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ST250LT012-9WS141 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 44.3% (417th of 1014)

more Based on 291 user benchmarks.  Models: ST250LT012-9WS141, ST250LT0 12-1DG141, ST250LT0 ST250LT012-1DG14, ST250LT012-1DG141, ST250LT012-1DG142, ST250LT0 12-9WS141, ST250LT012-9WS14, ST250LT012-1DG14
Poor: 22%Average: 44.3% Great: 61%

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Below average average bench

The Seagate ST250LT012-9WS141 250GB averaged 55.7% 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 0.46MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 81.1MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST250LT012-9WS141 250GB is 38.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST250LT012-9WS141 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 46.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 0.73MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 291 samples)
Rank 41744.3%
Min Avg Max
37.1 Read 81.1 110
31.3 Write 77.9 107
22.4 Mixed 46.8 78
30.4 SusWrite 72.2 108
51% 69.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.44 0.52
0.4 4K Write 0.73 1
0.12 4K Mixed 0.46 0.7
82.6% 0.54 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
154GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 103 102 97 102 MB/s
59.1% Above average
Read 105
Write 96.5
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 101
66% 90.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.7
112% 0.63 MB/s
34GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 95 94 87 96 94 MB/s
53.1% Above average
Read 92.6
Write 93.7
Mixed 53.4
SusWrite 92.8
61% 83.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.6
100% 0.6 MB/s
34GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 94 96 95 96 MB/s
53% Above average
Read 90.1
Write 92.9
Mixed 54.7
SusWrite 94.8
61% 83.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.6
100% 0.6 MB/s
100GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 101 101 100 102 MB/s
48.7% Average
Read 69.7
Write 77.6
Mixed 48.5
SusWrite 100
54% 74 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
88% 0.53 MB/s
228GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 83 85 84 85 85 MB/s
46.6% Average
Read 78
Write 90.4
Mixed 38.8
SusWrite 84.6
53% 72.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.5
85% 0.53 MB/s
159GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 66 65 65 65 MB/s
34.4% Below average
Read 54.9
Write 60.6
Mixed 37.3
SusWrite 65.2
40% 54.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
94% 0.53 MB/s
33GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 54 48 51 54 53 MB/s
31.4% Below average
Read 56.9
Write 57.4
Mixed 42.7
SusWrite 52.6
39% 52.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
99% 0.57 MB/s
107GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 74 75 74 74 72 MB/s
21.8% Poor
Read 2.5
Write 85.9
Mixed 3
SusWrite 73.4
30% 41.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.3
51% 0.33 MB/s
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Gaming 21%
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Desktop
Desktop 65%
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Workstation
Workstation 17%
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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples424x
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples386x
FX-8320AMD  $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples203x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples107x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples67x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples65x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples50x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples36x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples32x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples45x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples32x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX  $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples26x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $334

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