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ZP500GV30012 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2023.

Average Bench: 292% (32nd of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Model: Seagate ZP500GV30012
Poor: 169%Average: 292% Great: 377%

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Outstanding average bench

The Seagate ZP500GV30012 500GB averaged 192.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ZP500GV30012 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,115MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,829MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ZP500GV30012 500GB is 208%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Seagate ZP500GV30012 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 61.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 181MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Rank 32292%
Min Avg Max
262 Read 1,702 2223
411 Write 2,829 3,832
291 Mixed 1,803 2,404
662 SusWrite 1,383 2,442
437% 1,929 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.4 4K Read 61.7 85.7
6.6 4K Write 181 345
6.9 4K Mixed 79.4 118
291% 107 MB/s
Min Avg Max
62.4 DQ Read 1,340 1,844
150 DQ Write 965 1,696
167 DQ Mixed 1,115 1,700
843% 1,140 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
371GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SUFSM002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3402 1697 1082 743 559 260 MB/s
381% Outstanding
Read 2,090
Write 3,669
Mixed 2,384
SusWrite 1,290
534% 2,358 MB/s
4K Read 87
4K Write 358
4K Mixed 118
473% 188 MB/s
DQ Read 1,832
DQ Write 1,529
DQ Mixed 589
739% 1,317 MB/s
284GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SUFSM002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3491 3272 195 148 137 145 MB/s
285% Outstanding
Read 1,860
Write 3,579
Mixed 2,180
SusWrite 1,231
502% 2,212 MB/s
4K Read 54.7
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 71.3
242% 85 MB/s
DQ Read 1,774
DQ Write 923
DQ Mixed 1,533
1,090% 1,410 MB/s
93GB free
Firmware: SUFSM002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 863 849 856 857 859 858 MB/s
233% Outstanding
Read 1,192
Write 1,336
Mixed 1,192
SusWrite 857
258% 1,144 MB/s
4K Read 58.4
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 76.1
263% 93.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,299
DQ Write 1,034
DQ Mixed 1,126
854% 1,153 MB/s
276GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SUFSM002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 663 485 669 639 272 286 MB/s
145% Outstanding
Read 630
Write 681
Mixed 664
SusWrite 502
140% 619 MB/s
4K Read 51.7
4K Write 93
4K Mixed 62.5
208% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 617
DQ Write 482
DQ Mixed 548
410% 549 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,857,818 SSDs tested

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Typical ZP500GV30012 500GB Builds (Compare 618 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
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Desktop
Desktop 100%
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Workstation
Workstation 90%
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Motherboard: MSI B560-A PRO (MS-7D15)

CPU
Core i5-11400FIntel  $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples207x
Core i5-10400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples80x
Core i7-11700FIntelBench 98%, 21,161 samples44x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples127x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples69x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples68x
SSD
ZP500GV30012 500GBSeagateBench 292%, 50 samples1x
RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples36x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples35x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples32x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $366

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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