Seagate

SSD 500GB

SSD 500GB
BENCHMARKS (1,930)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -9%Effective Speed -9%Average Score -8%Read -1%, Write 1%, 4K Read -16%, 4K Write -26%, Mixed 1%, 4K Mixed -24%, SusWrite 7%Peak Score -8%Read 2%, Write -0%, 4K Read -17%, 4K Write -24%, Mixed -2%, 4K Mixed -29%, SusWrite 13%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -7%DQ Read 0%, DQ Write 3%, DQ Mixed -46%, ADQ Read -2%, ADQ Write -3%, ADQ Mixed -36%, Age 32%, AS-SSD Total -2%

Average Bench: 90.3% (325^th of 1072)

Based on 1,930 user benchmarks. Model: Seagate SSD

Poor: 58%Average: 90.3% Great: 113%

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Excellent average bench

The Seagate SSD 500GB averaged just 9.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate SSD 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 192MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.2MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate SSD 500GB is 55.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate SSD 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 316MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 364MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,930 samples)

Rank 32590.3%

Min	Avg	Max
307	Read 455	516
200	Write 411	484
215	Mixed 364	415
135	SusWrite 316	437
86.9% 386 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.9	4K Read 29.6	36.6
26.9	4K Write 69.4	98.4
17.6	4K Mixed 36.2	45.2
128% 45.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
146	DQ Read 320	367
56	DQ Write 281	368
43.1	DQ Mixed 192	227
174% 264 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 28 days ago.

134GB free

Firmware: ST8S1024

SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 326 432 437 444 437 MB/s

97.9% Outstanding

Write 434

Mixed 393

SusWrite 400

97% 432 MB/s

4K Read 33.2

4K Write 76.2

4K Mixed 39.6

141% 49.7 MB/s

DQ Read 241

DQ Write 201

DQ Mixed 174

143% 206 MB/s

CAN-User, 30 days ago.

341GB free

Firmware: ST8S1024

SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 232 436 436 436 436 MB/s

88.9% Excellent

Write 408

Mixed 396

SusWrite 403

95% 422 MB/s

4K Read 28.9

4K Write 51

4K Mixed 33.4

114% 37.8 MB/s

DQ Read 237

DQ Write 200

DQ Mixed 174

142% 204 MB/s

MEX-User, 28 days ago.

320GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ST8S1024

SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 405 247 414 348 344 MB/s

79.3% Very good

Write 111

Mixed 380

SusWrite 338

62% 272 MB/s

4K Read 29.2

4K Write 68.5

4K Mixed 36.3

127% 44.7 MB/s

DQ Read 239

DQ Write 161

DQ Mixed 17.3

62% 139 MB/s

ARG-User, 14 days ago.

99GB free

Firmware: ST8S1024

SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 181 140 150 187 186 MB/s

71% Very good

Write 344

Mixed 314

SusWrite 171

67% 297 MB/s

4K Read 28.7

4K Write 56.2

4K Mixed 33.6

116% 39.5 MB/s

DQ Read 252

DQ Write 207

DQ Mixed 171

144% 210 MB/s

VNM-User, 3 days ago.

82GB free

Firmware: STMSF010

SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 159 152 148 149 153 MB/s

58.8% Above average

Write 212

Mixed 244

SusWrite 170

55% 245 MB/s

4K Read 21.1

4K Write 39.1

4K Mixed 22.6

82% 27.6 MB/s

DQ Read 123

DQ Write 286

DQ Mixed 194

151% 201 MB/s

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Desktop 58%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 390

CPU
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	965x
Core i3-2120Intel $170Bench 51%, 77,810 samples	606x
Core i7-2600Intel $195Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	256x

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HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	744x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	178x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	156x

SSD
SSD 500GBSeagateBench 90%, 1,930 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	96x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	55x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 1x4GBHynixBench 26%, 3,270 samples	39x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $250

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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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SSD 500GB

Average Bench: 90.3% (325^th of 1072)

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