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BarraCuda 120 SS 500GB

BarraCuda 120 SS 500GB
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Effective Speed -4%Effective Speed -4%Average Score -1%Read -14%, Write -1%, 4K Read -4%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed 8%, 4K Mixed -2%, SusWrite 27%Peak Score +11% Read 2%, Write 2%, 4K Read 9%, 4K Write 12%, Mixed 11%, 4K Mixed 14%, SusWrite 27%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +7% DQ Read 8%, DQ Write 2%, DQ Mixed 15%, ADQ Read -29%, ADQ Write -26%, ADQ Mixed -12%, Age 91%, AS-SSD Total 6%

Average Bench: 94.7% (280^th of 1072)

Based on 41 user benchmarks. Model: Seagate BarraCuda 120 SS

Poor: 59%Average: 94.7% Great: 127%

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Excellent average bench

The Seagate BarraCuda 120 SS 500GB averaged just 5.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate BarraCuda 120 SS 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 232MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 44MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate BarraCuda 120 SS 500GB is 68%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Seagate BarraCuda 120 SS 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 400MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 377MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 41 samples)

Rank 28094.7%

Min	Avg	Max
263	Read 400	515
131	Write 402	497
179	Mixed 387	469
119	SusWrite 377	491
88.3% 391 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.6	4K Read 33.1	46.9
2.2	4K Write 72.3	137
3.7	4K Mixed 44	66.6
145% 49.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
105	DQ Read 253	397
70.5	DQ Write 229	364
25.5	DQ Mixed 232	380
176% 238 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

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

USA-User, 7 months ago.

126GB free

Firmware: 2501

SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 344 344 344 344 344 MB/s

78.4% Very good

Write 334

Mixed 317

SusWrite 344

75% 332 MB/s

4K Read 31.6

4K Write 38.3

4K Mixed 35.2

113% 35 MB/s

DQ Read 208

DQ Write 178

DQ Mixed 200

148% 195 MB/s

RUS-User, 2 months ago.

92GB free

Firmware: 8101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 395 392 326 390 347 MB/s

70.1% Very good

Write 346

Mixed 335

SusWrite 373

77% 339 MB/s

4K Read 22.3

4K Write 35.9

4K Mixed 27.7

88% 28.6 MB/s

DQ Read 170

DQ Write 167

DQ Mixed 163

124% 167 MB/s

GBR-User, 8 months ago.

63GB free

Firmware: 3202

SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 298 328 323 334 332 MB/s

65.3% Good

Write 384

Mixed 337

SusWrite 326

77% 342 MB/s

4K Read 19.8

4K Write 34.4

4K Mixed 24.9

80% 26.4 MB/s

DQ Read 172

DQ Write 164

DQ Mixed 180

132% 172 MB/s

ZAF-User, 3 months ago.

465GB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 332 340 396 402 402 MB/s

64.9% Good

Write 362

Mixed 301

SusWrite 357

76% 335 MB/s

4K Read 18.9

4K Write 32.7

4K Mixed 24.1

77% 25.2 MB/s

DQ Read 107

DQ Write 174

DQ Mixed 119

96% 133 MB/s

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Typical BarraCuda 120 SS 500GB Builds (Compare 21 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 64%

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Workstation 9%

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System: HP HPE-480t

CPU
Core i7 930Intel $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples	15x
Core i7-950Intel $100Bench 66%, 36,389 samples	2x
Core i7 X 980Intel $148Bench 76%, 8,133 samples	2x

GPU
HD 5770AMDBench 10%, 37,602 samples	4x
GTX 460Nvidia $203Bench 12%, 31,648 samples	3x
Radeon HD 5570AMDBench 4%, 12,172 samples	2x

SSD
BarraCuda 120 SS 500GBSeagateBench 95%, 41 samples	3x

RAM
9GBUnknownBench 38%, 4,068 samples	6x
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples	5x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	4x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $199

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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BarraCuda 120 SS 500GB

Average Bench: 94.7% (280^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 94.7% (280th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 94.7% (280^th of 1072)