TEST
YOUR HDD
ADD TO PC
BUILD

Seagate ST9500325AS

Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB

▲ 505 ▼

Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 31.3% (690th of 1015)

Based on 83,084 user benchmarks.  Models: ST9500325AS, ST950032 5AS, ST950032 ST9500325AS
Poor: 9%Average: 31.3% Great: 43%

Popular builds with this HDD

Poor average bench

The Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB averaged 68.7% 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 0.54MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 0.96MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB is 33.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 33MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 53.5MB/s
ADVERTISEMENT

Average Bench

(Based on 83,084 samples)
Rank 69031.3%
Min Avg Max
9.15 Read 55.4 75
14.3 Write 53.7 73.2
12.4 Mixed 33 39.9
18.4 SusWrite 53.5 75.8
35.9% 48.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.13 4K Read 0.42 0.5
0.5 4K Write 0.96 1.3
0.2 4K Mixed 0.54 0.7
95.6% 0.64 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
268GB free
Firmware: 0003BSM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 65 68 67 67 MB/s
64.6% Good
Read 159
Write 14.7
Mixed 52.5
SusWrite 66.8
54% 73.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
104% 0.67 MB/s
371GB free
Firmware: 0003SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 74 72 72 72 73 MB/s
41.8% Average
Read 73.1
Write 63
Mixed 40
SusWrite 72.4
46% 62.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
117% 0.73 MB/s
371GB free
Firmware: 0003SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 72 73 73 73 71 MB/s
41.6% Average
Read 73
Write 68.2
Mixed 38.4
SusWrite 71.8
46% 62.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
112% 0.8 MB/s
131GB free
Firmware: 0003SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 69 67 66 68 68 MB/s
38.3% Below average
Read 66
Write 63.7
Mixed 36.5
SusWrite 67.5
43% 58.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
106% 0.7 MB/s
227GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 62 59 61 61 MB/s
34.8% Below average
Read 60.4
Write 58.4
Mixed 36.1
SusWrite 60.8
40% 53.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
118% 0.8 MB/s
164GB free
Firmware: 0003SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 59 59 58 59 59 MB/s
32.5% Below average
Read 54.8
Write 50.7
Mixed 31.9
SusWrite 58.3
36% 48.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
110% 0.77 MB/s
149GB free
Firmware: 0006SDM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 49 47 48 48 MB/s
32.3% Below average
Read 64.1
Write 58.7
Mixed 31.8
SusWrite 48.4
37% 50.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
91% 0.63 MB/s
389GB free
Firmware: 0003SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 38 39 38 MB/s
29.3% Poor
Read 64.3
Write 50.4
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 37.9
35% 47.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.5
83% 0.53 MB/s
83,084 MORE »

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,331,164 HDDs tested

 Prices

If you buy via one of these links, our site may earn a commission

AmazonUS $1616 mins
Send price feedback
Custom PC Builder (Start a new build) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

CPU GPU SSD HDD RAM MBD
Typical Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB Builds (Compare 1,954 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron N5110

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel  $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples411x
Core i5-2450MIntel  $225Bench 49%, 51,836 samples332x
Core i5-2430MIntel  $53Bench 50%, 41,461 samples303x
GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples1,263x
GeForce GT 525MNvidiaBench 2%, 9,032 samples378x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples296x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples62x
A400 120GBKingston  $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples32x
BX500 240GBCrucial  $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples28x
RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 18,713 samples88x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 1x4GBHynixBench 24%, 8,698 samples68x
M471B5273CH0-CH9 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 13,596 samples50x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $228

Popular Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB systems:

How Fast Is Your HDD? (Bench your build) Size up your PC in less than a minute

Welcome to our PC speed test tool. UserBenchmark will test your PC and compare the results to other users with the same components. You can quickly size up your PC, identify hardware problems and explore the best value for money upgrades.

UserBenchmark of the month

Gaming Desktop ProGaming

How it works

  • - Download and run UserBenchmark
  • - CPU tests include: integer, floating and string
  • - GPU tests include: six 3D game simulations
  • - Drive tests include: read, write, sustained write and mixed IO
  • - RAM tests include: single/multi core bandwidth and latency
  • - SkillBench (space shooter) tests user input accuracy
  • - Reports are generated and presented on userbenchmark.com
  • - Identify the strongest components in your PC
  • - See speed test results from other users
  • - Compare your components to the current market leaders
  • - Explore your best upgrade options with a virtual PC build
  • - Compare your in-game FPS to other users with your hardware
Hard Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) April 2024 HDD Rankings

We calculate effective speed which measures performance for typical consumers. Effective speed is adjusted by current cost per GB to yield value for money. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top HDDs. [HDrivePro]

ADVERTISEMENT

Group Test Results

  • Best user rated - User sentiment trumps benchmarks for this comparison.
  • Best value for money - Value for money is based on real world performance.
  • Fastest real world speed - Real World Speed measures performance for typical consumers.

 Comments

Added n/a ago.
Your
opinion?
▲Like ▼Dislike
Ready to retire
Age: 10 years

Speed Comparisons

vs Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)
vs WD Blue 1TB (2012)
vs Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)
vs Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)
vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB
vs WD Black 1TB (2013)
vs Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)
vs WD Black 2TB (2013)
vs WD Black 6TB (2015)

1015 Drives (Compared) Thousands of user benchmarks compiled into one comparison list

See how consistently different HDDs perform with varying real world conditions. The charts also illustrate overall performance, popularity and rank.

 Frequently Asked Questions

Storage Devices FAQ
What is sustained sequential write speed?
What’s the difference between SLC, MLC and TLC?
What is 3D XPoint and how fast is it?
What’s the difference between SATA, PCIe and NVMe?
What’s the difference between NAND and V-NAND?
What is sequential write speed?
What is sequential read speed?
What is incompressible data?
What is queue depth?
What is 4K random write speed?
What is 4K random read speed?
What is AS SSD real world copy speed?
How big is 16GB?
What does MBps mean?
Hard Drives
What is the Hard Drive value for money rating?
What is effective Hard Drive speed?
ALL FAQs »

 Best User Rated
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest
Amazon Ebay
deals
CPU GPU SSD HDD USB RAM MBD
Build Test EFps
Can You Run It?
►
YouTube
*NEW*
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback