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ST3160813AS 160GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 45% (397th of 1015)

Based on 4,860 user benchmarks.  Models: ST3160813AS, ST316081 ST3160813AS, ST316081 3AS
Poor: 11%Average: 45% Great: 65%

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Below average average bench

The Seagate ST3160813AS 160GB averaged 54.9% 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 0.66MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.53MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST3160813AS 160GB is 53.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST3160813AS 160GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 44.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 74.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,860 samples)
Rank 39745%
Min Avg Max
15.2 Read 81.9 115
14.3 Write 81.3 113
15.7 Mixed 44.1 57.4
14.6 SusWrite 74.9 115
51.7% 70.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.17 4K Read 0.53 0.6
0.5 4K Write 1.13 1.5
0.3 4K Mixed 0.66 0.8
117% 0.77 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
115GB free
Firmware: CC2F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 97 97 97 97 MB/s
55.6% Above average
Read 96.9
Write 98.2
Mixed 53.7
SusWrite 96.9
63% 86.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
125% 0.83 MB/s
60GB free
Firmware: CC2J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 81 77 77 78 77 MB/s
54.2% Above average
Read 111
Write 109
Mixed 57
SusWrite 78.2
65% 88.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
119% 0.73 MB/s
59GB free
Firmware: CC2J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 96 96 94 99 MB/s
51.6% Above average
Read 82.5
Write 79
Mixed 49
SusWrite 97.2
56% 76.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.87 MB/s
46GB free
Firmware: CC2H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 85 85 85 86 84 MB/s
47.9% Average
Read 82
Write 77.5
Mixed 47.2
SusWrite 84.7
54% 72.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.87 MB/s
90GB free
Firmware: CC2H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 84 84 84 85 80 MB/s
47.7% Average
Read 82.3
Write 82.3
Mixed 49.4
SusWrite 83.8
55% 74.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.77 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 38%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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System: NTT MS-7514

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel  $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples4x
Core2 Duo E7400Intel  $130Bench 38%, 14,354 samples1x
Core2 Quad Q8300Intel  $115Bench 44%, 20,482 samples1x
GPU
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples3x
Radeon HD 6450AMDBench 2%, 32,407 samples3x
GeForce GT 430NvidiaBench 3%, 22,369 samples1x
SSD
SSDNow V300 60GBKingston  $76Bench 48%, 24,219 samples2x
Solid State Disk 512GBSpccBench 71%, 30,264 samples1x
RAM
5GBUnknownBench 18%, 14,654 samples3x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples1x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 32% - Below average Total price: $176

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