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ST1500DM003-9YN16G 1.5TB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 77.5% (88th of 1015)

more Based on 5,186 user benchmarks.  Models: ST1500DM003-9YN16G, ST1500DM003-1CH1, ST1500DM 003-1CH16G, ST1500DM ST1500DM003-1CH1, ST1500DM ST1500DM003-9YN1, ST1500DM 003-9YN16G, ST1500DM003-1CH16G, ST1500DM003-9YN1
Poor: 44%Average: 77.5% Great: 103%

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Good average bench

The Seagate ST1500DM003-9YN16G 1.5TB averaged 22.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST1500DM003-9YN16G 1.5TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.69MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 138MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST1500DM003-9YN16G 1.5TB is 58.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST1500DM003-9YN16G 1.5TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 73.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.15MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,186 samples)
Rank 8877.5%
Min Avg Max
64.9 Read 138 188
56.5 Write 116 172
35.9 Mixed 73.6 84.2
59.3 SusWrite 133 182
84.3% 115 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.78 1.1
0.7 4K Write 1.15 1.5
0.5 4K Mixed 0.69 0.87
131% 0.87 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
380GB free
Firmware: HP16
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 164 164 162 168 MB/s
88.2% Excellent
Read 144
Write 111
Mixed 84.9
SusWrite 164
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.93 MB/s
734GB free
Firmware: CC4C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 144 147 141 143 144 MB/s
88.1% Excellent
Read 165
Write 119
Mixed 80.9
SusWrite 142
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.93 MB/s
732GB free
Firmware: CC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 147 153 149 152 150 MB/s
84.4% Excellent
Read 145
Write 116
Mixed 83
SusWrite 149
91% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.9 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: HP16
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 157 149 155 160 152 MB/s
78.2% Very good
Read 120
Write 94.1
Mixed 79
SusWrite 154
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.7
120% 0.7 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: HP16
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 133 164 167 141 136 MB/s
77% Very good
Read 123
Write 107
Mixed 77.3
SusWrite 146
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.87 MB/s
405GB free
Firmware: CC82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 73 74 73 73 MB/s
60.4% Good
Read 137
Write 100
Mixed 84.9
SusWrite 73.9
73% 99 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.83 MB/s
456GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 65 76 60 84 84 MB/s
46.2% Average
Read 90.2
Write 101
Mixed 73.6
SusWrite 70.8
62% 84 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
119% 0.73 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: HP 500-054

CPU
A8-5500 APUAMD  $135Bench 48%, 10,478 samples30x
A8-6500 APUAMD  $135Bench 50%, 7,219 samples2x
A10-5800K APU (2012 D.Tr)AMD  $119Bench 50%, 18,312 samples1x
GPU
Radeon HD 7560DAMDBench 4%, 10,029 samples15x
Radeon HD 5450AMDBench 1%, 66,079 samples4x
GTX 670Nvidia  $435Bench 28%, 47,610 samples2x
SSD
CS900 120GBPNY  $25Bench 69%, 42,924 samples2x
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TBBench 70%, 46,239 samples2x
ssd 512GBBench 73%, 4,609 samples1x
RAM
M378B5173CB0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 49%, 1,033 samples4x
HMT451U6AFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 2,689 samples2x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples2x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $160

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