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ST31000340NS 44X2459 42C0424IBM 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 49.1% (315th of 1015)

Based on 95 user benchmarks.  Model: ST31000340NS 44X2459 42C0424IBM
Poor: 28%Average: 49.1% Great: 60%

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Below average average bench

The Seagate ST31000340NS 44X2459 42C0424IBM 1TB averaged 50.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.66MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.69MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST31000340NS 44X2459 42C0424IBM 1TB is 31.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Seagate ST31000340NS 44X2459 42C0424IBM 1TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 47.4MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 80.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 95 samples)
Rank 31549.1%
Min Avg Max
39.2 Read 89.8 107
14.3 Write 82.5 106
20.1 Mixed 47.4 65.9
13.8 SusWrite 80.6 104
55% 75.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.69 0.8
0.3 4K Write 1.38 1.7
0.27 4K Mixed 0.66 0.8
127% 0.91 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
737GB free
Firmware: BB12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 101 103 103 104 MB/s
59.4% Above average
Read 105
Write 99.8
Mixed 53.5
SusWrite 102
66% 90.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
784GB free
Firmware: BB15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 100 99 99 98 MB/s
56.9% Above average
Read 99.6
Write 100
Mixed 54.7
SusWrite 98.7
65% 88.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: BB15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 88 88 89 86 MB/s
54% Above average
Read 100
Write 84.9
Mixed 52.5
SusWrite 87.6
60% 81.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
485GB free
Firmware: BB15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 84 88 88 87 88 MB/s
51.7% Above average
Read 94.3
Write 91.3
Mixed 51.8
SusWrite 85.8
59% 80.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
503GB free
Firmware: BB15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 89 86 89 88 MB/s
50.4% Above average
Read 87.8
Write 84
Mixed 49.3
SusWrite 87.5
57% 77.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
572GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BB12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 61 41 61 81 82 MB/s
44.7% Average
Read 90.5
Write 93.7
Mixed 50.5
SusWrite 64.9
55% 74.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
307GB free
Firmware: BB12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 69 68 67 69 64 MB/s
40.3% Average
Read 73
Write 79.9
Mixed 47.7
SusWrite 67.2
49% 66.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
468GB free
Firmware: BB15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 71 70 68 70 MB/s
39.8% Below average
Read 68.7
Write 68.5
Mixed 44.2
SusWrite 69.7
46% 62.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
578GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BB12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 35 62 37 41 73 MB/s
22.9% Poor
Read 35.2
Write 43.5
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 44.8
28% 38 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.7
98% 0.47 MB/s
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Typical ST31000340NS 44X2459 42C0424IBM 1TB Builds (Compare 2,543 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO - $225

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel  $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples1,090x
Core i5-4670KIntel  $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples422x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples235x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples170x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples158x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples158x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples105x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples100x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples97x
RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples59x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples52x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples52x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $454

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