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Seagate ST500DM009

Barracuda 500GB (2016)

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Release date: Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 80.9% (72nd of 1015)

more Based on 16,451 user benchmarks.  Models: ST500DM009-2DM14C, ST500DM009-2F110A, ST500DM009-1SD101, ST500DM0 09-2F110A, ST500DM009-2DM14, ST500DM009-2F110, ST500DM0 ST500DM009-2DM14, ST500DM009-2EP102, ST500DM0 ST500DM009-2F110, ST500DM009-ZF110A, ST500DM0 09-2DM14C, ST500DM009--1BD142, ST500DM009-2F11A, ST500DM009-2F10A, ST500DM0 09, ST500DM009-1BD142
Poor: 35%Average: 80.9% Great: 114%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate Barracuda 500GB (2016) averaged just 19.1% 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 0.73MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 147MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Barracuda 500GB (2016) is 79.3%. 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 66.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.65MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 16,451 samples)
Rank 7280.9%
Min Avg Max
39.8 Read 147 203
30.8 Write 118 188
31 Mixed 66.6 83.7
42 SusWrite 136 201
85.4% 117 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 0.65 0.8
0.8 4K Write 1.49 2
0.4 4K Mixed 0.73 0.9
135% 0.96 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
461GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 201 199 202 202 207 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 205
Write 87
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 202
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
465GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 196 196 195 194 198 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 186
Mixed 76.7
SusWrite 194
119% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
449GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 181 184 183 184 182 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 172
Mixed 99.6
SusWrite 183
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1.1
185% 1.17 MB/s
208GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 172 178 180 182 183 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 82
Mixed 73
SusWrite 178
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.03 MB/s
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MSRP ≈ $50 @ launch in Jul '16
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Gaming 8%
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Desktop 65%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3050

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel  $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples1,685x
Core i5-6500Intel  $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples565x
Core i5-7500TIntelBench 66%, 5,419 samples518x
GPU
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples2,608x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples984x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples178x
SSD
hynix SC311 SATA 256GBSKBench 78%, 22,335 samples91x
1100 SATA 256GBMicronBench 73%, 16,265 samples88x
A400 240GBKingston  $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples82x
RAM
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBUnknownBench 40%, 3,269 samples397x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples159x
HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 1x4GBUnknownBench 37%, 961 samples134x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $89

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Excellent

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Its a very good hdd for normal use

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Average

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ok for the price

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