Seagate

Backup+ SL 1TB

Backup+ SL 1TB
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Effective Speed -143%Effective Speed -143%Average Score -114%Read -146%, Write -177%, 4K Read -183%, 4K Write -26%, Mixed -69%, 4K Mixed -55%, SusWrite -140%Peak Score -73%Read -98%, Write -103%, 4K Read -185%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed -9%, 4K Mixed -14%, SusWrite -93%Value & Sentiment User Rating -19%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -7%Age -7%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 36.3% (567^th of 1015)

Based on 389 user benchmarks. Model: Seagate Backup+ SL

Poor: 15%Average: 36.3% Great: 58%

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Poor average bench

The Seagate Backup+ SL 1TB averaged 63.6% 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 0.56MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.7MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Backup+ SL 1TB is 42.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate Backup+ SL 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 52.1MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 48.8MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 389 samples)

Rank 56736.3%

Min	Avg	Max
27.7	Read 63.1	101
23.1	Write 52.1	92.5
24.8	Mixed 48.8	90.4
21.9	SusWrite 63.2	102
42% 56.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.3	4K Read 0.46	0.6
0.57	4K Write 1.7	2.3
0.2	4K Mixed 0.56	0.9
113% 0.91 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

SVK-User, 1 month ago.

910GB free

Firmware: A905

SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 98 98 98 99 99 MB/s

53.2% Above average

Write 51.4

Mixed 49.9

SusWrite 97

53% 71.6 MB/s

4K Read 0.5

4K Write 2.2

4K Mixed 0.8

150% 1.17 MB/s

KOR-User, 4 months ago.

853GB free

Firmware: A905

SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 97 97 96 99 99 MB/s

50.5% Above average

Write 52.9

Mixed 51.8

SusWrite 96.4

52% 70.1 MB/s

4K Read 0.5

4K Write 2

4K Mixed 0.9

158% 1.13 MB/s

GBR-User, 4 months ago.

302GB free

Firmware: A905

SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 73 71 71 72 73 MB/s

43.1% Average

Write 51.1

Mixed 46.3

SusWrite 70.6

46% 61.8 MB/s

4K Read 0.5

4K Write 1.8

4K Mixed 0.9

154% 1.07 MB/s

PHL-User, 4 months ago.

92GB free

Firmware: 0143

SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 57 55 55 56 57 MB/s

32% Below average

Write 48.4

Mixed 44

SusWrite 56.3

38% 50.9 MB/s

4K Read 0.5

4K Write 1.5

4K Mixed 0.8

138% 0.93 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	3,911x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	3,530x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples	1,606x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,185x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	983x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	933x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	466x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	184x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	176x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	226x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	158x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	152x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $87

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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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Average Bench: 36.3% (567^th of 1015)

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Average Bench: 36.3% (567th of 1015)

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Average Bench: 36.3% (567^th of 1015)