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BACKUP+ 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 44.8% (918th of 1072)

Based on 29 user benchmarks.  Model: Seagate BACKUP+
Poor: 18%Average: 44.8% Great: 60%

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Below average average bench

The Seagate BACKUP+ 1TB averaged 55.1% 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 Random Read Speed 19.5MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 61.5MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate BACKUP+ 1TB is 41.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate BACKUP+ 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 89.1MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 74MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 29 samples)
Rank 91844.8%
Min Avg Max
34.8 Read 206 266
12.4 Write 174 251
12.7 Mixed 177 260
35.4 SusWrite 173 245
41.1% 182 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.6 4K Read 19.5 24.3
8.3 4K Write 29.3 38.9
0.2 4K Mixed 20.3 29
71.1% 23 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21 DQ Read 89.1 169
8.8 DQ Write 74 144
0.2 DQ Mixed 61.5 154
51.5% 74.8 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
253GB free
Firmware: 0302
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 242 237 237 232 236 MB/s
59.2% Above average
Read 250
Write 242
Mixed 240
SusWrite 237
55% 242 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 38.3
4K Mixed 28.2
91% 29.8 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 88.2
80% 120 MB/s
487GB free
Firmware: 0302
SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 220 220 220 220 220 MB/s
55.8% Above average
Read 246
Write 237
Mixed 234
SusWrite 220
53% 234 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 36.3
4K Mixed 26.9
87% 28.4 MB/s
DQ Read 110
DQ Write 127
DQ Mixed 138
99% 125 MB/s
682GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 214 214 210 213 90 MB/s
35.6% Below average
Read 221
Write 221
Mixed 212
SusWrite 193
48% 212 MB/s
4K Read 11.6
4K Write 18.6
4K Mixed 7.2
37% 12.5 MB/s
DQ Read 74.8
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 31.5
41% 72.2 MB/s
904GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 126 128 131 130 130 MB/s
34.1% Below average
Read 190
Write 126
Mixed 149
SusWrite 127
33% 148 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 8.3
4K Mixed 11.9
52% 13.8 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 8.8
DQ Mixed 18.6
27% 54.9 MB/s
525GB free
Firmware: 0302
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 152 177 167 177 172 MB/s
32.2% Below average
Read 170
Write 145
Mixed 167
SusWrite 167
37% 162 MB/s
4K Read 9.4
4K Write 10.3
4K Mixed 11.3
34% 10.3 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 91.7
DQ Mixed 104
77% 101 MB/s
533GB free
Firmware: 0143
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 37 37 37 37 MB/s
19.8% Very poor
Read 55.3
Write 35.8
Mixed 38.8
SusWrite 37.6
9% 41.9 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 10.9
4K Mixed 12
47% 13.3 MB/s
DQ Read 24.4
DQ Write 22.3
DQ Mixed 18.4
15% 21.7 MB/s
319GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 35 35 35 35 35 MB/s
19.3% Very poor
Read 54.3
Write 35.1
Mixed 37.7
SusWrite 35.4
9% 40.6 MB/s
4K Read 15.9
4K Write 8.7
4K Mixed 12.6
45% 12.4 MB/s
DQ Read 28.6
DQ Write 22
DQ Mixed 26
19% 25.5 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,730,818 SSDs tested

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Typical BACKUP+ 1TB Builds (Compare 109 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 (MS-7721) - $260

CPU
A8-5600K APUAMD  $250Bench 49%, 14,744 samples27x
A10-5800K APU (2012 D.Tr)AMD  $119Bench 50%, 18,312 samples20x
A10-6800K APU (2013 D.Ri)AMD  $467Bench 51%, 11,295 samples11x
GPU
Radeon HD 7560DAMDBench 4%, 10,029 samples18x
Radeon HD 7660DAMDBench 5%, 7,665 samples9x
Radeon HD 8670DAMDBench 5%, 5,822 samples6x
SSD
BACKUP+ 1TBSeagateBench 45%, 29 samples1x
RAM
1600 CL9 Series 1600 CL9 Series 8GBUnknownBench 37%, 220 samples4x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples3x
1866 CL10 Series 1866 CL10 Series 16GBUnknownBench 36%, 224 samples3x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 51% - Above average Total price: $510

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