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SeagateST3000DM001
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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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Effective Speed 
+158%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 244,869 user samples
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9,368 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 50% 298GB free
Worst Bench: 9% 168GB free (System drive)
Poor: 9% Great: 50%
SPEED RANK: 615th / 1015
235,501 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 113% 3TB free
Worst Bench: 56% 2TB free (System drive)
Poor: 56% Great: 113%
SPEED RANK: 31st / 1015
Effective Speed
Effective HDD Speed 		34.2 % 88.3 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+158%
Average Score 
+112%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		60.8 MB/s 152 MB/s Hugely faster read speed.
+150%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		55.7 MB/s 127 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+128%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		0.41 MB/s 0.71 MB/s Much faster random read.
+73%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		0.73 MB/s 1.72 MB/s Hugely faster random write.
+136%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		39.2 MB/s 75.6 MB/s Hugely faster mixed IO speed.
+93%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		0.51 MB/s 0.72 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+41%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		58.4 MB/s 155 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+165%
Peak Score 
+105%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		86 MB/s 200 MB/s Hugely faster peak read speed.
+133%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		83 MB/s 177 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+113%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		0.5 MB/s 0.9 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+80%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		1.1 MB/s 3.11 MB/s Hugely faster peak random write.
+183%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		50.7 MB/s 86.9 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+71%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		0.7 MB/s 0.9 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+29%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		88.6 MB/s 200 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+126%
Value & Sentiment 
+1,007%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.02 % 0.58 % Insanely higher market share.
+2,800%
Value
Value For Money 		6.18 % 84.1 % Insanely better value.
+1,261%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		50 % 55 % Slightly more popular.
+10%
Price
Price (score) 		$35 Much cheaper.
+44% 		$63
Nice To Haves 
+18%
Age
Newest 		124+ Months More recent.
+18% 		151 Months
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		320GB 3TB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 34.2%
Average Bench 88.3%
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A decent enough laptop hard drive [Jan '19 TheWildShadow55]

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This drive can be used as a combined system and storage drive thanks to its fast 7200K rpm and enormous 3TB capacity. Recently prices for all large drives have been dropping and the 3TB Barracuda 7200.14 is currently a good choice in terms of both value for money and performance. Not only does the Barracuda have respectable sequential read/write speeds but it also goes head to head with the various green options, consuming a very reasonable 5.4W vs 5W (idle) on average for a "green" drive. That amounts to a tiny power consumption disadvantage and a lot more speed. Overall the Barracuda is priced aggressively and represents very good value for money. [Oct '12 HDrivePro]

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