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FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 322% (24th of 1071)

Based on 11,818 user benchmarks.  Model: Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002
Poor: 177%Average: 322% Great: 492%

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Outstanding average bench

The Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002 1TB averaged 222.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,203MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,916MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002 1TB is 315%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 46MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 75.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 11,818 samples)
Rank 24322%
Min Avg Max
656 Read 1,722 2,263
1,443 Write 2,916 3,775
659 Mixed 1,751 2,285
631 SusWrite 1,882 3,928
469% 2,068 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.7 4K Read 46 58
107 4K Write 194 304
50 4K Mixed 75.9 96.7
270% 105 MB/s
Min Avg Max
905 DQ Read 1,418 2,094
525 DQ Write 1,058 1,725
588 DQ Mixed 1,203 1,943
909% 1,227 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
732GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STNSC014
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3738 3862 3914 3919 3928 3937 MB/s
489% Outstanding
Read 2,148
Write 3,628
Mixed 2,197
SusWrite 3,883
674% 2,964 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 216
4K Mixed 82.5
292% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 1,903
DQ Write 1,509
DQ Mixed 1,733
1,290% 1,715 MB/s
732GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STNSC014
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3219 3215 3197 3244 3244 3245 MB/s
457% Outstanding
Read 2,141
Write 3,723
Mixed 2287
SusWrite 3,227
647% 2,845 MB/s
4K Read 49
4K Write 233
4K Mixed 86.3
308% 123 MB/s
DQ Read 1,989
DQ Write 1,577
DQ Mixed 1855
1,369% 1807 MB/s
516GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STNSC016
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2166 892 886 894 920 912 MB/s
268% Outstanding
Read 1,770
Write 3,369
Mixed 1,956
SusWrite 1,112
465% 2,052 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 72.8
242% 92.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,369
DQ Write 1,064
DQ Mixed 1,248
925% 1,227 MB/s
529GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STNSC014
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1274 960 943 945 944 914 MB/s
209% Outstanding
Read 1037
Write 2,845
Mixed 712
SusWrite 997
318% 1,398 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 54.8
204% 80 MB/s
DQ Read 1,125
DQ Write 872
DQ Mixed 939
719% 979 MB/s
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Gaming 129%
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Desktop 94%
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Workstation 130%
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Motherboard: Asrock B550M/ac

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $240Bench 86%, 635,419 samples260x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $154Bench 96%, 206,018 samples90x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD  $230Bench 84%, 294,959 samples32x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $530Bench 148%, 562,666 samples245x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $365Bench 100%, 301,333 samples37x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $900Bench 187%, 424,051 samples32x
SSD
FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002 1TBSeagateBench 322%, 11,818 samples62x
RAM
DDR4 3600 2x8GBAdataBench 95%, 15,812 samples51x
CL18-22-22 D4-3600 2x8GBUnknownBench 87%, 2,960 samples48x
CL16-20-20 D4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 83%, 5,014 samples48x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $770

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