Real World Speed
Performance profile from 1,562,441 user samples
32 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 123% 2.5TB free
Worst Bench: 40% 10TB free
Poor: 40% Great: 123%
SPEED RANK: 15th / 1015
1,562,409 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 112% 931GB free
Worst Bench: 55% 427GB free (System drive)
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
SPEED RANK: 27th / 1015
Effective Speed
Effective HDD Speed
91.6 % +3% 89.2 %
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
164 MB/s +4% 158 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
184 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+38%
133 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
3.89 MB/s Hugely faster random read.
+399%
0.78 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
4.1 MB/s Hugely faster random write.
+153%
1.62 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
93.6 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+21%
77.5 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
1.14 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+48%
0.77 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
153 MB/s 153 MB/s
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
325 MB/s Much faster peak read speed.
+62%
201 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
414 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+123%
186 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
16.7 MB/s Insanely faster peak random read.
+1,570%
1 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
6.3 MB/s Hugely faster peak random write.
+200%
2.1 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
153 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+71%
89.4 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
4.5 MB/s Hugely faster peak random mixed IO.
+350%
1 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
515 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+156%
201 MB/s
Market Share
Based on 53,298,832 HDDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 4.92 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
50 % 58 % More popular.
+16%
Age
Newest
58+ Months Much more recent.
+61%
149 Months
Capacity
Capacity
12TB 1TB
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The 1TB Barracuda 7200.14 boasts impressive peak sequential read/write Lab speeds of 195/193 MB/s. These best case burst speeds indicate what the Barracuda is capable of under Lab perfect test conditions. Our real world benchmarks have been sourced from hundreds of users and give a better sense of how well this drive actually performs on a day to day basis. The 1TB 7200.14 has an average UBM sequential read/write speed of 147 MB/s, which is a superb result, especially for a budget drive. With 4K random read/write speeds of 0.77/1.53 MB/s small file performance is also respectable making the 1TB Barracuda a very good all round performer. In terms of value for money the relatively small 1TB drive is not as good value as its larger 3TB sibling but in the 1 TB category this is one of the best value for money drives available. [Jan '14 HDrivePro]

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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]

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Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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