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Seagate

ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 48.2% (344th of 1015)

Based on 187,672 user benchmarks.  Models: ST1000LM035-1RK172, ST1000LM ST1000LM035-1RK, ST1000LM035-1RK1, ST1000LM ST1000LM035-1RK1, ST1000LM035-1RK
Poor: 21%Average: 48.2% Great: 72%

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Below average average bench

The Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB averaged 51.8% 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 0.49MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.27MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB is 50.2%. 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 52.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 76.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 187,672 samples)
Rank 34448.2%
Min Avg Max
28.2 Read 76.5 120
31.9 Write 96.6 132
26.3 Mixed 52.2 66
34.5 SusWrite 90.9 132
58% 79.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 0.97 1.8
0.7 4K Write 2.27 4.5
0.1 4K Mixed 0.49 0.8
137% 1.24 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
693GB free
Firmware: RSM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 124 125 124 121 125 MB/s
67.9% Good
Read 113
Write 105
Mixed 57.4
SusWrite 123
73% 99.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
195% 1.47 MB/s
931GB free
Firmware: RTM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 127 128 130 129 MB/s
65.3% Good
Read 102
Write 120
Mixed 56.3
SusWrite 125
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
168% 1.27 MB/s
887GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RSM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 80 79 94 99 107 MB/s
48.5% Average
Read 83
Write 118
Mixed 67.4
SusWrite 85.7
65% 88.6 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1 MB/s
440GB free
Firmware: LCM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 105 106 106 106 106 MB/s
46.9% Average
Read 59
Write 93.3
Mixed 57.3
SusWrite 104
58% 78.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.4
90% 0.67 MB/s
821GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ACM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 22 46 87 80 87 MB/s
43.8% Average
Read 87.8
Write 115
Mixed 56.9
SusWrite 64.6
60% 81 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
133% 1.1 MB/s
751GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 31 49 53 89 67 MB/s
34.7% Below average
Read 66.7
Write 112
Mixed 56.1
SusWrite 53.8
53% 72 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.2
93% 0.97 MB/s
778GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LCM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 38 41 84 86 MB/s
33.3% Below average
Read 60.3
Write 47.9
Mixed 32.5
SusWrite 55.4
36% 49 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
110% 0.9 MB/s
569GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RSM4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 27 20 26 62 65 MB/s
26.7% Poor
Read 55
Write 83.8
Mixed 52.5
SusWrite 37
42% 57.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.5
141% 1.37 MB/s
458GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ACM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 22 25 24 56 81 MB/s
23.7% Poor
Read 44
Write 46
Mixed 31.2
SusWrite 38.5
30% 39.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.2
59% 0.6 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 15%
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Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 40%
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System: Lenovo 80WK

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 275,461 samples10,217x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 59%, 94,577 samples9,942x
GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 180,604 samples12,242x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 26%, 68,776 samples4,643x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 31%, 53,248 samples3,271x
SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 183%, 47,119 samples2,823x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GBSamsungBench 177%, 6,036 samples2,237x
MZVLW128HEGR-000L2 128GBSamsungBench 160%, 2,629 samples1,531x
RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 38%, 67,658 samples5,483x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 71%, 31,943 samples2,927x
RMSA3260MH78HAF-2666 1x8GBRamaxelBench 39%, 7,631 samples2,777x
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BurntTech
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11 months ago.

Passable storage for laptop

BluSharpie
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1 month 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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