762
DQ Write 550
DQ Mixed 666
495% 660 MB/s
241GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STOSC014 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 498 474 406 410 441 409 MB/s
192% Outstanding
Read 1590
Write 1,769
Mixed 1,449
SusWrite 440
294% 1,312 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 64.2
194% 73.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,052
DQ Write 737
DQ Mixed 936
688% 908 MB/s
221GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STNSC014 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 540 480 289 206 440 482 MB/s
176% Outstanding
Read 991
Write 2,072
Mixed 1,146
SusWrite 406
262% 1,154 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 61.7
201% 71.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,348
DQ Write 834
DQ Mixed 1,191
861% 1,125 MB/s
344GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C014 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 627 488 488 488 499 497 MB/s
152% Outstanding
Read 901
Write 1,116
Mixed 478
SusWrite 515
169% 753 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 46
171% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 945
DQ Write 494
DQ Mixed 669
511% 703 MB/s
214GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STNSC014 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 639 383 165 136 404 494 MB/s
133% Outstanding
Read 721
Write 2,092
Mixed 444
SusWrite 370
206% 907 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 43.3
161% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 950
DQ Write 493
DQ Mixed 666
509% 703 MB/s
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Gaming 128%
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Desktop 92%
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Workstation
Workstation 130%
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Motherboard: MSI X570-A PRO (MS-7C37) - $160

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples1,085x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples996x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $201Bench 98%, 128,080 samples620x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples449x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples377x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples340x
SSD
Seagate FireCuda 500GBNvmeBench 252%, 151 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples239x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples122x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples115x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $805

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