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Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 305% (29th of 1072)

Based on 75 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002
Poor: 163%Average: 305% Great: 506%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002 1TB averaged 204.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 971MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,453MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002 1TB is 344%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 44.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 72MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 75 samples)
Rank 29305%
Min Avg Max
658 Read 1,620 2,212
1,270 Write 2,453 4,070
651 Mixed 1,634 2,338
626 SusWrite 1,910 3,881
432% 1,904 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.3 4K Read 44.3 60.1
85.2 4K Write 180 345
47.8 4K Mixed 72 104
255% 98.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
569 DQ Read 1,181 1,848
137 DQ Write 829 1,595
258 DQ Mixed 971 1,738
734% 994 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
842GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STNSC014 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3835 3841 3843 1715 961 962 MB/s
423% Outstanding
Read 2003
Write 3,683
Mixed 2,203
SusWrite 2,526
592% 2,604 MB/s
4K Read 50.5
4K Write 282
4K Mixed 94.1
346% 142 MB/s
DQ Read 2,006
DQ Write 1685
DQ Mixed 1,775
1,349% 1,822 MB/s
655GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STNSC016 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2840 966 943 945 924 944 MB/s
371% Outstanding
Read 2,376
Write 4,066
Mixed 2,340
SusWrite 1,260
568% 2,511 MB/s
4K Read 57.2
4K Write 351
4K Mixed 106
408% 171 MB/s
DQ Read 1,851
DQ Write 1470
DQ Mixed 1,660
1,243% 1,660 MB/s
196GB free
Firmware: STNSC014 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1359 552 400 531 576 591 MB/s
150% Outstanding
Read 1,204
Write 2,952
Mixed 692
SusWrite 668
312% 1,379 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 41.1
153% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 528
339% 392 MB/s
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Gaming 112%
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Desktop 96%
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Workstation 103%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X FORMULA

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples574x
Core i7-8086KIntel  $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples141x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples122x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples234x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples117x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples61x
SSD
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002 1TBNvmeBench 305%, 75 samples1x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples51x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples45x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples29x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $784

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