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BarraCuda 120 SS 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 93.8% (288th of 1072)

Based on 75 user benchmarks.  Model: Seagate BarraCuda 120 SS
Poor: 57%Average: 93.8% Great: 128%

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Excellent average bench

The Seagate BarraCuda 120 SS 1TB averaged just 6.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate BarraCuda 120 SS 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 205MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 41.8MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate BarraCuda 120 SS 1TB is 70.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Seagate BarraCuda 120 SS 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 194MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 409MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 75 samples)
Rank 28893.8%
Min Avg Max
310 Read 409 495
289 Write 423 486
282 Mixed 395 470
143 SusWrite 393 476
91.4% 405 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.9 4K Read 29 46.8
32.4 4K Write 86.5 162
19 4K Mixed 41.8 69.5
143% 52.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
47.2 DQ Read 194 388
74.6 DQ Write 211 360
51.2 DQ Mixed 205 371
154% 204 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
504GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STRS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 482 492 494 498 498 MB/s
129% Outstanding
Read 443
Write 497
Mixed 459
SusWrite 490
107% 472 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 65.2
218% 78 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 298
223% 296 MB/s
41GB free
Firmware: STRS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 422 449 466 469 470 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 383
Write 423
Mixed 416
SusWrite 447
94% 417 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 80.7
4K Mixed 50.5
163% 55.9 MB/s
DQ Read 225
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 206
155% 207 MB/s
87GB free
Firmware: STRS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 379 351 391 402 397 MB/s
79.6% Very good
Read 347
Write 365
Mixed 358
SusWrite 372
82% 361 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 55.3
4K Mixed 33.2
108% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 203
152% 204 MB/s
931GB free
Firmware: STQS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 164 165 166 166 MB/s
63% Good
Read 362
Write 161
Mixed 217
SusWrite 165
50% 226 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 41.7
4K Mixed 29.8
98% 32.2 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 60.9
76% 137 MB/s
931GB free
Firmware: STQS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 162 161 166 168 167 MB/s
60.2% Good
Read 346
Write 160
Mixed 214
SusWrite 164
49% 221 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 38.8
4K Mixed 28.5
94% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 194
DQ Write 127
DQ Mixed 164
121% 162 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,760,024 SSDs tested

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Gaming 60%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 50%
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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 - $193

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel  $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples847x
Core i7-4770Intel  $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples173x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples169x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples124x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples106x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples85x
SSD
BarraCuda 120 SS 1TBSeagateBench 94%, 75 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples40x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples39x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 55%, 18,444 samples34x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 119% - Outstanding Total price: $446

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