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ST1000DM003-1SB1 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 85.4% (45th of 1015)

Based on 102 user benchmarks.  Model: Seagate ST1000DM003-1SB1
Poor: 51%Average: 85.4% Great: 107%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate ST1000DM003-1SB1 1TB averaged just 14.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST1000DM003-1SB1 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.59MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 158MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST1000DM003-1SB1 1TB is 56.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST1000DM003-1SB1 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 96.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.45MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 102 samples)
Rank 4585.4%
Min Avg Max
73.4 Read 158 198
40.1 Write 137 189
44.8 Mixed 96.2 171
52.8 SusWrite 135 197
96.7% 131 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.31 4K Read 0.76 1.05
0.91 4K Write 1.45 1.79
0.24 4K Mixed 0.59 0.9
124% 0.93 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
903GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC63
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 166 129 186 183 201 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 201
Mixed 78.7
SusWrite 165
118% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
163% 1.1 MB/s
671GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 186 184 189 190 189 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 176
Mixed 63.4
SusWrite 183
109% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
674GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 157 171 180 178 190 MB/s
98% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 121
Mixed 66.3
SusWrite 172
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
914GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 116 138 153 162 165 MB/s
93.6% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 180
Mixed 76.3
SusWrite 145
106% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.07 MB/s
292GB free
Firmware: HPH3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 161 162 164 164 164 MB/s
90.9% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 164
Mixed 73.8
SusWrite 160
101% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.93 MB/s
723GB free
Firmware: HPH3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 151 151 154 154 153 MB/s
83.2% Excellent
Read 139
Write 140
Mixed 62.1
SusWrite 151
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 0.93 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 22%
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Desktop
Desktop 65%
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Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

CPU
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples433x
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples294x
FX-8300AMD  $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples176x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples177x
Radeon RX 560-BAMDBench 20%, 49,289 samples86x
GTX 1050Nvidia  $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples84x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples60x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples43x
A400 120GBKingston  $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples29x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples326x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples183x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples174x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $134

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