Seagate ST500DM009

Barracuda 500GB (2016)

▲ Barracuda 500GB (2016)
BENCHMARKS (7,289)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed -5%Effective Speed -5%Average Score -29%Read -2%, Write -14%, 4K Read -94%, 4K Write -42%, Mixed -21%, 4K Mixed -19%, SusWrite -7%Peak Score -23%Read 2%, Write 2%, 4K Read -117%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed -17%, 4K Mixed -14%, SusWrite 2%Value & Sentiment -693%User Rating -41%, Market Share -2,783%, Price 147%, Value -96%Nice To Haves +39% Age 39%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

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Average Bench: 85.1% (53^rd of 1015)

Based on 7,289 user benchmarks. Models: ST500DM009-2DM14C, ST500DM009-2F110A, ST500DM0 ST500DM009-2DM14, ST500DM0 ST500DM009-2F110, ST500DM009-ZF110A, ST500DM0 09-2F110A, ST500DM0 09-2DM14C, ST500DM009--1BD142, ST500DM009-2F11A, ST500DM009-2DM14, ST500DM0 09, ST500DM009-2F110, ST500DM009-1BD142

Poor: 41%Average: 85.1% Great: 115%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate Barracuda 500GB (2016) averaged just 14.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate Barracuda 500GB (2016) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.74MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 156MB/s

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Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Barracuda 500GB (2016) is 74.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Seagate Barracuda 500GB (2016) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 67.3MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.67MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 7,289 samples)

Rank 5385.1%

Min	Avg	Max
64.9	Read 156	205
42.4	Write 128	193
38.3	Mixed 67.3	84
51.7	SusWrite 141	199
90% 123 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.4	4K Read 0.67	0.8
0.7	4K Write 1.51	2.1
0.39	4K Mixed 0.74	0.9
138% 0.97 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 5 hrs ago.

282GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CC43

SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 157 164 136 144 147 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 195

Mixed 75.9

SusWrite 152

114% 157 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.6

4K Mixed 0.9

159% 1.07 MB/s

PHL-User, 2 hrs ago.

602GB free

Firmware: CC43

SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 195 196 192 195 196 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 76.7

Mixed 69.2

SusWrite 194

91% 125 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.6

4K Mixed 0.8

148% 1.03 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 hrs ago.

415GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CC45

SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 94 112 165 154 136 MB/s

89.6% Excellent

Write 24.7

Mixed 70.5

SusWrite 127

75% 102 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.2

4K Mixed 0.4

96% 0.77 MB/s

PAK-User, 4 hrs ago.

52GB free

Firmware: CC43

SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 139 147 148 147 149 MB/s

71.7% Very good

Write 32.9

Mixed 57.8

SusWrite 144

63% 85.1 MB/s

4K Read 0.6

4K Write 1.4

4K Mixed 0.7

129% 0.9 MB/s

GBR-User, 5 hrs ago.

297GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CC45

SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 50 81 44 39 39 MB/s

17.8% Very poor

Write 27

Mixed 10.5

SusWrite 52.9

18% 24.8 MB/s

4K Read 0.1

4K Write 1

4K Mixed 0.1

34% 0.4 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 70%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3050

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel $199Bench 75%, 100,625 samples	438x
Core i5-7500TIntelBench 70%, 3,103 samples	168x
Core i3-7100Intel $117Bench 67%, 57,221 samples	168x

GPU
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 6%, 105,917 samples	720x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 130,349 samples	144x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 15%, 87,315 samples	43x

SSD
hynix SC311 SATA 128GBSKBench 66%, 10,659 samples	36x
hynix SC311 SATA 256GBSKBench 78%, 10,993 samples	32x
X400 2.5 7MM 128GBSandiskBench 67%, 859 samples	32x

RAM
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBUnknownBench 40%, 2,142 samples	107x
HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 1x4GBUnknownBench 38%, 597 samples	66x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBUnknownBench 37%, 27,688 samples	58x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $199

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $195	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9400F $140	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $290	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $505	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $47

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $60	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28

Seagate ST500DM009

Barracuda 500GB (2016)

Average Bench: 85.1% (53^rd of 1015)

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Barracuda 500GB (2016)

Average Bench: 85.1% (53rd of 1015)

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