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7L250S0 251GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 28.4% (780th of 1015)

Based on 346 user benchmarks.  Models: Maxtor 7L250S0, Maxtor 7L250S0
Poor: 19%Average: 28.4% Great: 35%

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Very poor average bench

The Maxtor 7L250S0 251GB averaged 71.6% 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 Write Speed 4.39MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.35MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Maxtor 7L250S0 251GB is just 16.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Maxtor 7L250S0 251GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 39.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 46.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 346 samples)
Rank 78028.4%
Min Avg Max
29.7 Read 48.8 61
29 Write 51.8 65.9
20.2 Mixed 39.1 61.4
24 SusWrite 46.3 61.5
34.3% 46.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.58 0.71
1.67 4K Write 4.39 6.4
0 4K Mixed 0.35 0.8
144% 1.77 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
233GB free
Firmware: BANC1G10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 54 54 55 55 54 MB/s
31.8% Below average
Read 55.4
Write 59.2
Mixed 39.5
SusWrite 54.6
38% 52.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 0.7
170% 1.6 MB/s
147GB free
Firmware: BACE1G90
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 43 42 43 42 MB/s
27.4% Poor
Read 51.2
Write 56.8
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 42.3
35% 46.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 6.1
4K Mixed 0.1
153% 2.3 MB/s
189GB free
Firmware: 1E00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 52 52 53 54 53 MB/s
27.3% Poor
Read 41.5
Write 53
Mixed 30.7
SusWrite 52.9
33% 44.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.13 MB/s
45GB free
Firmware: BANC1G10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 55 55 56 56 55 MB/s
26.9% Poor
Read 36.5
Write 47.5
Mixed 30.8
SusWrite 55.5
31% 42.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 0.1
151% 2.27 MB/s
150GB free
Firmware: BANC1G10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 39 39 38 40 39 MB/s
22.3% Poor
Read 37.2
Write 47.7
Mixed 30.8
SusWrite 39.1
29% 38.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.2
140% 1.9 MB/s
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Gaming 34%
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Desktop 69%
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Workstation 28%
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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples863x
FX-9590AMD  $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples208x
FX-8320AMD  $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples146x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples110x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples83x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples81x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples62x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples61x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples59x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples84x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples45x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples28x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $630

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