TEST
YOUR HDD
ADD TO PC
BUILD

Seagate

ST380215AS 80GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 29.4% (754th of 1015)

Based on 2,707 user benchmarks.  Models: ST380215AS, ST380215 ST380215AS, ST380215 AS
Poor: 12%Average: 29.4% Great: 42%

Popular builds with this HDD

Very poor average bench

The Seagate ST380215AS 80GB averaged 70.6% 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 0.73MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.3MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST380215AS 80GB is 30.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Seagate ST380215AS 80GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 29.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 28.6MB/s
ADVERTISEMENT

Average Bench

(Based on 2,707 samples)
Rank 75429.4%
Min Avg Max
14.1 Read 54.8 73.3
7.92 Write 29.2 67.2
11.7 Mixed 28.6 39.4
11.7 SusWrite 47.2 73.6
29.4% 40 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 0.56 0.7
0.4 4K Write 1.3 1.7
0.2 4K Mixed 0.73 0.9
128% 0.86 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
7GB free
Firmware: 3.AAD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 55 55 56 56 56 MB/s
87.1% Excellent
Read 249
Write 9.5
Mixed 25.6
SusWrite 55
61% 84.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1 MB/s
30GB free
Firmware: 3.AAD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 51 58 56 61 60 MB/s
74.2% Very good
Read 203
Write 11.9
Mixed 38.4
SusWrite 55.8
56% 77.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.87 MB/s
24GB free
Firmware: 4.AAB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 62 45 58 59 59 MB/s
61.2% Good
Read 156
Write 9
Mixed 17
SusWrite 57.4
43% 59.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.7
158% 0.93 MB/s
66GB free
Firmware: 4.AAB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 72 72 72 72 MB/s
41% Average
Read 71.3
Write 71.5
Mixed 40.5
SusWrite 71.5
47% 63.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.AAD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 41 18 38 50 54 MB/s
28.5% Poor
Read 60
Write 54.4
Mixed 30.3
SusWrite 38.9
34% 45.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.93 MB/s
2,707 MORE »

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,298,887 HDDs tested

 Prices

If you buy via one of these links, our site may earn a commission

AmazonUS $455 years
Send price feedback
Custom PC Builder (Start a new build) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

CPU GPU SSD HDD RAM MBD
Typical ST380215AS 80GB Builds (Compare 462 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock H81M-VG4 - $64

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples68x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples38x
Core i5-4590Intel  $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples37x
GPU
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples37x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples30x
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples29x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples29x
A400 120GBKingston  $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples15x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples14x
RAM
RMR5030ME68F9F1600 2x4GBRamaxelBench 50%, 1,084 samples14x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples14x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples12x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $286

Popular ST380215AS 80GB compatible motherboards:

How Fast Is Your HDD? (Bench your build) Size up your PC in less than a minute

Welcome to our PC speed test tool. UserBenchmark will test your PC and compare the results to other users with the same components. You can quickly size up your PC, identify hardware problems and explore the best value for money upgrades.

UserBenchmark of the month

Gaming Desktop ProGaming

How it works

  • - Download and run UserBenchmark
  • - CPU tests include: integer, floating and string
  • - GPU tests include: six 3D game simulations
  • - Drive tests include: read, write, sustained write and mixed IO
  • - RAM tests include: single/multi core bandwidth and latency
  • - SkillBench (space shooter) tests user input accuracy
  • - Reports are generated and presented on userbenchmark.com
  • - Identify the strongest components in your PC
  • - See speed test results from other users
  • - Compare your components to the current market leaders
  • - Explore your best upgrade options with a virtual PC build
  • - Compare your in-game FPS to other users with your hardware
Hard Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) April 2024 HDD Rankings

We calculate effective speed which measures performance for typical consumers. Effective speed is adjusted by current cost per GB to yield value for money. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top HDDs. [HDrivePro]

ADVERTISEMENT

Group Test Results

  • Best user rated - User sentiment trumps benchmarks for this comparison.
  • Best value for money - Value for money is based on real world performance.
  • Fastest real world speed - Real World Speed measures performance for typical consumers.

 Comments

Added n/a ago.
Your
opinion?
▲Like ▼Dislike
Ready to retire
Age: 10 years

Speed Comparisons

vs Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)
vs WD Blue 1TB (2012)
vs Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)
vs Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)
vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB
vs WD Black 1TB (2013)
vs Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)
vs WD Black 2TB (2013)
vs WD Black 6TB (2015)

1015 Drives (Compared) Thousands of user benchmarks compiled into one comparison list

See how consistently different HDDs perform with varying real world conditions. The charts also illustrate overall performance, popularity and rank.

 Frequently Asked Questions

Storage Devices FAQ
What is sustained sequential write speed?
What’s the difference between SLC, MLC and TLC?
What is 3D XPoint and how fast is it?
What’s the difference between SATA, PCIe and NVMe?
What’s the difference between NAND and V-NAND?
What is sequential write speed?
What is sequential read speed?
What is incompressible data?
What is queue depth?
What is 4K random write speed?
What is 4K random read speed?
What is AS SSD real world copy speed?
How big is 16GB?
What does MBps mean?
Hard Drives
What is the Hard Drive value for money rating?
What is effective Hard Drive speed?
ALL FAQs »

 Best User Rated
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest
Amazon Ebay
deals
CPU GPU SSD HDD USB RAM MBD
Build Test EFps
Can You Run It?
►
YouTube
*NEW*
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback