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ST3250412CS 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 44.7% (406th of 1015)

Based on 669 user benchmarks.  Models: ST3250412CS, ST325041 2CS, ST325041 ST3250412CS
Poor: 20%Average: 44.7% Great: 63%

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Below average average bench

The Seagate ST3250412CS 250GB averaged 55.3% 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 Write Speed 1.45MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST3250412CS 250GB is 42.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST3250412CS 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 47.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 72.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 669 samples)
Rank 40644.7%
Min Avg Max
21.3 Read 81.2 111
26.9 Write 80.2 109
17.5 Mixed 47.5 81.5
23.3 SusWrite 72.6 111
51.7% 70.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.17 4K Read 0.51 0.6
0.54 4K Write 1.45 1.8
0.2 4K Mixed 0.66 0.9
121% 0.87 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
233GB free
Firmware: CA14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 105 105 104 104 MB/s
57.8% Above average
Read 96.8
Write 97.7
Mixed 47.1
SusWrite 105
63% 86.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.03 MB/s
65GB free
Firmware: CA12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 85 85 85 85 MB/s
50.4% Above average
Read 90.6
Write 90.9
Mixed 47.6
SusWrite 84.8
58% 78.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.9 MB/s
233GB free
Firmware: CA14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 40 55 50 45 41 MB/s
42.2% Average
Read 100
Write 26
Mixed 26.8
SusWrite 47.2
36% 50 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.4
83% 0.53 MB/s
53GB free
Firmware: CA12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 76 76 76 77 MB/s
38.6% Below average
Read 57.8
Write 52.2
Mixed 40.4
SusWrite 76.4
42% 56.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CA12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 44 32 56 60 61 MB/s
33.5% Below average
Read 67.3
Write 88.4
Mixed 42.3
SusWrite 49.1
45% 61.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
233GB free
Firmware: CA14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 40 55 40 55 53 MB/s
25.2% Poor
Read 38.5
Write 38.8
Mixed 25.3
SusWrite 49.2
28% 38 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.4
76% 0.5 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,305,425 HDDs tested

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Typical ST3250412CS 250GB Builds (Compare 2,310 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
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Desktop
Desktop 58%
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Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 - $69

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples249x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples221x
Core i3-3220Intel  $79Bench 52%, 71,790 samples175x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples310x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples291x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples133x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples100x
SU650 120GBAdata  $14Bench 63%, 42,288 samples41x
A400 120GBKingston  $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples39x
RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples110x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples73x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples63x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $156

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