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Effective Speed 
+7%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 1,656,554 user samples
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94,145 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 108% 2TB free
Worst Bench: 43% 1TB free
Poor: 43% Great: 108%
SPEED RANK: 62nd / 1015
1,562,409 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 112% 931GB free
Worst Bench: 55% 427GB free (System drive)
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
SPEED RANK: 27th / 1015
Effective Speed
Effective HDD Speed 		83 % 89.2 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+7%
Average Score 
+43%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		133 MB/s 158 MB/s Faster read speed.
+19%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		129 MB/s 133 MB/s +3%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		1.17 MB/s Much faster random read.
+50% 		0.78 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		4.83 MB/s Hugely faster random write.
+198% 		1.62 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		43 MB/s 77.5 MB/s Hugely faster mixed IO speed.
+80%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		1.97 MB/s Hugely faster random mixed IO.
+156% 		0.77 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		155 MB/s +1% 153 MB/s
Peak Score 
+49%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		190 MB/s 201 MB/s Slightly faster peak read speed.
+6%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		185 MB/s 186 MB/s +1%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		1.5 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+50% 		1 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		5.5 MB/s Hugely faster peak random write.
+162% 		2.1 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		81.5 MB/s 89.4 MB/s Slightly faster peak mixed IO speed.
+10%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		2.5 MB/s Hugely faster peak random mixed IO.
+150% 		1 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		202 MB/s +0% 201 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+443%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.28 % 4.84 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,629%
Value
Value For Money 		39.1 % 65.8 % Much better value.
+68%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % 58 % Slightly more popular.
+7%
Price
Price (score) 		$85 $27 Much cheaper.
+68%
Nice To Haves 
+15%
Age
Newest 		116 Months More recent.
+15% 		137 Months
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		2TB 1TB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 83%
Average Bench 89.2%
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The Seagate Desktop SSHD is a Solid State Hard Drive (SSHD). The 8GBs of MLC NAND flash built into this model help facilitate better performance than a purely mechanical drive. Peak sequential read/write speeds are above average at 190 MB/s. The 2TB SSHD has consistently demonstrated class leading 4k random write speeds in the region of 5.0 MB/s. 4K read speeds are in the region of 0.7-0.9 MB/s which is well above average, but not record breaking. Overall the performance increases attributable to the NAND flash are very noticeable in the area of small file 4K performance where the SSHD dominates the competition. In terms of sequential speeds, the Seagate also offers better average sequential performance than most mechanical 2TB hard drives. From a value for money perspective, the 2TB SSHD is well above average, it has a brilliant 4k performance profile, strong sequential speeds and only a slightly above average price. [Dec '13 HDrivePro]

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The 1TB Barracuda 7200.14 boasts impressive peak sequential read/write Lab speeds of 195/193 MB/s. These best case burst speeds indicate what the Barracuda is capable of under Lab perfect test conditions. Our real world benchmarks have been sourced from hundreds of users and give a better sense of how well this drive actually performs on a day to day basis. The 1TB 7200.14 has an average UBM sequential read/write speed of 147 MB/s, which is a superb result, especially for a budget drive. With 4K random read/write speeds of 0.77/1.53 MB/s small file performance is also respectable making the 1TB Barracuda a very good all round performer. In terms of value for money the relatively small 1TB drive is not as good value as its larger 3TB sibling but in the 1 TB category this is one of the best value for money drives available. [Jan '14 HDrivePro]

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