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BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA500CM10003 500GB

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Effective Speed +19% Effective Speed 19%Average Score +20% Read 5%, Write 14%, 4K Read 15%, 4K Write 16%, Mixed 24%, 4K Mixed 22%, SusWrite 41%Peak Score +11% Read 2%, Write 3%, 4K Read 8%, 4K Write 10%, Mixed 14%, 4K Mixed 13%, SusWrite 28%Value & Sentiment -249%User Rating -14%, Market Share -485%Nice To Haves +20% DQ Read 6%, DQ Write 4%, DQ Mixed 15%, ADQ Read 8%, ADQ Write 10%, ADQ Mixed 27%, Age 81%, AS-SSD Total 6%

Average Bench: 117% (194^th of 1072)

Based on 6,074 user benchmarks. Model: Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA500CM10003

Poor: 89%Average: 117% Great: 136%

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Outstanding average bench

The Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA500CM10003 500GB averaged 17.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA500CM10003 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 331MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 54.8MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA500CM10003 500GB is 47.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA500CM10003 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 419MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 482MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 6,074 samples)

Rank 194117%

Min	Avg	Max
375	Read 482	517
365	Write 462	501
347	Mixed 446	482
308	SusWrite 419	495
102% 452 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
27.6	4K Read 39.6	46.3
56.7	4K Write 102	134
36.2	4K Mixed 54.8	65.7
184% 65.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
223	DQ Read 352	390
186	DQ Write 318	372
202	DQ Mixed 331	380
250% 334 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 1 day ago.

165GB free

Firmware: STRSD012

SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 438 442 438 422 439 MB/s

130% Outstanding

Write 496

Mixed 477

SusWrite 441

108% 480 MB/s

4K Read 43.7

4K Write 122

4K Mixed 62.6

211% 75.9 MB/s

DQ Read 389

DQ Write 371

DQ Mixed 377

284% 379 MB/s

USA-User, 11 hrs ago.

268GB free (System drive)

Firmware: STRSD013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 479 472 392 480 401 MB/s

117% Outstanding

Write 489

Mixed 470

SusWrite 450

108% 480 MB/s

4K Read 38.1

4K Write 91.6

4K Mixed 50.8

171% 60.2 MB/s

DQ Read 372

DQ Write 325

DQ Mixed 345

260% 347 MB/s

USA-User, 11 hrs ago.

58GB free (System drive)

Firmware: STRSD013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 419 414 452 365 335 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 470

Mixed 448

SusWrite 388

99% 441 MB/s

4K Read 38.1

4K Write 85.1

4K Mixed 47.9

164% 57 MB/s

DQ Read 374

DQ Write 353

DQ Mixed 367

275% 364 MB/s

KOR-User, 2 days ago.

327GB free (System drive)

Firmware: STRSD013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 351 357 360 342 360 MB/s

98.2% Outstanding

Write 403

Mixed 434

SusWrite 357

93% 414 MB/s

4K Read 34.7

4K Write 61.3

4K Mixed 43.3

140% 46.4 MB/s

DQ Read 365

DQ Write 267

DQ Mixed 320

238% 317 MB/s

AUS-User, 3 days ago.

30GB free (System drive)

Firmware: STRSD013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 337 432 332 350 273 MB/s

97.7% Outstanding

Write 466

Mixed 467

SusWrite 317

98% 437 MB/s

4K Read 26.3

4K Write 80.7

4K Mixed 45.3

141% 50.8 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 253

DQ Mixed 357

255% 330 MB/s

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Asrock B450M/ac

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	607x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	272x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	259x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	285x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	247x
RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 100%, 319,148 samples	168x

SSD
BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA500CM10003 500GBSeagateBench 117%, 6,074 samples	1x

RAM
CL16-18-18 D4-3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 40,300 samples	202x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	179x
7EH64AA# 2x8GBUnknownBench 86%, 1,823 samples	87x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $407

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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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BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA500CM10003 500GB

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