Seagate

ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB

ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB
BENCHMARKS (89,596)
MKT (0.4%)
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Effective Speed -77%Effective Speed -77%Average Score -45%Read -117%, Write -48%, 4K Read -30%, 4K Write 10%, Mixed -40%, 4K Mixed -42%, SusWrite -50%Peak Score -19%Read -69%, Write -45%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write 84%, Mixed -36%, 4K Mixed -14%, SusWrite -50%Value & Sentiment -357%User Rating -19%, Market Share -695%Nice To Haves +25% Age 25%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 49.8% (305^th of 1015)

Based on 89,596 user benchmarks. Models: ST1000LM048-2E7172, ST1000LM ST1000LM048-2E71, ST1000LM048-2E71, ST1000LM048-2E7, ST1000LM 048-2E7172

Poor: 29%Average: 49.8% Great: 71%

Popular builds with this HDD

Below average average bench

The Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB averaged 50.1% 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 0.61MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.37MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB is 42.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 58.9MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 71.7MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 89,596 samples)

Rank 30549.8%

Min	Avg	Max
34	Read 71.7	118
49.4	Write 97.3	130
37.3	Mixed 58.9	72.2
50.1	SusWrite 101	131
60.6% 82.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.4	4K Read 1	1.62
1.3	4K Write 2.37	4.62
0.2	4K Mixed 0.61	0.9
153% 1.32 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

NLD-User, 8 hrs ago.

931GB free

Firmware: SDM1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 130 130 129 130 130 MB/s

72% Very good

Write 123

Mixed 62.4

SusWrite 130

80% 109 MB/s

4K Read 2

4K Write 1.8

4K Mixed 0.9

217% 1.57 MB/s

CHE-User, 11 hrs ago.

877GB free

Firmware: SDM1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 122 122 121 124 MB/s

57.5% Above average

Write 106

Mixed 67.5

SusWrite 121

69% 93.4 MB/s

4K Read 1.5

4K Write 2.9

4K Mixed 0.7

194% 1.7 MB/s

FRA-User, 22 hrs ago.

645GB free

Firmware: SDM1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 121 120 123 120 MB/s

53.5% Above average

Write 130

Mixed 60.3

SusWrite 120

69% 94 MB/s

4K Read 1.2

4K Write 2.7

4K Mixed 0.7

178% 1.53 MB/s

BEL-User, 10 hrs ago.

325GB free

Firmware: SDM1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 110 110 107 106 MB/s

51.9% Above average

Write 131

Mixed 65.8

SusWrite 109

69% 94.2 MB/s

4K Read 1.6

4K Write 4.4

4K Mixed 0.7

226% 2.23 MB/s

GBR-User, 19 hrs ago.

605GB free

Firmware: 0001

SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 121 118 121 120 119 MB/s

51.7% Above average

Write 90.4

Mixed 71.9

SusWrite 112

63% 85.6 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 1.3

4K Mixed 0.8

150% 1 MB/s

ITA-User, 12 hrs ago.

30GB free

Firmware: 0001

SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 114 113 113 115 MB/s

51.7% Above average

Write 83.1

Mixed 61.2

SusWrite 114

60% 81.1 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 1.3

4K Mixed 0.6

132% 0.97 MB/s

MYS-User, 20 hrs ago.

258GB free

Firmware: 0001

SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 91 90 90 89 MB/s

44.2% Average

Write 89.1

Mixed 85.4

SusWrite 89.9

61% 82.1 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.2

4K Mixed 0.1

62% 0.67 MB/s

GBR-User, 7 hrs ago.

480GB free

Firmware: SDM1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 95 97 100 95 MB/s

43.6% Average

Write 85.2

Mixed 55

SusWrite 98.3

54% 72.8 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 4

4K Mixed 0.4

152% 1.73 MB/s

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 59%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-16J9

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	2,444x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	1,291x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	2,228x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	1,008x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples	498x

SSD
THNSNJ256G8NY 256GBToshibaBench 76%, 12,683 samples	207x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GBSamsungBench 176%, 11,069 samples	126x
THNSNJ128G8NY 128GBToshibaBench 73%, 7,789 samples	110x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	758x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	304x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples	212x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB

Average Bench: 49.8% (305th of 1015)

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Average Bench: 49.8% (305^th of 1015)