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ST310005 28AS 1TB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 50.4% (297th of 1015)

Based on 6,973 user benchmarks.  Model: ST310005 28AS
Poor: 18%Average: 50.4% Great: 69%

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Average average bench

The Seagate ST310005 28AS 1TB averaged 49.6% 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 0.86MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.72MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST310005 28AS 1TB is 50.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST310005 28AS 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 58.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 80.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6,973 samples)
Rank 29750.4%
Min Avg Max
29.9 Read 94.8 122
27.7 Write 87.9 119
24.1 Mixed 58.6 76.7
24.7 SusWrite 80.6 120
59.2% 80.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 0.72 0.9
0.54 4K Write 1.31 1.7
0.34 4K Mixed 0.86 1
150% 0.96 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
755GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 114 117 117 114 115 MB/s
68.7% Good
Read 124
Write 120
Mixed 73.9
SusWrite 115
80% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
178% 1.2 MB/s
417GB free
Firmware: CC37
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 114 113 115 113 MB/s
64.3% Good
Read 111
Write 111
Mixed 56.6
SusWrite 113
72% 97.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.1 MB/s
529GB free
Firmware: 9122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 106 107 104 106 105 MB/s
59.3% Above average
Read 103
Write 96.8
Mixed 68.2
SusWrite 104
68% 93 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.8
137% 0.8 MB/s
430GB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 106 108 106 106 107 MB/s
57.8% Above average
Read 95.2
Write 97.1
Mixed 58.7
SusWrite 106
66% 89.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.1 MB/s
931GB free
Firmware: HP35
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 113 120 63 37 69 MB/s
55.4% Above average
Read 115
Write 67.2
Mixed 59.6
SusWrite 78.1
59% 79.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
184% 1.27 MB/s
364GB free
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 86 87 87 87 MB/s
55.1% Above average
Read 105
Write 108
Mixed 55.4
SusWrite 86.5
65% 88.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.1 MB/s
124GB free
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 74 71 74 72 74 MB/s
43.4% Average
Read 78.4
Write 72.7
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 72.8
53% 71.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
151% 0.93 MB/s
931GB free
Firmware: 7101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 23 18 18 18 18 MB/s
20.9% Poor
Read 51
Write 32.6
Mixed 25
SusWrite 21.4
24% 32.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.13 MB/s
499GB free
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 20 27 7.9 4.8 MB/s
5.38% Terrible
Read 6.5
Write 29
Mixed 15.4
SusWrite 12.1
12% 15.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.2
38% 0.27 MB/s
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Typical ST310005 28AS 1TB Builds (Compare 72 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
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Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Studio XPS 7100

CPU
Phenom II X6 1035TAMDBench 53%, 2,528 samples20x
Phenom II X6 1045TAMD  $165Bench 54%, 5,709 samples13x
Phenom II X6 1055TAMD  $175Bench 54%, 23,835 samples12x
GPU
Radeon HD 5450AMDBench 1%, 66,079 samples11x
GeForce GT 640NvidiaBench 6%, 34,519 samples4x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples4x
SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples3x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples2x
SSD Plus 120GBSanDisk  $42Bench 58%, 87,912 samples2x
RAM
M378B5673FH0-CH9 4x2GBSamsungBench 42%, 2,488 samples4x
16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 16GBMicronBench 36%, 8 samples4x
M378B5773CH0-CH9 4x2GBSamsungBench 45%, 1,752 samples2x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 8% - Terrible Total price: $38

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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