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HD103SM 1TB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 63.2% (175th of 1015)

Based on 933 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG HD103SM
Poor: 42%Average: 63.2% Great: 80%

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Above average average bench

The Samsung HD103SM 1TB averaged 36.8% 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 1.11MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.74MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung HD103SM 1TB is 37.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung HD103SM 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 66.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 92.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 933 samples)
Rank 17563.2%
Min Avg Max
66 Read 110 139
27.5 Write 92.4 147
39.3 Mixed 66.4 77.4
64.7 SusWrite 110 140
69.6% 94.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 0.8 0.9
1.7 4K Write 2.74 3.3
0.7 4K Mixed 1.11 1.3
207% 1.55 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
279GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 131 129 132 132 131 MB/s
86.2% Excellent
Read 173
Write 37
Mixed 82.9
SusWrite 127
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1
204% 1.67 MB/s
362GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 105 109 105 110 108 MB/s
66.6% Good
Read 124
Write 142
Mixed 71.2
SusWrite 108
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.1
221% 1.77 MB/s
322GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10206
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 109 107 107 106 107 MB/s
65.8% Good
Read 120
Write 140
Mixed 73
SusWrite 109
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.1
221% 1.77 MB/s
40GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 80 79 81 81 81 MB/s
58.9% Above average
Read 124
Write 33.1
Mixed 57.1
SusWrite 80.7
54% 73.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
194% 1.5 MB/s
931GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 27 32 30 30 30 MB/s
54.6% Above average
Read 160
Write 41.5
Mixed 34.6
SusWrite 30
48% 66.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 1.2
198% 1.1 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,326,930 HDDs tested

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Typical HD103SM 1TB Builds (Compare 793 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
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Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 620

CPU
Core i3-2120Intel  $170Bench 51%, 77,810 samples190x
Core i5-2320Intel  $165Bench 64%, 38,345 samples166x
Core i5-2400Intel  $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples129x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples274x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples52x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples39x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples20x
BX500 240GBCrucial  $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples13x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples12x
RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples36x
M378B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 47%, 5,657 samples29x
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples18x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $198

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