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Seagate FireCuda 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 280% (36th of 1071)

Based on 313 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Seagate FireCuda
Poor: 146%Average: 280% Great: 444%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Seagate FireCuda 1TB averaged 179.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Seagate FireCuda 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 985MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,333MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Seagate FireCuda 1TB is 298%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Seagate FireCuda 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 44.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 147MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 313 samples)
Rank 36280%
Min Avg Max
514 Read 1,582 2,501
1,246 Write 2,333 4,271
621 Mixed 1,687 2,857
658 SusWrite 1,616 3,000
409% 1,805 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.9 4K Read 44.1 66.6
58 4K Write 147 275
33.9 4K Mixed 68.4 115
232% 86.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
388 DQ Read 1,168 2,042
180 DQ Write 887 1,665
238 DQ Mixed 985 1,816
748% 1,013 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
637GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STNSC016 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2637 2644 2516 970 971 978 MB/s
343% Outstanding
Read 2,044
Write 2,651
Mixed 2,007
SusWrite 1,786
480% 2,122 MB/s
4K Read 59
4K Write 208
4K Mixed 88.3
313% 119 MB/s
DQ Read 1,418
DQ Write 1,082
DQ Mixed 1,314
965% 1,271 MB/s
638GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STNSC016 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2586 2581 943 962 956 902 MB/s
318% Outstanding
Read 2,036
Write 2,611
Mixed 2,010
SusWrite 1,488
460% 2,036 MB/s
4K Read 48.8
4K Write 191
4K Mixed 84.9
284% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,466
DQ Write 1,100
DQ Mixed 1,291
963% 1,285 MB/s
638GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STNSC016 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2631 979 967 973 958 936 MB/s
291% Outstanding
Read 1,722
Write 2,538
Mixed 1,885
SusWrite 1,240
418% 1,846 MB/s
4K Read 46.3
4K Write 208
4K Mixed 85.3
289% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1,396
DQ Write 1,164
DQ Mixed 1,339
987% 1,299 MB/s
630GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STNSC016 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2564 2281 381 514 929 972 MB/s
291% Outstanding
Read 1,838
Write 2,591
Mixed 1,990
SusWrite 1,274
435% 1,923 MB/s
4K Read 57.5
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 82.1
281% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,462
DQ Write 902
DQ Mixed 1,145
863% 1,169 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,896,716 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 13%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7050

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples1,625x
Core i5-7500Intel  $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples859x
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples618x
GPU
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples2,209x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples1,364x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples167x
SSD
Seagate FireCuda 1TBNvmeBench 280%, 313 samples1x
RAM
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples239x
HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 2x4GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,458 samples210x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBUnknownBench 40%, 3,269 samples124x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $167

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