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ST96023AS 59GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 21.6% (955th of 1015)

Based on 8 user benchmarks.  Model: ST96023AS
Poor: 18%Average: 21.6% Great: 24%

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Very poor average bench

The Seagate ST96023AS 59GB averaged 78.4% 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 Read Speed 0.51MB/s

Excellent consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST96023AS 59GB is just 6.03%. This is an extremely narrow range which indicates that the Seagate ST96023AS 59GB performs superbly consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 31.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 37.3MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)
Rank 95521.6%
Min Avg Max
31.5 Read 38.1 42.1
31.2 Write 37.3 40.2
27.4 Mixed 31.4 38
37 SusWrite 39 41.8
27% 36.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.32 4K Read 0.51 0.62
0.7 4K Write 0.84 1
0.27 4K Mixed 0.49 0.8
91.7% 0.62 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
54GB free
Firmware: 8.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 41 42 MB/s
24.1% Poor
Read 41.9
Write 39.6
Mixed 30
SusWrite 41.8
28% 38.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.77 MB/s
54GB free
Firmware: 8.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 36 38 40 40 41 MB/s
23.3% Poor
Read 42.1
Write 40.2
Mixed 29.8
SusWrite 38.8
28% 37.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.8
131% 0.77 MB/s
54GB free
Firmware: 8.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 39 40 39 38 32 MB/s
22.6% Poor
Read 41.5
Write 40.2
Mixed 30
SusWrite 37
27% 37.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.7 MB/s
35GB free
Firmware: 8.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 38 38 38 38 MB/s
22.2% Poor
Read 38.7
Write 39
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 38.4
27% 36.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.6
105% 0.63 MB/s
26GB free
Firmware: 8.02 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
20.6% Poor
Read 35.8
Write 35.9
Mixed 33.9
26% 35.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 0.88
4K Mixed 0.28
68% 0.55 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,941,295 HDDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 780

CPU
Core2 Duo E8400Intel  $53Bench 40%, 68,540 samples228x
Core2 Duo E7500Intel  $109Bench 39%, 39,897 samples147x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel  $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples93x
GPU
Q45/Q43 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 16,152 samples142x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples98x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples76x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples40x
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GBWDCBench 93%, 97,462 samples16x
A400 480GBKingston  $35Bench 74%, 237,487 samples13x
RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples278x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples168x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples102x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 51% - Above average Total price: $78

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