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ST500LX012-SSHD-8GB 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 41.9% (466th of 1015)

Based on 1,048 user benchmarks.  Models: ST500LX012-SSHD-8GB, ST500LX012-SSHD-, ST500LX0 12-SSHD-8GB, ST500LX012-1LM16
Poor: 10%Average: 41.9% Great: 60%

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Below average average bench

The Seagate ST500LX012-SSHD-8GB 500GB averaged 58.1% 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 1.38MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.5MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST500LX012-SSHD-8GB 500GB is 49.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST500LX012-SSHD-8GB 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 50.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 68.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,048 samples)
Rank 46641.9%
Min Avg Max
9.97 Read 76.4 108
13.6 Write 76.5 108
12.5 Mixed 50.6 67
15.2 SusWrite 68.2 104
50% 67.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.98 1.6
0.6 4K Write 4.5 6.5
0.2 4K Mixed 1.38 2.1
278% 2.29 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
415GB free
Firmware: 0001LVM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 79 79 76 92 92 MB/s
72.7% Very good
Read 173
Write 25.4
Mixed 42.2
SusWrite 79.5
58% 79.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 1.6
324% 2.53 MB/s
466GB free
Firmware: 0001LVM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 102 106 106 107 106 MB/s
60% Good
Read 105
Write 85.2
Mixed 63.9
SusWrite 103
66% 89.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 1.7
338% 2.8 MB/s
466GB free
Firmware: 0001LVM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 98 98 99 100 101 MB/s
55.5% Above average
Read 92.7
Write 77
Mixed 67
SusWrite 98.7
62% 83.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 6.5
4K Mixed 2
401% 3.3 MB/s
430GB free
Firmware: 0001LVM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 95 89 96 97 MB/s
53.7% Above average
Read 93.4
Write 97.4
Mixed 59.7
SusWrite 93.6
63% 86 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
441GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001LVM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 95 82 88 82 69 MB/s
52.2% Above average
Read 95.9
Write 91.9
Mixed 65.1
SusWrite 84.1
62% 84.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 6.2
4K Mixed 2
412% 3.33 MB/s
436GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001LVM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 89 59 54 23 45 MB/s
47.1% Average
Read 105
Write 104
Mixed 55
SusWrite 56.8
59% 80.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 6.4
4K Mixed 1.9
384% 3.2 MB/s
143GB free
Firmware: 0001LVM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 77 76 77 78 MB/s
40.9% Average
Read 66.3
Write 63.1
Mixed 56.5
SusWrite 76.2
48% 65.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
107% 0.77 MB/s
263GB free
Firmware: 0001LVM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 76 73 77 73 74 MB/s
34.3% Below average
Read 43.6
Write 64
Mixed 45.1
SusWrite 74.4
42% 56.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.1
239% 2.27 MB/s
429GB free
Firmware: 0001LVM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 96 95 95 92 MB/s
30.7% Below average
Read 12.7
Write 30.5
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 94.5
30% 40.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.2
39% 0.2 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 7%
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Desktop
Desktop 43%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 20344

CPU
Core i5-4210UIntelBench 41%, 82,966 samples71x
Core i5-4200UIntel  $281Bench 43%, 64,450 samples27x
Core i3-4030UIntelBench 45%, 24,177 samples24x
GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples162x
SSD
MZNTD128HAGM-000L1 128GBSamsungBench 50%, 321 samples14x
LGT-256M6G 256GBLiteonitBench 74%, 651 samples14x
MZNTE256HMHP-000L2 256GBSamsungBench 67%, 1,123 samples10x
RAM
2x4GBSamsungBench 59%, 26,293 samples67x
2x2GBMicronBench 23%, 2,546 samples26x
2x4GBHynixBench 60%, 11,918 samples21x
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It died within three years. Like it works, but only if I violently jerk my laptop back and forth during boot. And when it is working, I can always hear it making this crinkle sound

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