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Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP500CM30001 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 189% (110th of 1072)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP500CM30001
Poor: 127%Average: 189% Great: 255%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP500CM30001 500GB averaged 88.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP500CM30001 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 826MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,682MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP500CM30001 500GB is 128%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP500CM30001 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 101MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 37.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Rank 110189%
Min Avg Max
422 Read 1,115 1,593
1,086 Write 1,682 2,351
52.4 Mixed 1,126 1,709
306 SusWrite 882 1,508
272% 1,201 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.6 4K Read 37.5 49.7
57.3 4K Write 101 190
29.6 4K Mixed 50 66.8
174% 62.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
598 DQ Read 986 1446
220 DQ Write 660 1,709
447 DQ Mixed 826 1,446
616% 824 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
409GB free
Firmware: STPSC014 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1685 1742 1746 847 729 575 MB/s
209% Outstanding
Read 1,304
Write 1,418
Mixed 1,302
SusWrite 1,220
296% 1,311 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 84.6
4K Mixed 49.1
157% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,097
DQ Write 385
DQ Mixed 810
580% 764 MB/s
409GB free
Firmware: STPSC014 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1516 1565 1722 869 646 505 MB/s
200% Outstanding
Read 1222
Write 1326
Mixed 1,236
SusWrite 1,137
278% 1,230 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 81.7
4K Mixed 48
155% 54.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,074
DQ Write 413
DQ Mixed 813
583% 767 MB/s
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STPSC014 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 518 563 585 586 519 568 MB/s
198% Outstanding
Read 1,516
Write 2,340
Mixed 1,618
SusWrite 556
340% 1,508 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 56.4
189% 67.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,148
DQ Write 889
DQ Mixed 1,022
763% 1,019 MB/s
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STPSC014 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 617 616 577 542 462 547 MB/s
151% Outstanding
Read 468
Write 748
Mixed 538
SusWrite 560
131% 579 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 47.8
208% 84.8 MB/s
DQ Read 832
DQ Write 752
DQ Mixed 702
551% 762 MB/s
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Gaming 173%
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Desktop 97%
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System: Alphasync 1129746

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel  $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples140x
Core i5-10400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples2x
Core i3-10320IntelBench 90%, 620 samples1x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples100x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples11x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples7x
SSD
Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP500CM30001 500GBNvmeBench 189%, 25 samples1x
RAM
CMWX16GC3200C16W2E 1x16GBCorsairBench 48%, 315 samples57x
CMWX16GC3200C16W2E 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 1,287 samples10x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples7x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $1,130

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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