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ST9160823AS 160GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 24.3% (889th of 1015)

Based on 538 user benchmarks.  Models: ST9160823AS, ST916082 3AS, ST916082 ST9160823AS
Poor: 12%Average: 24.3% Great: 32%

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Very poor average bench

The Seagate ST9160823AS 160GB averaged 75.6% 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 Mixed IO Speed 0.49MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.51MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST9160823AS 160GB is just 19.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Seagate ST9160823AS 160GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 36.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 33.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 538 samples)
Rank 88924.3%
Min Avg Max
17.3 Read 44.4 57.1
17.5 Write 42.7 54.7
16.4 Mixed 33.6 50.4
15.8 SusWrite 36.8 52.9
29.1% 39.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 0.51 0.7
0.3 4K Write 0.8 1
0.1 4K Mixed 0.49 0.7
89.9% 0.6 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
130GB free
Firmware: 3.AHE
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 55 56 55 55 MB/s
30.6% Below average
Read 51.6
Write 56.6
Mixed 37
SusWrite 55.1
37% 50.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.7
118% 0.7 MB/s
149GB free
Firmware: 3.BHD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 51 52 51 51 52 MB/s
30.6% Below average
Read 55.7
Write 47.2
Mixed 34.3
SusWrite 50.8
35% 47 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
112% 0.73 MB/s
149GB free
Firmware: 3.BHD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 49 47 46 49 48 MB/s
30.6% Below average
Read 59
Write 45.5
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 47.4
35% 46.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.7 MB/s
54GB free
Firmware: 3.AHE
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 37 33 35 34 MB/s
18.1% Very poor
Read 27.6
Write 42.9
Mixed 31
SusWrite 35.1
25% 34.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.63 MB/s
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Typical ST9160823AS 160GB Builds (Compare 1,436 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus P6T SE

CPU
Core i7-920Intel  $90Bench 62%, 69,074 samples505x
Core i7 930Intel  $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples224x
Core i7-950Intel  $100Bench 66%, 36,389 samples190x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples101x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples70x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples55x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples68x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples54x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples35x
RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples212x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples138x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples138x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $177

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