Seagate ST500DM009

Barracuda 500GB (2016)

▲ Barracuda 500GB (2016)
BENCHMARKS (16,451)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed -9%Effective Speed -9%Average Score -19%Read -6%, Write -16%, 4K Read -32%, 4K Write -33%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -14%, SusWrite -11%Peak Score -9%Read 2%, Write 4%, 4K Read -29%, 4K Write -23%, Mixed -12%, 4K Mixed -11%, SusWrite 3%Value & Sentiment -844%User Rating -15%, Market Share -3,428%, Price 144%, Value -76%Nice To Haves +26% Age 26%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Black 1TB (2013)

Barracuda 4TB (2016)

Black 2TB (2013)

Barracuda 7200.14 3TB

Average Bench: 80.9% (72^nd of 1015)

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

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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

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

PHL-User, 16 hrs ago.

466GB free

Firmware: CC43

SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 182 184 181 180 183 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 78.1

Mixed 73.8

SusWrite 181

93% 127 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.6

4K Mixed 0.8

148% 1.03 MB/s

GBR-User, 18 hrs ago.

142GB free

Firmware: CC45

SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 114 114 115 113 MB/s

78.8% Very good

Write 151

Mixed 71.8

SusWrite 114

91% 124 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.6

4K Mixed 0.7

137% 1 MB/s

USA-User, 6 hrs ago.

462GB free

Firmware: JC45

SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 122 123 123 123 122 MB/s

70.2% Very good

Write 116

Mixed 69.2

SusWrite 123

79% 107 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 2.1

4K Mixed 1.1

190% 1.3 MB/s

TUR-User, 1 hr ago.

166GB free

Firmware: KC45

SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 101 103 104 104 105 MB/s

64.7% Good

Write 122

Mixed 63.7

SusWrite 103

75% 103 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.4

4K Mixed 0.8

144% 0.97 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 65%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3050

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel $84Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	1,646x
Core i5-6500Intel $58Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	545x
Core i5-7500TIntelBench 66%, 5,419 samples	505x

GPU
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples	2,551x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	969x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	168x

SSD
hynix SC311 SATA 256GBSKBench 78%, 22,335 samples	91x
1100 SATA 256GBMicronBench 73%, 16,265 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	77x

RAM
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBUnknownBench 40%, 3,269 samples	393x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples	157x
HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 1x4GBUnknownBench 37%, 961 samples	131x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $84

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Versatile, fast, dependable. The fiercest drive you've ever met...

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Excellent

3 years ago.

Its a very good hdd for normal use

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Average

15 months ago.

ok for the price

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5 years ago.

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Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
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Seagate ST500DM009

Barracuda 500GB (2016)

Average Bench: 80.9% (72^nd of 1015)

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Barracuda 500GB (2016)

Average Bench: 80.9% (72nd of 1015)

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