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BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP256CM30011 256GB

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Effective Speed +46% Effective Speed 46%Average Score +50% Read 104%, Write 86%, 4K Read 15%, 4K Write 37%, Mixed 90%, 4K Mixed 14%, SusWrite 4%Peak Score +78% Read 187%, Write 107%, 4K Read 18%, 4K Write 32%, Mixed 160%, 4K Mixed 11%, SusWrite 31%Value & Sentiment -840%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,667%Nice To Haves +109% DQ Read 95%, DQ Write 181%, DQ Mixed 117%, ADQ Read 101%, ADQ Write 130%, ADQ Mixed 74%, Age 65%, AS-SSD Total 112%

Average Bench: 143% (164^th of 1072)

Based on 810 user benchmarks. Model: Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP256CM30011

Poor: 95%Average: 143% Great: 191%

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Outstanding average bench

The Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP256CM30011 256GB averaged 43.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP256CM30011 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 453MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 664MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP256CM30011 256GB is 96.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP256CM30011 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 308MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 681MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 810 samples)

Rank 164143%

Min	Avg	Max
465	Read 935	1,455
460	Write 755	1,002
227	Mixed 681	1,099
174	SusWrite 308	509
150% 670 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
25.5	4K Read 39.4	50.7
65.1	4K Write 120	161
29.6	4K Mixed 51.2	64.5
189% 70 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
411	DQ Read 657	714
278	DQ Write 664	1,006
191	DQ Mixed 453	720
397% 591 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

MYS-User, 1 month ago.

58GB free (System drive)

Firmware: STCS1024

SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 19 19 19 19 18 MB/s

440% Outstanding

Write 48.6

Mixed 95.3

SusWrite 19

283% 1,362 MB/s

4K Read 563

4K Write 2.6

4K Mixed 5.1

861% 190 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 month ago.

115GB free (System drive)

Firmware: STCS1021

SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 242 243 249 239 237 MB/s

136% Outstanding

Write 537

Mixed 244

SusWrite 257

96% 431 MB/s

4K Read 31.8

4K Write 158

4K Mixed 60.7

210% 83.6 MB/s

DQ Read 697

DQ Write 547

DQ Mixed 238

283% 494 MB/s

USA-User, 17 days ago.

118GB free (System drive)

Firmware: STCS1024

SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 289 265 255 280 259 MB/s

130% Outstanding

Write 847

Mixed 236

SusWrite 273

110% 491 MB/s

4K Read 28.6

4K Write 123

4K Mixed 54

178% 68.5 MB/s

DQ Read 678

DQ Write 821

DQ Mixed 243

324% 581 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

68GB free (System drive)

Firmware: STCS1024

SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 287 261 239 233 221 MB/s

129% Outstanding

Write 600

Mixed 477

SusWrite 261

116% 520 MB/s

4K Read 38.7

4K Write 87.9

4K Mixed 49.4

168% 58.7 MB/s

DQ Read 707

DQ Write 694

DQ Mixed 712

532% 704 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 month ago.

63GB free (System drive)

Firmware: STCS1024

SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 268 181 180 180 183 MB/s

124% Outstanding

Write 611

Mixed 483

SusWrite 206

112% 504 MB/s

4K Read 40.9

4K Write 117

4K Mixed 42.9

179% 66.9 MB/s

DQ Read 658

DQ Write 652

DQ Mixed 277

312% 529 MB/s

GBR-User, 7 days ago.

54GB free (System drive)

Firmware: STCS1024

SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 255 182 167 215 209 MB/s

117% Outstanding

Write 537

Mixed 343

SusWrite 192

96% 433 MB/s

4K Read 41.7

4K Write 113

4K Mixed 40.3

175% 65 MB/s

DQ Read 654

DQ Write 549

DQ Mixed 218

268% 474 MB/s

ISR-User, 2 months ago.

71GB free (System drive)

Firmware: STCS1024

SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 224 142 212 220 202 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 455

Mixed 231

SusWrite 198

91% 411 MB/s

4K Read 32.8

4K Write 60.3

4K Mixed 42.5

136% 45.2 MB/s

DQ Read 630

DQ Write 187

DQ Mixed 285

242% 368 MB/s

ZAF-User, 1 month ago.

57GB free (System drive)

Firmware: STCS1024

SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 267 254 250 242 225 MB/s

93.2% Outstanding

Write 518

Mixed 339

SusWrite 238

98% 441 MB/s

4K Read 27.6

4K Write 77.1

4K Mixed 29.8

121% 44.8 MB/s

DQ Read 417

DQ Write 268

DQ Mixed 258

215% 314 MB/s

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Desktop 97%

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Workstation 142%

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System: Alphasync 1124520

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	10x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	6x
RTX 4080Nvidia $720Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	2x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	1x

SSD
BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP256CM30011 256GBSeagateBench 143%, 810 samples	5x

RAM
CMWX8GD3200C16W4 2x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 3,119 samples	4x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 4000 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 103%, 152 samples	1x
CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GBCorsairBench 88%, 48,405 samples	1x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $636

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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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BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP256CM30011 256GB

Average Bench: 143% (164^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 143% (164th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 143% (164^th of 1072)