Seagate ST3500418AS

Barracuda 7200.12 500GB

Barracuda 7200.12 500GB
BENCHMARKS (203,102)
MKT (0.4%)
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Effective Speed -64%Effective Speed -64%Average Score -48%Read -64%, Write -53%, 4K Read -94%, 4K Write -28%, Mixed -42%, 4K Mixed 9%, SusWrite -64%Peak Score -49%Read -61%, Write -52%, 4K Read -114%, 4K Write -26%, Mixed -41%, 4K Mixed 8%, SusWrite -56%Value & Sentiment -210%User Rating -19%, Market Share -709%, Price 138%, Value -251%Nice To Haves -10%Age -10%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 53.8% (263^rd of 1015)

Based on 203,102 user benchmarks. Models: ST3500418AS, ST3500418AS-9YP142, ST350041 8AS, ST350041 ST3500418AS

Poor: 28%Average: 53.8% Great: 70%

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Average average bench

The Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB averaged 46.1% 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 0.94MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.68MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB is 42.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 57.8MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 92.5MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 203,102 samples)

Rank 26353.8%

Min	Avg	Max
45.9	Read 95	124
46.4	Write 94.2	124
36.6	Mixed 57.8	69.5
39.1	SusWrite 92.5	126
62.3% 84.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.4	4K Read 0.67	0.8
1.2	4K Write 1.68	2
0.59	4K Mixed 0.94	1.1
163% 1.1 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

NZL-User, 5 hrs ago.

466GB free

Firmware: CC38

SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 123 125 126 126 126 MB/s

71.8% Very good

Write 125

Mixed 64.5

SusWrite 125

80% 110 MB/s

4K Read 0.6

4K Write 1.8

4K Mixed 0.9

158% 1.1 MB/s

USA-User, 16 hrs ago.

466GB free

Firmware: HP34

SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 124 125 125 125 127 MB/s

70.3% Very good

Write 72.2

Mixed 70.9

SusWrite 125

71% 97 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.9

4K Mixed 1

176% 1.2 MB/s

USA-User, 20 hrs ago.

308GB free

Firmware: CC35

SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 122 121 121 121 120 MB/s

66.9% Good

Write 107

Mixed 63.9

SusWrite 121

74% 101 MB/s

4K Read 0.6

4K Write 1.8

4K Mixed 1

169% 1.13 MB/s

PAK-User, 14 hrs ago.

86GB free

Firmware: HP35

SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 113 114 116 112 114 MB/s

64.2% Good

Write 109

Mixed 67.1

SusWrite 110

73% 99.9 MB/s

4K Read 0.6

4K Write 1.9

4K Mixed 0.9

160% 1.13 MB/s

USA-User, 10 hrs ago.

340GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CC36

SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 93 93 85 88 89 MB/s

58.5% Above average

Write 124

Mixed 54.4

SusWrite 85.1

70% 95.4 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 2

4K Mixed 1

177% 1.23 MB/s

DEU-User, 12 hrs ago.

229GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CC38

SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 99 90 73 93 103 MB/s

49.1% Average

Write 103

Mixed 56.1

SusWrite 83.2

61% 82.5 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 1.5

4K Mixed 1

172% 1.1 MB/s

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 2%

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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	2,026x
Core i7-2600Intel $189Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,570x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	934x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples	1,143x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1,041x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	824x
Virtual NVMe Disk 64GBVmwareBench 62%, 2,103 samples	457x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	425x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	517x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	297x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $325

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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Barracuda 7200.12 500GB

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