Seagate

BarraCuda Q1 SSD 480GB

BarraCuda Q1 SSD 480GB
BENCHMARKS (20)
MKT (0%)
BUILDS
(0)

Effective Speed -34%Effective Speed -34%Average Score -35%Read -40%, Write -36%, 4K Read -47%, 4K Write -73%, Mixed -15%, 4K Mixed -60%, SusWrite 22%Peak Score -21%Read -33%, Write -7%, 4K Read -32%, 4K Write -32%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed -47%, SusWrite 15%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -43%DQ Read -65%, DQ Write -8%, DQ Mixed -91%, ADQ Read -100%, ADQ Write -50%, ADQ Mixed -105%, Age 109%, AS-SSD Total -33%

Average Bench: 73.5% (598^th of 1071)

Based on 20 user benchmarks. Model: Seagate BarraCuda Q1 SSD

Poor: 58%Average: 73.5% Great: 94%

Popular builds with this SSD

Good average bench

The Seagate BarraCuda Q1 SSD 480GB averaged 26.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 127MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 28.2MB/s

See where your SSD ranks →

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate BarraCuda Q1 SSD 480GB is 35.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate BarraCuda Q1 SSD 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 163MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 327MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 20 samples)

Rank 59873.5%

Min	Avg	Max
156	Read 327	382
104	Write 299	454
153	Mixed 313	376
274	SusWrite 363	445
73.5% 325 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.9	4K Read 23.3	32.6
17.7	4K Write 50.5	92.7
18.4	4K Mixed 28.2	39.7
98.1% 34 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
61	DQ Read 163	223
17.7	DQ Write 192	332
30.1	DQ Mixed 127	173
110% 161 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

ROU-User, 14 months ago.

101GB free

Firmware: STWS

SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 428 437 439 442 53 MB/s

83.9% Excellent

Write 323

Mixed 376

SusWrite 314

78% 347 MB/s

4K Read 30.7

4K Write 78.1

4K Mixed 36.6

135% 48.5 MB/s

DQ Read 182

DQ Write 189

DQ Mixed 152

124% 174 MB/s

AUS-User, 16 days ago.

169GB free

Firmware: STWS

SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 361 362 399 402 403 MB/s

82.9% Excellent

Write 372

Mixed 330

SusWrite 366

79% 350 MB/s

4K Read 28

4K Write 68.9

4K Mixed 34.2

123% 43.7 MB/s

DQ Read 219

DQ Write 208

DQ Mixed 160

135% 196 MB/s

TUR-User, 8 months ago.

122GB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 385 385 393 392 393 MB/s

66.8% Good

Write 378

Mixed 305

SusWrite 388

79% 348 MB/s

4K Read 18.6

4K Write 37.9

4K Mixed 23.1

78% 26.5 MB/s

DQ Read 134

DQ Write 139

DQ Mixed 48.4

61% 107 MB/s

TUR-User, 8 months ago.

122GB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 381 381 389 391 390 MB/s

62% Good

Write 324

Mixed 320

SusWrite 343

74% 325 MB/s

4K Read 18.7

4K Write 37

4K Mixed 23.3

78% 26.3 MB/s

DQ Read 61

DQ Write 131

DQ Mixed 87.5

69% 93 MB/s

USA-User, 14 months ago.

163GB free

Firmware: 4101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 360 368 381 375 378 MB/s

59.6% Above average

Write 337

Mixed 316

SusWrite 341

73% 325 MB/s

4K Read 17.5

4K Write 34.8

4K Mixed 20.1

71% 24.1 MB/s

DQ Read 113

DQ Write 96.5

DQ Mixed 94.9

74% 101 MB/s

NZL-User, 5 months ago.

113GB free (System drive)

Firmware: STWS

SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 289 263 312 305 336 MB/s

59.3% Above average

Write 398

Mixed 237

SusWrite 303

71% 316 MB/s

4K Read 16.7

4K Write 29.8

4K Mixed 24.1

72% 23.5 MB/s

DQ Read 105

DQ Write 115

DQ Mixed 65.9

62% 95.5 MB/s

20 MORE »

Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,750,521 SSDs tested

Custom PC Builder (Start a new build) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical BarraCuda Q1 SSD 480GB Builds (Compare 379 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 63%

Destroyer

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: HP Z220 SFF Workstation

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	131x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	44x
Xeon E3-1225 V2Intel $248Bench 70%, 2,869 samples	38x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	65x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	50x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	37x

SSD
BarraCuda Q1 SSD 480GBSeagateBench 74%, 20 samples	1x

RAM
M378B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 54%, 6,893 samples	13x
16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 4x4GBMicronBench 55%, 1,512 samples	8x
M378B5773DH0-CK0 2x2GBSamsungBench 50%, 1,226 samples	7x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $297

Popular BarraCuda Q1 SSD 480GB systems:

How Fast Is Your SSD? (Bench your build) Size up your PC in less than a minute

Welcome to our PC speed test tool. UserBenchmark will test your PC and compare the results to other users with the same components. You can quickly size up your PC, identify hardware problems and explore the best value for money upgrades.

UserBenchmark of the month

Gaming

Desktop

ProGaming

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

USB

How it works

- Download and run UserBenchmark
- CPU tests include: integer, floating and string
- GPU tests include: six 3D game simulations
- Drive tests include: read, write, sustained write and mixed IO
- RAM tests include: single/multi core bandwidth and latency
- SkillBench (space shooter) tests user input accuracy
- Reports are generated and presented on userbenchmark.com
- Identify the strongest components in your PC
- See speed test results from other users
- Compare your components to the current market leaders
- Explore your best upgrade options with a virtual PC build
- Compare your in-game FPS to other users with your hardware

Solid State Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) April 2024 SSD Rankings

Welcome to our 2.5" and M.2 SSD comparison. We calculate effective speed for both SATA and NVMe drives based on real world performance then adjust by current prices per GB to yield a value for money rating. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top SSDs. ^[SSDrivePro]

Group Test Results

Best user rated - User sentiment trumps benchmarks for this comparison.
Best value for money - Value for money is based on real world performance.
Fastest real world speed - Real World Speed measures performance for typical consumers.

1071 Drives (Compared) Thousands of user benchmarks compiled into one comparison list

See how consistently different SSDs perform with varying real world conditions. The charts also illustrate overall performance, popularity and rank.

Frequently Asked Questions

Storage Devices FAQ

What is sustained sequential write speed?

What’s the difference between SLC, MLC and TLC?

What is 3D XPoint and how fast is it?

What’s the difference between SATA, PCIe and NVMe?

What’s the difference between NAND and V-NAND?

What is sequential write speed?

What is sequential read speed?

What is incompressible data?

What is queue depth?

Solid State Drives

What is the SSD value for money rating?

What is 4K 64 thread write speed?

Can CPU power saving states (C1,C2,C3) impact SSD speed?

What is the effective SSD speed index?

How is the AS SSD write score calculated?

How is the AS SSD read score calculated?

How is the AS SSD total score calculated?

ALL FAQs »

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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

Seagate

BarraCuda Q1 SSD 480GB

Average Bench: 73.5% (598^th of 1071)

Popular builds with this SSD

Good average bench

Strengths

Above average consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

System: HP Z220 SFF Workstation

Popular BarraCuda Q1 SSD 480GB systems:

UserBenchmark of the month

How it works

Group Test Results

Comments

Speed Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Best User Rated

Seagate

BarraCuda Q1 SSD 480GB

Average Bench: 73.5% (598th of 1071)

Popular builds with this SSD

Good average bench

Strengths

Above average consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

System: HP Z220 SFF Workstation

Popular BarraCuda Q1 SSD 480GB systems:

UserBenchmark of the month

How it works

Group Test Results

Share a related link

Comments

Speed Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Best User Rated

Feedback

Average Bench: 73.5% (598^th of 1071)