Left · Seagate
Seagate BarraCuda 2TB
Spec score
Spec score 12
$55
typical price
Seagate BarraCuda 2TB against WD Blue SN570 1TB
WD Blue SN570 1TB leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Western Digital
WD Blue SN570 1TB
Spec score
Spec score 50
$55
typical price
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Seagate BarraCuda 2TB: 12
WD Blue SN570 1TB: 50
38 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Seagate BarraCuda 2TB: 21.8
WD Blue SN570 1TB: 90.9
317%to the right
Typical price
Seagate BarraCuda 2TB: $55
WD Blue SN570 1TB: $55
level
From the spec sheets
Capacity
Seagate BarraCuda 2TB: 2000 GB
WD Blue SN570 1TB: 1000 GB
100%to the left
Sequential read
Seagate BarraCuda 2TB: 220 MB/s
WD Blue SN570 1TB: 3500 MB/s
1491%to the right
Sequential write
Seagate BarraCuda 2TB: 220 MB/s
WD Blue SN570 1TB: 3000 MB/s
1264%to the right
The verdict
- The WD Blue SN570 1TB scores 317% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- Per dollar, the WD Blue SN570 1TB is the better buy: 90.9 points per $100 against 21.8.
Specifications
| Spec | Seagate BarraCuda 2TB | WD Blue SN570 1TB |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | Hard drive | NVMe PCIe 3.0 |
| Capacity | 2 TB (better) | 1 TB |
| Sequential read | 220 MB/s | 3,500 MB/s (better) |
| Sequential write | 220 MB/s | 3,000 MB/s (better) |
| DRAM cache | No | No |
| Brand | Seagate | Western Digital |
| Released | 2016 | 2021 (better) |
| Typical price | $55 | $55 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.