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BACKUP+ 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 38.2% (958th of 1072)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Model: Seagate BACKUP+
Poor: 18%Average: 38.2% Great: 51%

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Poor average bench

The Seagate BACKUP+ 256GB averaged 61.7% 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 16.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 14.9MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate BACKUP+ 256GB is 32.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Seagate BACKUP+ 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 114MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 71.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Rank 95838.2%
Min Avg Max
42.2 Read 207 267
35.9 Write 165 248
37 Mixed 162 254
29.2 SusWrite 114 230
36.3% 162 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.7 4K Read 16.3 19
8.5 4K Write 26.1 34.6
5.58 4K Mixed 14.9 21
57.7% 19.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.8 DQ Read 88.5 129
23.2 DQ Write 71.9 120
5.94 DQ Mixed 40.1 102
40.9% 66.8 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
176GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 201 194 210 198 205 MB/s
42.7% Average
Read 239
Write 208
Mixed 210
SusWrite 203
48% 215 MB/s
4K Read 15.2
4K Write 24.4
4K Mixed 13.1
53% 17.6 MB/s
DQ Read 129
DQ Write 85.7
DQ Mixed 36.1
46% 83.7 MB/s
17GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 94 112 79 45 32 MB/s
37.7% Below average
Read 250
Write 229
Mixed 227
SusWrite 95.5
45% 200 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 25.3
4K Mixed 14.1
57% 18.7 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 91.9
DQ Mixed 27.9
42% 78.8 MB/s
216GB free
Firmware: 0143
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s
19.6% Very poor
Read 42.2
Write 40.5
Mixed 39.5
SusWrite 40.9
9% 40.8 MB/s
4K Read 14.7
4K Write 17.7
4K Mixed 12
47% 14.8 MB/s
DQ Read 25.8
DQ Write 24.4
DQ Mixed 15.8
14% 22 MB/s
145GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 36 36 35 36 MB/s
18.3% Very poor
Read 53.5
Write 35.9
Mixed 37
SusWrite 35.5
9% 40.5 MB/s
4K Read 15.3
4K Write 8.5
4K Mixed 11.2
42% 11.7 MB/s
DQ Read 26.2
DQ Write 23.2
DQ Mixed 23.1
18% 24.2 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,756,990 SSDs tested

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Typical BACKUP+ 256GB Builds (Compare 91 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H

CPU
Phenom II X6 1055TAMD  $175Bench 54%, 23,835 samples15x
Phenom II X4 965AMD  $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples14x
Phenom II X4 955AMD  $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples12x
GPU
Radeon HD 4200ATIBench 1%, 10,090 samples11x
R9 380AMD  $200Bench 33%, 83,027 samples6x
Radeon R5 220AMDBench 1%, 1,709 samples5x
SSD
BACKUP+ 256GBSeagateBench 38%, 10 samples1x
RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples23x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples15x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples13x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $175

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