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ST1000DM003-1SB102 993GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 87.5% (35th of 1014)

Based on 15 user benchmarks.  Models: ST1000DM003-1SB102, ST1000DM003-1CH162
Poor: 50%Average: 87.5% Great: 102%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate ST1000DM003-1SB102 993GB averaged just 12.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST1000DM003-1SB102 993GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.68MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 161MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST1000DM003-1SB102 993GB is 52.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST1000DM003-1SB102 993GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 91.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.53MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 15 samples)
Rank 3587.5%
Min Avg Max
21.1 Read 159 198
120 Write 161 190
37.7 Mixed 91.3 148
13.7 SusWrite 144 182
102% 139 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.51 4K Read 0.81 1.1
1 4K Write 1.53 2.1
0.27 4K Mixed 0.68 0.9
137% 1 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
371GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 181 179 179 180 180 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 175
Mixed 89
SusWrite 179
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
148% 1.17 MB/s
566GB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 168 171 171 168 169 MB/s
98.3% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 175
Mixed 88.6
SusWrite 169
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 0.97 MB/s
485GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 165 164 163 164 164 MB/s
92% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 120
Mixed 85
SusWrite 164
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.23 MB/s
524GB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 4.2 7 66 0.7 MB/s
50.1% Above average
Read 161
Write 159
Mixed 74.5
SusWrite 13.7
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 28%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus PRIME H310M-F R2.0

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel  $102Bench 85%, 299,482 samples170x
Core i3-9100FIntel  $88Bench 80%, 34,310 samples144x
Core i5-9400Intel  $161Bench 86%, 22,187 samples12x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples51x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples40x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples32x
SSD
240GB 240GBNetacBench 66%, 2,483 samples30x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples26x
PLUS 240GBSandiskBench 45%, 86,316 samples15x
RAM
HyperX 2666 C16 1x8GBKingstonBench 44%, 32,519 samples13x
BL8G30C15U4B.M8FE1 1x8GBCrucialBench 47%, 355 samples13x
CB8GU2666.C8JT 1x8GBCrucialBench 44%, 529 samples9x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $161

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