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ST640LM001 HN-M640MBB 640GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 37.1% (555th of 1015)

Based on 1,107 user benchmarks.  Model: ST640LM001 HN-M640MBB
Poor: 15%Average: 37.1% Great: 52%

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Poor average bench

The Seagate ST640LM001 HN-M640MBB 640GB averaged 62.8% 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 0.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.29MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST640LM001 HN-M640MBB 640GB is 37.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST640LM001 HN-M640MBB 640GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 40.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 57.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,107 samples)
Rank 55537.1%
Min Avg Max
12 Read 68.1 93.8
19.5 Write 57.3 88.4
13.7 Mixed 40.6 51.1
24.1 SusWrite 61.2 90.1
41.8% 56.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 0.38 0.5
0.4 4K Write 1.29 1.8
0.1 4K Mixed 0.6 0.8
107% 0.76 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
44GB free
Firmware: 2AR10002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 66 67 67 67 67 MB/s
49.6% Average
Read 107
Write 32.4
Mixed 50.2
SusWrite 65.8
47% 63.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.93 MB/s
579GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AR10002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 81 74 78 77 85 MB/s
47.4% Average
Read 92.3
Write 84.7
Mixed 46.5
SusWrite 72.6
54% 74 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.2
73% 0.77 MB/s
523GB free
Firmware: 2AR10002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 84 83 83 85 85 MB/s
46.4% Average
Read 78.9
Write 49
Mixed 46.4
SusWrite 82.8
47% 64.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.93 MB/s
459GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AR10002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 79 75 77 82 81 MB/s
43.8% Average
Read 75.6
Write 77.6
Mixed 48.9
SusWrite 77.1
51% 69.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
120% 0.83 MB/s
398GB free
Firmware: 2AR10002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 70 71 68 69 72 MB/s
43.3% Average
Read 82.2
Write 54.9
Mixed 48.9
SusWrite 68.6
47% 63.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.97 MB/s
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AR10002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 34 26 42 50 46 MB/s
11.8% Very poor
Read 3
Write 41.6
Mixed 20.7
SusWrite 37.6
19% 25.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.3
68% 0.6 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 3%
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Desktop
Desktop 48%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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System: Sony SVE1712L1EW

CPU
Core i3-3110MIntel  $70Bench 48%, 34,445 samples3x
Core i5-3230MIntel  $100Bench 49%, 61,311 samples1x
Core i7-2820QMIntel  $230Bench 59%, 4,929 samples1x
GPU
Radeon HD 7500MAMDBench 4%, 12,745 samples5x
SSD
Vertex 450 256GBOCZ  $206Bench 86%, 409 samples1x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples1x
Blue 3D 1TBWD  $85Bench 100%, 16,039 samples1x
RAM
AM1U16BC4P2-B19N 1x4GBAdataBench 29%, 426 samples2x
AM1U16BC4P2-B19N Samsung M471B5273CH0-CH9 8GBAdataBench 46%, 6 samples1x
AM1U16BC4P2-B19N HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 8GBAdataBench 53%, 3 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 23% - Poor Total price: $276

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