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BACKUP+ 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 40.6% (489th of 1014)

Based on 316 user benchmarks.  Model: Seagate BACKUP+
Poor: 15%Average: 40.6% Great: 66%

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Below average average bench

The Seagate BACKUP+ 1TB averaged 59.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.55MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.94MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate BACKUP+ 1TB is 50.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate BACKUP+ 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 45.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 63.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 316 samples)
Rank 48940.6%
Min Avg Max
26.9 Read 72.1 116
17.2 Write 63.3 111
19.9 Mixed 45.4 86.3
18.2 SusWrite 68.8 122
46% 62.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 0.6 1.34
0.3 4K Write 1.94 5.5
0.11 4K Mixed 0.55 1.03
122% 1.03 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
233GB free
Firmware: 0302
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 83 84 84 84 MB/s
53.6% Above average
Read 103
Write 101
Mixed 40.5
SusWrite 83.5
60% 82.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.87 MB/s
163GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 106 94 81 81 81 MB/s
52.7% Above average
Read 91.9
Write 65.1
Mixed 38.4
SusWrite 90.7
52% 71.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.2
121% 1.63 MB/s
669GB free
Firmware: 0143
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 104 104 104 104 MB/s
52.3% Above average
Read 78.4
Write 72.4
Mixed 28.9
SusWrite 104
52% 70.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.87 MB/s
216GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 104 102 104 101 MB/s
38% Below average
Read 29.8
Write 110
Mixed 27.5
SusWrite 103
49% 67.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.4
85% 0.73 MB/s
430GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 29 29 28 MB/s
25.6% Poor
Read 60.1
Write 27.8
Mixed 28.6
SusWrite 28.8
27% 36.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.77 MB/s
4GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 27 24 21 24 26 MB/s
20.4% Poor
Read 45.3
Write 49.5
Mixed 31.6
SusWrite 25.5
28% 38 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.3
68% 0.6 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,311,077 HDDs tested

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Typical BACKUP+ 1TB Builds (Compare 1,307 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: Asus H81M-A - $76

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples236x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples123x
Core i5-4440Intel  $128Bench 61%, 81,111 samples109x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples175x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples116x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples107x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples91x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples45x
A400 120GBKingston  $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples28x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples51x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples36x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples30x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $313

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