Seagate

BarraCuda 120 SS 2TB

BarraCuda 120 SS 2TB
BENCHMARKS (28)
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Effective Speed -6%Effective Speed -6%Average Score +2% Read -13%, Write 9%, 4K Read -19%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed 15%, 4K Mixed -15%, SusWrite 50%Peak Score +5% Read 0%, Write 3%, 4K Read 0%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed 14%, 4K Mixed -2%, SusWrite 24%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -13%DQ Read 8%, DQ Write 2%, DQ Mixed 14%, ADQ Read -99%, ADQ Write -56%, ADQ Mixed -69%, Age 92%, AS-SSD Total 3%

Average Bench: 93.1% (294^th of 1072)

Based on 28 user benchmarks. Model: Seagate BarraCuda 120 SS

Poor: 70%Average: 93.1% Great: 114%

Excellent average bench

The Seagate BarraCuda 120 SS 2TB averaged just 6.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate BarraCuda 120 SS 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 154MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 39.1MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate BarraCuda 120 SS 2TB is 43.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate BarraCuda 120 SS 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 164MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 185MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 28 samples)

Rank 29493.1%

Min	Avg	Max
329	Read 406	508
312	Write 441	500
323	Mixed 412	484
363	SusWrite 444	480
96.2% 426 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.5	4K Read 28.8	43.1
37.6	4K Write 77.6	113
24.1	4K Mixed 39.1	57.1
135% 48.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
40.4	DQ Read 164	395
105	DQ Write 185	365
61.2	DQ Mixed 154	378
122% 168 MB/s

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

USA-User, 5 months ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 488 488 488 488 484 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 490

Mixed 444

SusWrite 486

104% 459 MB/s

4K Read 33.9

4K Write 83

4K Mixed 40.1

147% 52.3 MB/s

DQ Read 226

DQ Write 224

DQ Mixed 235

174% 228 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 months ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 1.02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 307 306 303 305 305 MB/s

70.7% Very good

Write 372

Mixed 342

SusWrite 305

76% 335 MB/s

4K Read 22.6

4K Write 55.6

4K Mixed 32.2

105% 36.8 MB/s

DQ Read 136

DQ Write 153

DQ Mixed 183

127% 157 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

461GB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 344 366 368 380 384 MB/s

65.2% Good

Write 376

Mixed 354

SusWrite 366

81% 356 MB/s

4K Read 19.2

4K Write 35.4

4K Mixed 24.5

79% 26.4 MB/s

DQ Read 108

DQ Write 112

DQ Mixed 120

88% 113 MB/s

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