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ST500NM0011 00W1141 00W1445IBM 500GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 58.3% (204th of 1015)

Based on 24 user benchmarks.  Model: ST500NM0011 00W1141 00W1445IBM
Poor: 28%Average: 58.3% Great: 83%

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Average average bench

The Seagate ST500NM0011 00W1141 00W1445IBM 500GB averaged 41.7% 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 0.69MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.69MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST500NM0011 00W1141 00W1445IBM 500GB is 54.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST500NM0011 00W1141 00W1445IBM 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 61.9MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 90.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 24 samples)
Rank 20458.3%
Min Avg Max
16.2 Read 107 154
12.5 Write 93.3 149
17.5 Mixed 61.9 126
12.3 SusWrite 90.1 152
64.8% 88.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 0.74 0.9
0.6 4K Write 1.69 2.3
0.2 4K Mixed 0.69 1.1
139% 1.04 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
466GB free
Firmware: BB4A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 151 152 152 152 152 MB/s
87.3% Excellent
Read 154
Write 147
Mixed 75
SusWrite 150
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
204% 1.47 MB/s
321GB free
Firmware: BB4A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 130 131 131 132 131 MB/s
75.5% Very good
Read 133
Write 122
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 130
83% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
191% 1.4 MB/s
204GB free
Firmware: BB4A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 111 113 113 113 114 MB/s
64.2% Good
Read 111
Write 101
Mixed 64.5
SusWrite 113
71% 97.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
173% 1.23 MB/s
442GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BB4A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 119 133 72 66 MB/s
47.3% Average
Read 78.1
Write 64.5
Mixed 44.3
SusWrite 86.7
50% 68.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.4
83% 0.7 MB/s
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BB4A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 25 28 66 50 51 MB/s
40.2% Average
Read 98.9
Write 70.4
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 41
45% 61.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.2
71% 0.73 MB/s
433GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BB4A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 32 33 40 36 35 MB/s
28% Poor
Read 64.3
Write 32
Mixed 35.5
SusWrite 33.2
30% 41.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
114% 0.77 MB/s
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Typical ST500NM0011 00W1141 00W1445IBM 500GB Builds (Compare 99 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
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Workstation
Workstation 32%
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Motherboard: Biostar H81MGV3

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples20x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples17x
Core i5-4570Intel  $99Bench 62%, 129,272 samples9x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples13x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples12x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples8x
SSD
HG5d Q Series 256GBToshiba  $225Bench 82%, 3,223 samples6x
Z400s 256GBSanDisk  $221Bench 72%, 10,770 samples5x
60G 60GBWalramBench 61%, 7 samples3x
RAM
CL11-11-11 D3-1600 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 2,124 samples7x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples6x
M2F8G64CC8HD5N-DI 2x8GBNanyaBench 49%, 1,126 samples5x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 44% - Average Total price: $560

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