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FireCuda 520 SSD ZP500GM30002 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 228% (82nd of 1080)

Based on 5,180 user benchmarks.  Model: Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP500GM30002
Poor: 124%Average: 228% Great: 387%

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Outstanding average bench

The Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP500GM30002 500GB averaged 128.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP500GM30002 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 933MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,162MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP500GM30002 500GB is 263%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP500GM30002 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 43.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 894MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 5,180 samples)
Rank 82228%
Min Avg Max
450 Read 1,374 2,243
1,084 Write 1,853 2,419
432 Mixed 1,158 1,964
315 SusWrite 894 2,382
298% 1,320 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30 4K Read 43.1 58.9
87.4 4K Write 179 273
42.4 4K Mixed 65.9 92.8
245% 96.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
733 DQ Read 1,162 1,627
271 DQ Write 793 1,437
283 DQ Mixed 933 1,574
708% 963 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
272GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STNSC011
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2337 2375 2390 2400 2403 1644 MB/s
378% Outstanding
Read 2,109
Write 2,396
Mixed 1,946
SusWrite 2,258
492% 2,177 MB/s
4K Read 46.9
4K Write 205
4K Mixed 84.5
288% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,594
DQ Write 1,424
DQ Mixed 1,480
1,118% 1,499 MB/s
237GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STNSC014
SusWrite @10s intervals: 508 487 489 436 451 447 MB/s
155% Outstanding
Read 838
Write 1,402
Mixed 479
SusWrite 470
180% 797 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 50.6
197% 77.9 MB/s
DQ Read 960
DQ Write 495
DQ Mixed 675
516% 710 MB/s
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STNSC014
SusWrite @10s intervals: 511 493 444 306 287 299 MB/s
150% Outstanding
Read 925
Write 1,115
Mixed 478
SusWrite 390
163% 727 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 49.1
183% 70.5 MB/s
DQ Read 968
DQ Write 495
DQ Mixed 682
520% 715 MB/s
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Gaming 128%
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Desktop 92%
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Workstation 129%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $190

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Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $136Bench 86%, 635,419 samples4,812x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $158Bench 98%, 89,263 samples4,429x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $105Bench 96%, 383,420 samples3,543x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,328x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $501Bench 187%, 424,051 samples2,146x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $387Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,528x
SSD
FireCuda 520 SSD ZP500GM30002 500GBSeagateBench 228%, 5,180 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples796x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples758x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $130Bench 89%, 144,399 samples670x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $766

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