Seagate ST500DM009

Barracuda 500GB (2016)

▲ Barracuda 500GB (2016)
BENCHMARKS (9,640)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed -8%Effective Speed -8%Average Score -29%Read -4%, Write -14%, 4K Read -95%, 4K Write -40%, Mixed -22%, 4K Mixed -17%, SusWrite -12%Peak Score -23%Read 1%, Write 1%, 4K Read -115%, 4K Write -20%, Mixed -18%, 4K Mixed -14%, SusWrite 1%Value & Sentiment -769%User Rating -14%, Market Share -3,246%, Price 239%, Value -54%Nice To Haves +36% Age 36%

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Black 2TB (2013)

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Average Bench: 83% (68^th of 1015)

Based on 9,640 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: 38%Average: 83% Great: 114%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate Barracuda 500GB (2016) averaged just 17.0% 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 0.75MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 153MB/s

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Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Barracuda 500GB (2016) is 76%. 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 67.1MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.66MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 9,640 samples)

Rank 6883%

Min	Avg	Max
64.4	Read 153	203
50.9	Write 129	191
39.2	Mixed 67.1	83.7
49.2	SusWrite 136	199
88.7% 121 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.47	4K Read 0.66	0.8
0.96	4K Write 1.53	2.1
0.4	4K Mixed 0.75	0.9
139% 0.98 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

23GB free

Firmware: CC43

SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 133 127 138 135 MB/s

67% Good

Write 97

Mixed 59.7

SusWrite 133

72% 97.6 MB/s

4K Read 0.6

4K Write 1.4

4K Mixed 0.7

129% 0.9 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 $189Bench 75%, 107,678 samples	647x
Core i5-7500TIntelBench 70%, 3,363 samples	235x
Core i3-7100Intel $100Bench 66%, 60,746 samples	226x

GPU
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 107,014 samples	1,024x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 124,390 samples	204x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 15%, 95,141 samples	66x

SSD
hynix SC311 SATA 256GBSKBench 80%, 13,607 samples	52x
hynix SC311 SATA 128GBSKBench 66%, 12,566 samples	41x
X400 2.5 7MM 128GBSandiskBench 69%, 914 samples	39x

RAM
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBUnknownBench 39%, 2,360 samples	159x
HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 1x4GBUnknownBench 38%, 666 samples	93x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBUnknownBench 37%, 30,104 samples	80x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $189

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

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Excellent

2 months ago.

Its a very good hdd for normal use

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Average

22 months ago.

accidentally reviewed the wrong one

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Intel Core i5-9600K $208	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Seagate ST500DM009

Barracuda 500GB (2016)

Average Bench: 83% (68^th of 1015)

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Seagate ST500DM009

Barracuda 500GB (2016)

Average Bench: 83% (68th of 1015)

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Very poor consistency

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Average Bench: 83% (68^th of 1015)