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FireCuda 520 SSD ZP500GM30002 500GB

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Effective Speed +132% Effective Speed 132%Average Score +165% Read 200%, Write 357%, 4K Read 26%, 4K Write 104%, Mixed 223%, 4K Mixed 46%, SusWrite 202%Peak Score +263% Read 343%, Write 399%, 4K Read 37%, 4K Write 123%, Mixed 364%, 4K Mixed 59%, SusWrite 515%Value & Sentiment -851%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,689%Nice To Haves +260% DQ Read 343%, DQ Write 301%, DQ Mixed 375%, ADQ Read 256%, ADQ Write 174%, ADQ Mixed 259%, Age 77%, AS-SSD Total 291%

Average Bench: 228% (74^th of 1072)

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

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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 74228%

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

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

GBR-User, 2 days ago.

451GB free

Firmware: STNSC016

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2405 2408 2410 2407 2409 2410 MB/s

385% Outstanding

Write 2,417

Mixed 1,913

SusWrite 2,408

500% 2,209 MB/s

4K Read 48.9

4K Write 140

4K Mixed 70.7

239% 86.7 MB/s

DQ Read 1,649

DQ Write 1,967

DQ Mixed 1,608

1,268% 1,741 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 days ago.

451GB free

Firmware: STNSC016

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2412 2410 2410 2408 2412 2410 MB/s

383% Outstanding

Write 2,411

Mixed 1,927

SusWrite 2,410

500% 2,213 MB/s

4K Read 49

4K Write 138

4K Mixed 70.4

237% 85.7 MB/s

DQ Read 1,642

DQ Write 1,875

DQ Mixed 1,606

1,252% 1,707 MB/s

NLD-User, 6 days ago.

304GB free (System drive)

Firmware: STNSC014

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1041 1538 1801 1215 500 499 MB/s

214% Outstanding

Write 1,507

Mixed 1,294

SusWrite 1,099

295% 1,306 MB/s

4K Read 42.8

4K Write 97.6

4K Mixed 57.7

190% 66 MB/s

DQ Read 969

DQ Write 604

DQ Mixed 743

566% 772 MB/s

GBR-User, 6 days ago.

347GB free (System drive)

Firmware: STNSC016

SusWrite @10s intervals: 507 505 506 511 507 509 MB/s

148% Outstanding

Write 1530

Mixed 474

SusWrite 507

194% 860 MB/s

4K Read 33.8

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 43.8

161% 59.8 MB/s

DQ Read 861

DQ Write 493

DQ Mixed 664

498% 673 MB/s

IRL-User, 6 days ago.

103GB free (System drive)

Firmware: STNSC014

SusWrite @10s intervals: 655 331 307 239 331 314 MB/s

138% Outstanding

Write 1,503

Mixed 444

SusWrite 363

156% 683 MB/s

4K Read 32.9

4K Write 187

4K Mixed 53.5

217% 91 MB/s

DQ Read 969

DQ Write 495

DQ Mixed 678

518% 714 MB/s

NLD-User, 5 days ago.

117GB free (System drive)

Firmware: STNSC014

SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 384 418 362 317 288 MB/s

117% Outstanding

Write 1,308

Mixed 446

SusWrite 362

148% 649 MB/s

4K Read 25.7

4K Write 121

4K Mixed 40.7

155% 62.3 MB/s

DQ Read 775

DQ Write 492

DQ Mixed 828

565% 698 MB/s

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 129%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $192

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	4,643x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	4,263x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $151Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,412x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,235x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,073x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,467x

SSD
FireCuda 520 SSD ZP500GM30002 500GBSeagateBench 228%, 5,180 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	770x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	724x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	646x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $842

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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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FireCuda 520 SSD ZP500GM30002 500GB

Average Bench: 228% (74^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 228% (74th of 1072)

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