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BarraCuda SSD ZA 250GB

BarraCuda SSD ZA 250GB
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Effective Speed -26%Effective Speed -26%Average Score -23%Read -9%, Write -9%, 4K Read -27%, 4K Write -38%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -46%, SusWrite -20%Peak Score -7%Read 3%, Write 1%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write 2%, Mixed -2%, 4K Mixed -19%, SusWrite -25%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -13%DQ Read 2%, DQ Write 0%, DQ Mixed -54%, ADQ Read -14%, ADQ Write -24%, ADQ Mixed -64%, Age 48%, AS-SSD Total 1%

Average Bench: 78.1% (521^st of 1072)

Based on 36 user benchmarks. Model: Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA

Poor: 54%Average: 78.1% Great: 107%

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Good average bench

The Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA 250GB averaged 21.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 159MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA 250GB is 52.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 247MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 327MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 36 samples)

Rank 52178.1%

Min	Avg	Max
132	Read 419	522
164	Write 371	489
80.9	Mixed 327	414
81.2	SusWrite 247	309
76.5% 341 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
1.9	4K Read 27	39.6
4.7	4K Write 63.4	125
7.6	4K Mixed 30.8	48.8
114% 40.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.5	DQ Read 286	373
24.2	DQ Write 233	360
21.4	DQ Mixed 159	215
146% 226 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

TUR-User, 2 years ago.

113GB free

Firmware: STAS

SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 309 311 309 312 305 MB/s

78.2% Very good

Write 442

Mixed 365

SusWrite 307

90% 403 MB/s

4K Read 25.9

4K Write 40.7

4K Mixed 28.7

98% 31.8 MB/s

DQ Read 228

DQ Write 193

DQ Mixed 168

137% 196 MB/s

NOR-User, 20 months ago.

42GB free (System drive)

Firmware: STAS

SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 48 221 83 103 312 MB/s

71.4% Very good

Write 211

Mixed 333

SusWrite 159

60% 269 MB/s

4K Read 26.9

4K Write 74.9

4K Mixed 36

127% 45.9 MB/s

DQ Read 270

DQ Write 67.8

DQ Mixed 177

128% 172 MB/s

IDN-User, 12 months ago.

120GB free

Firmware: 0105

SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 226 282 286 284 280 MB/s

54.7% Above average

Write 353

Mixed 286

SusWrite 264

71% 314 MB/s

4K Read 17.6

4K Write 33.8

4K Mixed 20.8

71% 24.1 MB/s

DQ Read 56

DQ Write 44.6

DQ Mixed 53.2

39% 51.3 MB/s

RUS-User, 3 months ago.

23GB free (System drive)

Firmware: STAS

SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 103 49 66 69 71 MB/s

40.1% Average

Write 287

Mixed 63.3

SusWrite 94.5

34% 153 MB/s

4K Read 4.4

4K Write 45.1

4K Mixed 17.7

53% 22.4 MB/s

DQ Read 298

DQ Write 185

DQ Mixed 159

141% 214 MB/s

DEU-User, 15 months ago.

10GB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 113 76 75 75 75 MB/s

34% Below average

Write 164

Mixed 218

SusWrite 92

48% 217 MB/s

4K Read 20.4

4K Write 4.7

4K Mixed 7.6

43% 10.9 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 45%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: MSI A68HM-E33 V2 (MS-7721)

CPU
A8-7600 APU (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 42%, 31,243 samples	143x
A8-7650K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 44%, 15,487 samples	88x
A10-7860K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $175Bench 43%, 12,658 samples	78x

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 5%, 22,117 samples	135x
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples	94x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	54x

SSD
BarraCuda SSD ZA 250GBSeagateBench 78%, 36 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	32x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 32%, 29,968 samples	26x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	25x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $35

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	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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BarraCuda SSD ZA 250GB

Average Bench: 78.1% (521^st of 1072)

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Average Bench: 78.1% (521st of 1072)

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Average Bench: 78.1% (521^st of 1072)