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ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 51% (288th of 1015)

Based on 50,772 user benchmarks.  Models: ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD, ST2000LM 003, ST2000LM ST2000LM003
Poor: 23%Average: 51% Great: 70%

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Average average bench

The Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB averaged 49.0% 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 0.82MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.8MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB is 46.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 54.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 78.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50,772 samples)
Rank 28851%
Min Avg Max
21.4 Read 85.4 118
33 Write 78.4 118
21.8 Mixed 54.1 67.8
45.2 SusWrite 91.7 127
56.9% 77.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.55 0.7
0.78 4K Write 2.8 4.9
0.3 4K Mixed 0.82 1.1
165% 1.39 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: 2BE10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 124 125 125 124 124 MB/s
72.1% Very good
Read 125
Write 130
Mixed 60.2
SusWrite 125
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 1.1
255% 2.5 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 2BE10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 127 128 129 127 129 MB/s
68.8% Good
Read 112
Write 93.7
Mixed 68.1
SusWrite 127
74% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 1
227% 2.17 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 2BC10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 109 109 109 109 109 MB/s
60.5% Good
Read 102
Write 81.4
Mixed 66.5
SusWrite 108
66% 89.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.17 MB/s
4GB free
Firmware: 2BE10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 70 79 118 99 MB/s
54.5% Above average
Read 90.9
Write 56.2
Mixed 45.9
SusWrite 98
53% 72.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 1
210% 1.87 MB/s
522GB free
Firmware: 2BC10005
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 70 70 70 70 69 MB/s
47.2% Average
Read 93.5
Write 65
Mixed 52
SusWrite 70.2
52% 70.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.73 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2BE10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 96 76 96 100 113 MB/s
40% Average
Read 49
Write 103
Mixed 60.2
SusWrite 90.2
56% 75.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.07 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 2BC10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 70 71 15 8.7 8.1 MB/s
38.1% Below average
Read 91.8
Write 67.8
Mixed 55.9
SusWrite 39.9
47% 63.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 0.7
171% 1.67 MB/s
510GB free
Firmware: 2BC10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 69 72 70 71 72 MB/s
35.6% Below average
Read 54
Write 46.4
Mixed 46.3
SusWrite 69.6
40% 54.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
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Typical ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB Builds (Compare 8,804 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion Notebook

CPU
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples1,341x
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 45%, 205,332 samples1,252x
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples911x
GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples1,938x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples1,400x
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples807x
SSD
MZNLN128HAHQ-000H1 128GBSamsungBench 78%, 14,590 samples262x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples146x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples132x
RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples393x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 28%, 77,702 samples317x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples264x
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 Comments

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DEU-User
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5,743

Poor

5 years ago.

everything i do is so damn slow ... need help or new hdd :-(

AUT-User
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2,735

Poor

3 years ago.

Super slow - still at 100% disk usage after 15 minutes during Windows start up. I tried all the software fixes - it's the hard drive at fault.

CDPCH
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6

Average

5 years ago.

performs pretty well for a 5400rpm, but acts funny on my laptop

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