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ST1500DL001-9VT15L 1.5TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 52.7% (272nd of 1015)

Based on 902 user benchmarks.  Models: ST1500DL001-9VT15L, ST1500DL 001-9VT15L, ST1500DL ST1500DL001-9VT1, ST1500DL001-9VT1
Poor: 27%Average: 52.7% Great: 71%

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Average average bench

The Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L 1.5TB averaged 47.2% 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 0.57MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.65MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L 1.5TB is 43.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L 1.5TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 43.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 0.66MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 902 samples)
Rank 27252.7%
Min Avg Max
44.5 Read 93 123
40 Write 91.6 123
24.8 Mixed 43.1 60.8
41.4 SusWrite 91 127
58.2% 79.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.65 0.8
0.3 4K Write 0.66 1
0.3 4K Mixed 0.57 0.8
103% 0.63 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1TB free
Firmware: CC98
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 107 111 110 107 MB/s
61.7% Good
Read 106
Write 98.8
Mixed 34.8
SusWrite 109
63% 87.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
81% 0.5 MB/s
987GB free
Firmware: CC98
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 111 109 109 109 MB/s
60.8% Good
Read 103
Write 109
Mixed 57.5
SusWrite 109
69% 94.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.8
135% 0.8 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: CC98
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 92 123 90 121 124 MB/s
60.6% Good
Read 99.4
Write 100
Mixed 55.4
SusWrite 112
67% 91.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.7
122% 0.73 MB/s
302GB free
Firmware: CC98
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 92 96 94 94 99 MB/s
58.9% Above average
Read 110
Write 121
Mixed 31.9
SusWrite 95.5
65% 89.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
85% 0.53 MB/s
105GB free
Firmware: CC98
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 97 117 114 105 127 MB/s
54.8% Above average
Read 79
Write 104
Mixed 31.9
SusWrite 112
59% 81.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
81% 0.5 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: CC98
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 86 82 84 84 MB/s
51.9% Above average
Read 98.4
Write 95.7
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 82.9
57% 77.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.3
66% 0.43 MB/s
126GB free
Firmware: CC98
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 65 67 66 67 MB/s
47.9% Average
Read 101
Write 91.7
Mixed 51
SusWrite 66.4
57% 77.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.8
139% 0.83 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 20%
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Desktop
Desktop 64%
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Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P - $248

CPU
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples196x
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples162x
FX-8320AMD  $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples117x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples47x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples41x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples29x
SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples18x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples16x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 43%, 4,751 samples20x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples17x
F3 DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 41%, 3,080 samples11x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $392

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