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BarraCud 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 82.5% (445th of 1072)

Based on 16 user benchmarks.  Model: Seagate BarraCud
Poor: 64%Average: 82.5% Great: 98%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate BarraCud 250GB averaged just 17.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate BarraCud 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 217MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.8MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate BarraCud 250GB is 34.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Seagate BarraCud 250GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 249MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 359MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 16 samples)
Rank 44582.5%
Min Avg Max
160 Read 404 508
128 Write 369 484
45.3 Mixed 359 431
103 SusWrite 249 328
77.6% 345 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.2 4K Read 29.1 36.8
33.5 4K Write 64.6 103
25.2 4K Mixed 36.8 46.1
125% 43.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
95.6 DQ Read 292 392
24.3 DQ Write 254 366
86.4 DQ Mixed 217 367
178% 254 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: D013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 228 252 210 246 239 MB/s
87.7% Excellent
Read 397
Write 334
Mixed 409
SusWrite 248
78% 347 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 67.7
4K Mixed 43.2
143% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 297
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 261
197% 266 MB/s
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: D013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 322 275 273 274 275 MB/s
87% Excellent
Read 388
Write 422
Mixed 400
SusWrite 307
86% 379 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 61.5
4K Mixed 42
130% 44 MB/s
DQ Read 297
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 255
194% 263 MB/s
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STAS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 94 40 53 121 63 MB/s
82.9% Excellent
Read 472
Write 128
Mixed 375
SusWrite 103
60% 269 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 72
4K Mixed 37.9
134% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 366
DQ Mixed 216
204% 316 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,798,407 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 87%
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Desktop
Desktop 94%
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Workstation
Workstation 73%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 UD - $180

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel  $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples2,790x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples2,406x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples1,475x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples993x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples816x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples598x
SSD
BarraCud 250GBSeagateBench 83%, 16 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples485x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples478x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples224x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $690

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The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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