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ST320DM001 HD322GJ 320GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 62% (180th of 1015)

Based on 590 user benchmarks.  Models: ST320DM001 HD322GJ, ST320DM0 01
Poor: 31%Average: 62% Great: 82%

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Above average average bench

The Seagate ST320DM001 HD322GJ 320GB averaged 37.9% 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 0.86MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.45MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST320DM001 HD322GJ 320GB is 50.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST320DM001 HD322GJ 320GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 66.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 95MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 590 samples)
Rank 18062%
Min Avg Max
49.9 Read 113 149
27.2 Write 95 145
27.6 Mixed 66.5 114
28.4 SusWrite 101 144
69% 93.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.23 4K Read 0.59 0.75
0.9 4K Write 2.45 3.3
0.26 4K Mixed 0.86 1.2
165% 1.3 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
298GB free
Firmware: 1AR10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 146 146 147 146 147 MB/s
85.5% Excellent
Read 152
Write 33.3
Mixed 79
SusWrite 146
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.1
207% 1.6 MB/s
253GB free
Firmware: 1AR10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 142 142 146 145 145 MB/s
83.5% Excellent
Read 150
Write 29.9
Mixed 79
SusWrite 140
74% 99.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.1
212% 1.7 MB/s
295GB free
Firmware: 1AR10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 148 148 149 149 147 MB/s
76.7% Very good
Read 121
Write 47.4
Mixed 68.8
SusWrite 146
70% 95.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
178% 1.33 MB/s
113GB free
Firmware: 1AR10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 112 111 112 113 113 MB/s
66.5% Good
Read 120
Write 40.2
Mixed 67.2
SusWrite 111
62% 84.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
190% 1.47 MB/s
70GB free
Firmware: 1AR10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 119 119 119 120 122 MB/s
61.9% Good
Read 95.4
Write 96
Mixed 62
SusWrite 120
68% 93.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.37 MB/s
298GB free
Firmware: 1AR10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 73 67 63 59 60 MB/s
60.7% Good
Read 142
Write 92.6
Mixed 67.9
SusWrite 68.8
68% 92.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.43 MB/s
109GB free
Firmware: 1AR10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 85 87 86 86 MB/s
53.5% Above average
Read 100
Write 118
Mixed 62.4
SusWrite 85.7
67% 91.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.3
224% 1.57 MB/s
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AR10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 58 55 71 76 74 MB/s
43.2% Average
Read 83
Write 85
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 66.9
53% 72.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
138% 1.2 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,331,993 HDDs tested

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Typical ST320DM001 HD322GJ 320GB Builds (Compare 1,059 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
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Motherboard: Asus P8P67 DELUXE - $100

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel  $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples583x
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples159x
Core i7-2600Intel  $192Bench 67%, 185,630 samples105x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples76x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples60x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples60x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples41x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples36x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples32x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples50x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples39x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples25x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $713

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Intel Core i5-12400F $124Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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