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ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

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Average Bench: 46.7% (368th of 1015)

Based on 170,982 user benchmarks.  Models: ST1000LM035-1RK172, ST1000LM ST1000LM035-1RK, ST1000LM035-1RK1, ST1000LM ST1000LM035-1RK1, ST1000LM035-1RK
Poor: 15%Average: 46.7% Great: 72%

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Below average average bench

The Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB averaged 53.2% 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 0.46MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.94MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB is 56.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 51.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 74.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 170,982 samples)
Rank 36846.7%
Min Avg Max
16.2 Read 74.5 120
27.2 Write 93.4 132
19.4 Mixed 51.4 66
24.1 SusWrite 87.9 132
56.4% 76.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.94 1.8
0.5 4K Write 2.1 4.4
0.1 4K Mixed 0.46 0.8
129% 1.17 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
930GB free
Firmware: LCM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 102 73 97 98 130 MB/s
63% Good
Read 120
Write 118
Mixed 55.2
SusWrite 98.9
72% 98.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.1
107% 1.1 MB/s
829GB free
Firmware: SDM4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 99 100 100 102 101 MB/s
42.3% Average
Read 49.3
Write 71
Mixed 54.8
SusWrite 96.9
50% 68 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 0.4
159% 1.87 MB/s
694GB free
Firmware: LCM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 84 73 65 66 66 MB/s
39.4% Below average
Read 67.7
Write 55.7
Mixed 34.3
SusWrite 69.1
42% 56.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.5
116% 1.13 MB/s
514GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RSM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 29 33 24 29 79 MB/s
29.4% Poor
Read 67
Write 112
Mixed 44.7
SusWrite 35.4
48% 64.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0
26% 0.27 MB/s
874GB free
Firmware: SBM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 50 58 57 53 60 MB/s
27.9% Poor
Read 39.3
Write 89.8
Mixed 49
SusWrite 56.2
43% 58.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 0.5
188% 2.1 MB/s
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Typical ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB Builds (Compare 19,229 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 40%
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System: Lenovo 80WK

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 58%, 260,501 samples9,770x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 52%, 82,272 samples9,459x
GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 6%, 152,890 samples11,701x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 24%, 67,502 samples4,401x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 43,145 samples3,124x
SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung  $60Bench 183%, 44,468 samples2,736x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GBSamsungBench 171%, 5,572 samples2,183x
MZVLW128HEGR-000L2 128GBSamsungBench 164%, 2,557 samples1,469x
RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 38%, 64,210 samples5,304x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 71%, 27,910 samples2,809x
RMSA3260MH78HAF-2666 1x8GBRamaxelBench 38%, 6,736 samples2,662x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 35% - Below average Total price: $60

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 Comments

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BurntTech
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10 months ago.

Passable storage for laptop

BluSharpie
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Average

3 days ago.

Kind of slow, to be brutally honest. Boot times for Windows 10 is okay, but you really should opt for a 7.2k RPM drive or a SSD, even. App loading speeds are acceptable once caches start to pile up.

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