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FireCuda 520 SSD ZP2000GM30002 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 347% (18th of 1072)

Based on 6,080 user benchmarks.  Model: Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP2000GM30002
Poor: 173%Average: 347% Great: 502%

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Outstanding average bench

The Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP2000GM30002 2TB averaged 246.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP2000GM30002 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,201MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,833MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP2000GM30002 2TB is 329%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP2000GM30002 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 45.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 73.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6,080 samples)
Rank 18347%
Min Avg Max
730 Read 1,755 2,248
1,368 Write 2,833 3,774
644 Mixed 1,802 2,254
638 SusWrite 2,308 3,970
494% 2,174 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.4 4K Read 45.1 57
63.9 4K Write 189 306
41 4K Mixed 73.9 97.8
263% 103 MB/s
Min Avg Max
829 DQ Read 1,413 2,116
269 DQ Write 1,055 1,804
348 DQ Mixed 1,201 1,964
907% 1,223 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: STNSC014
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2826 1827 927 930 927 925 MB/s
317% Outstanding
Read 2,210
Write 3,582
Mixed 2,177
SusWrite 1,394
529% 2,341 MB/s
4K Read 47.6
4K Write 186
4K Mixed 82
276% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1392
DQ Write 1,231
DQ Mixed 1,306
981% 1,310 MB/s
545GB free
Firmware: STNSC011
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3080 2330 919 900 862 855 MB/s
294% Outstanding
Read 1,856
Write 3,431
Mixed 2,066
SusWrite 1491
501% 2,211 MB/s
4K Read 48.8
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 71
242% 88.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,323
DQ Write 1,084
DQ Mixed 1,156
879% 1188 MB/s
306GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STNSC016
SusWrite @10s intervals: 811 227 273 674 783 798 MB/s
197% Outstanding
Read 737
Write 2,220
Mixed 611
SusWrite 594
237% 1,040 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 244
4K Mixed 55
243% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,740
DQ Write 894
DQ Mixed 997
826% 1,211 MB/s
299GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STNSC016
SusWrite @10s intervals: 499 745 857 617 627 603 MB/s
182% Outstanding
Read 378
Write 2,997
Mixed 622
SusWrite 658
268% 1,164 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 217
4K Mixed 56.5
235% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,602
DQ Write 909
DQ Mixed 1,008
816% 1,173 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,667,229 SSDs tested

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Gaming 190%
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Desktop 107%
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Workstation 192%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z590-E GAMING WIFI

CPU
Core i9-11900KIntel  $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples2,677x
Core i7-11700KIntel  $250Bench 101%, 65,651 samples2,227x
Core i9-10900KIntel  $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples761x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,146x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples1,098x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples940x
SSD
FireCuda 520 SSD ZP2000GM30002 2TBSeagateBench 347%, 6,080 samples1x
RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples309x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples242x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GTZR 2x16GBGBench 91%, 10,357 samples236x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $1,175

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