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Seagate

BarraCuda SSD ZA250CM10002 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 83.8% (428th of 1072)

Based on 2,988 user benchmarks.  Model: Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA250CM10002
Poor: 56%Average: 83.8% Great: 104%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA250CM10002 250GB averaged just 16.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA250CM10002 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 171MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 35.5MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA250CM10002 250GB is 47.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA250CM10002 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 224MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 363MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,988 samples)
Rank 42883.8%
Min Avg Max
237 Read 450 517
158 Write 388 484
206 Mixed 363 413
106 SusWrite 224 301
79.9% 356 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.3 4K Read 29.6 37.3
25.3 4K Write 69.9 101
16.4 4K Mixed 35.5 45.1
127% 45 MB/s
Min Avg Max
174 DQ Read 335 374
52.6 DQ Write 247 368
47.6 DQ Mixed 171 217
160% 251 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
95GB free
Firmware: STAS1024
SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 314 278 273 222 182 MB/s
94% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 481
Mixed 410
SusWrite 259
93% 414 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 70.2
4K Mixed 38.6
136% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 219
203% 313 MB/s
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STAS1024
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 285 131 157 238 MB/s
88.4% Excellent
Read 496
Write 467
Mixed 400
SusWrite 186
87% 387 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 74.8
4K Mixed 38.2
138% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 77.5
127% 247 MB/s
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STAS1024
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 86 97 182 12 148 MB/s
84.5% Excellent
Read 509
Write 95
Mixed 102
SusWrite 122
45% 207 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 87
4K Mixed 42.3
152% 54.5 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 78.6
DQ Mixed 214
158% 215 MB/s
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STAS1024
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 102 31 156 98 72 MB/s
59.4% Above average
Read 401
Write 362
Mixed 306
SusWrite 98.3
65% 292 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 54.9
4K Mixed 32.4
113% 38.4 MB/s
DQ Read 32
DQ Write 75.8
DQ Mixed 39
34% 48.9 MB/s
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Gaming 70%
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Desktop 80%
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Workstation 64%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-K

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples874x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples743x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples207x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples319x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples294x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples271x
SSD
BarraCuda SSD ZA250CM10002 250GBSeagateBench 84%, 2,988 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples141x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 52,667 samples138x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples119x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $450

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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