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ST1000DM003-1CH162 998GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 83.2% (61st of 1015)

Based on 71 user benchmarks.  Models: ST1000DM003-1CH162, ST1000DM 003-9YN162, ST1000DM003-1SB102, ST1000DM003-9YN162, ST1000DM 003-1CH162
Poor: 50%Average: 83.2% Great: 107%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate ST1000DM003-1CH162 998GB averaged just 16.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST1000DM003-1CH162 998GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.57MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 146MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST1000DM003-1CH162 998GB is 57.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST1000DM003-1CH162 998GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 95.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 71 samples)
Rank 6183.2%
Min Avg Max
59 Read 146 191
60.1 Write 134 184
30.4 Mixed 95.1 159
68.3 SusWrite 146 193
95.8% 130 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.25 4K Read 0.78 1.14
0.5 4K Write 1.5 2.09
0.18 4K Mixed 0.57 1
124% 0.95 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
341GB free
Firmware: CC4H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 180 183 183 184 183 MB/s
98.3% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 146
Mixed 80.1
SusWrite 178
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.03 MB/s
130GB free
Firmware: CC4H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 136 156 165 169 170 MB/s
88.8% Excellent
Read 156
Write 134
Mixed 78.2
SusWrite 154
96% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.03 MB/s
341GB free
Firmware: CC4H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 130 131 131 133 130 MB/s
82.7% Excellent
Read 159
Write 146
Mixed 80
SusWrite 129
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.03 MB/s
868GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 81 62 79 150 147 MB/s
75% Very good
Read 155
Write 145
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 107
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
178GB free
Firmware: CC4H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 116 119 123 107 115 MB/s
70.5% Very good
Read 131
Write 144
Mixed 78.5
SusWrite 115
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
131% 0.9 MB/s
194GB free
Firmware: CC4H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 109 109 110 107 MB/s
62.6% Good
Read 109
Write 113
Mixed 62.6
SusWrite 109
72% 98.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 78%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 73%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF B450-PLUS GAMING

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples1,385x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples806x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples470x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples423x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples294x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples293x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples151x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples130x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples124x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples387x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples240x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples206x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $480

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