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Seagate ST500DM009

Barracuda 500GB (2016)

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Release date: Q3 2016.

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Average Bench: 85% (58th of 1010)

Based on 1,367 user benchmarks.  Models: ST500DM009-2DM14C, ST500DM009-2F110A, ST500DM0 09-2F110A, ST500DM0 09-2DM14C, ST500DM009-2F110
Poor: 31%Average: 85% Great: 114%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate Barracuda 500GB (2016) averaged just 15.0% 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 0.69MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 155MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Barracuda 500GB (2016) is 83.3%. 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 69MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.64MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,367 samples)
Rank 5885%
Min Avg Max
30.4 Read 155 204
37.8 Write 130 192
28.5 Mixed 69 89
54.5 SusWrite 140 199
90.4% 124 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 0.64 0.8
0.7 4K Write 1.48 2.1
0.2 4K Mixed 0.69 0.9
130% 0.93 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
390GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 171 168 194 190 194 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 182
Mixed 78.8
SusWrite 182
117% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
216GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 168 168 169 170 171 MB/s
97.1% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 168
Mixed 76
SusWrite 169
106% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
376GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 158 165 174 139 136 MB/s
55.3% Above average
Read 42
Write 173
Mixed 66.5
SusWrite 151
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
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Approx. $50 @ launch in Jul '16
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Gaming 17%
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Desktop
Desktop 62%
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Workstation
Workstation 35%
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3050

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel  $210Bench 77%, 40,863 samples565x
Core i5-7500TIntelBench 69%, 888 samples194x
Core i3-7100Intel  $125Bench 64%, 17,451 samples128x
GPU
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 8%, 47,579 samples913x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 7%, 67,986 samples158x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 39%, 209,104 samples24x
SSD
1100 SATA 256GBMicronBench 72%, 3,319 samples72x
hynix SC311 SATA 256GBSKBench 78%, 3,346 samples50x
X400 2.5 7MM 128GBSandiskBench 64%, 400 samples47x
RAM
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBUnknownBench 41%, 564 samples209x
HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 1x4GBUnknownBench 38%, 161 samples95x
HMA851S6AFR6N-UH 1x4GBUnknownBench 34%, 2,174 samples59x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $210

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