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BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA1000CM10003 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 112% (210th of 1072)

Based on 7,008 user benchmarks.  Model: Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA1000CM10003
Poor: 79%Average: 112% Great: 136%

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Outstanding average bench

The Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA1000CM10003 1TB averaged 11.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA1000CM10003 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 308MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 49.2MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA1000CM10003 1TB is 56.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA1000CM10003 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 477MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 436MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,008 samples)
Rank 210112%
Min Avg Max
371 Read 477 516
365 Write 459 501
353 Mixed 436 484
290 SusWrite 439 496
102% 453 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.9 4K Read 34.5 45.5
56.7 4K Write 99.9 136
23.3 4K Mixed 49.2 65.7
168% 61.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
48.4 DQ Read 300 389
186 DQ Write 314 372
76.6 DQ Mixed 308 380
232% 307 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
931GB free
Firmware: STRSD013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 441 458 456 461 461 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 492
Mixed 478
SusWrite 434
108% 479 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 96.8
4K Mixed 56.1
184% 64.5 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 358
270% 361 MB/s
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STRSD013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 431 454 465 472 470 MB/s
120% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 470
Mixed 467
SusWrite 460
107% 473 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 99.9
4K Mixed 56.9
189% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 296
221% 292 MB/s
161GB free
Firmware: STRSD013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 470 462 452 477 448 MB/s
119% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 487
Mixed 473
SusWrite 459
108% 481 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 87.1
4K Mixed 52.9
174% 59.9 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 358
268% 358 MB/s
573GB free
Firmware: STRSD012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 472 470 471 475 469 MB/s
118% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 473
Mixed 458
SusWrite 472
106% 472 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 90.9
4K Mixed 52.4
173% 60.5 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 363
273% 365 MB/s
253GB free
Firmware: STQSC012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 480 478 468 476 478 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 486
Mixed 476
SusWrite 475
110% 486 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 88.3
4K Mixed 50.2
166% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 362
272% 363 MB/s
924GB free
Firmware: STRSD013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 443 445 444 444 444 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 441
Mixed 436
SusWrite 444
102% 452 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 95.2
4K Mixed 56.3
185% 64.3 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 214
160% 212 MB/s
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STRSD013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 410 403 430 438 438 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 446
Mixed 442
SusWrite 423
101% 450 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 91.3
4K Mixed 54.3
179% 62.1 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 204
153% 205 MB/s
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STRSD013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 420 452 459 461 466 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 475
Write 461
Mixed 442
SusWrite 444
103% 456 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 79.6
4K Mixed 45.8
153% 53.3 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 346
258% 343 MB/s
366GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STRSD013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 198 199 205 198 201 MB/s
89.2% Excellent
Read 380
Write 364
Mixed 361
SusWrite 201
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 63.6
4K Mixed 53.2
165% 52.8 MB/s
DQ Read 260
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 175
142% 204 MB/s
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Gaming 78%
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Desktop 88%
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Workstation 74%
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CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples5,013x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples3,183x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,949x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,510x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,316x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,304x
SSD
BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA1000CM10003 1TBSeagateBench 112%, 7,008 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,558x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,520x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples960x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $598

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