Seagate

SSD 256GB

SSD 256GB
BENCHMARKS (84)
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Effective Speed -36%Effective Speed -36%Average Score -35%Read -8%, Write 1%, 4K Read -45%, 4K Write -31%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -49%, SusWrite -109%Peak Score -24%Read 2%, Write 2%, 4K Read -26%, 4K Write -17%, Mixed 7%, 4K Mixed -35%, SusWrite -99%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -19%DQ Read -1%, DQ Write 1%, DQ Mixed -62%, ADQ Read -8%, ADQ Write -25%, ADQ Mixed -72%, Age 20%, AS-SSD Total -3%

Average Bench: 72.4% (624^th of 1071)

Based on 84 user benchmarks. Model: Seagate SSD

Poor: 48%Average: 72.4% Great: 93%

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Good average bench

The Seagate SSD 256GB averaged 27.6% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 151MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 30.3MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate SSD 256GB is 44.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate SSD 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 142MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 339MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 84 samples)

Rank 62472.4%

Min	Avg	Max
125	Read 425	515
240	Write 410	496
191	Mixed 339	451
84.6	SusWrite 142	195
73.7% 329 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
4.72	4K Read 23.7	34.1
30.8	4K Write 66.9	105
11.7	4K Mixed 30.3	43.3
110% 40.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
48.8	DQ Read 301	363
29.7	DQ Write 231	361
17.5	DQ Mixed 151	205
144% 228 MB/s

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

CAN-User, 15 months ago.

178GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ST7S1031

SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 122 170 169 133 163 MB/s

89.9% Excellent

Write 468

Mixed 405

SusWrite 169

87% 389 MB/s

4K Read 30.5

4K Write 89.5

4K Mixed 38.9

143% 53 MB/s

DQ Read 358

DQ Write 312

DQ Mixed 196

185% 289 MB/s

CAN-User, 7 months ago.

68GB free

Firmware: ST7S1031

SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 176 177 181 138 179 MB/s

88.7% Excellent

Write 457

Mixed 406

SusWrite 179

85% 380 MB/s

4K Read 30.4

4K Write 86.3

4K Mixed 36.2

138% 51 MB/s

DQ Read 360

DQ Write 371

DQ Mixed 204

198% 312 MB/s

CAN-User, 12 months ago.

111GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ST7S1031

SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 142 130 151 127 46 MB/s

78.7% Very good

Write 460

Mixed 356

SusWrite 143

80% 357 MB/s

4K Read 26.5

4K Write 65.7

4K Mixed 33.5

118% 41.9 MB/s

DQ Read 361

DQ Write 304

DQ Mixed 203

187% 289 MB/s

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Gaming 33%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 26%

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Motherboard: Asus P6T

CPU
Core i7-920Intel $90Bench 62%, 69,074 samples	570x
Core i7 930Intel $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples	145x
Core i7-950Intel $100Bench 66%, 36,389 samples	72x

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GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	78x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	64x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	51x

SSD
SSD 256GBSeagateBench 72%, 84 samples	1x

RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples	224x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	124x
3x2GBUnknownBench 30%, 45,030 samples	103x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $290

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Average Bench: 72.4% (624^th of 1071)

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