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Seagate ST500DM009

Barracuda 500GB (2016)

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Release date: Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 81.4% (73rd of 1015)

more Based on 13,517 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: 33%Average: 81.4% Great: 114%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate Barracuda 500GB (2016) averaged just 18.5% 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 152MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Barracuda 500GB (2016) is 81.1%. 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 66.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.65MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 13,517 samples)
Rank 7381.4%
Min Avg Max
45.3 Read 152 203
30.5 Write 124 190
34 Mixed 66.5 82.1
42.2 SusWrite 132 199
86.7% 119 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 0.65 0.8
0.8 4K Write 1.48 1.9
0.4 4K Mixed 0.73 0.9
136% 0.95 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
61GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 193 196 198 198 198 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 204
Write 92.8
Mixed 67.6
SusWrite 193
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
270GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 152 154 151 156 157 MB/s
95.3% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 141
Mixed 84.7
SusWrite 152
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 1.13 MB/s
398GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 60 34 38 40 35 MB/s
55.5% Above average
Read 149
Write 30.6
Mixed 70.6
SusWrite 44.4
55% 73.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 0.9 MB/s
214GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 52 27 48 57 47 MB/s
16.7% Very poor
Read 10.3
Write 28.5
Mixed 10.5
SusWrite 47.6
18% 24.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.3
54% 0.43 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 40,749,847 HDDs tested.

 Prices

MSRP ≈ $50 @ launch in Jul '16
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Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 70%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3050

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel  $200Bench 75%, 136,964 samples1,114x
Core i5-7500TIntelBench 70%, 4,144 samples383x
Core i3-7100Intel  $175Bench 65%, 60,269 samples346x
GPU
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 116,419 samples1,732x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 145,878 samples405x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 15%, 137,397 samples97x
SSD
hynix SC311 SATA 256GBSKBench 78%, 17,583 samples81x
hynix SC311 SATA 128GBSKBench 65%, 15,910 samples56x
X400 2.5 7MM 128GBSandiskBench 69%, 1,185 samples54x
RAM
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBUnknownBench 40%, 2,792 samples259x
HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 1x4GBUnknownBench 37%, 807 samples156x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 35,354 samples128x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $200

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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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