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Seagate

ST500LM023-1RR152 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 59.3% (195th of 1015)

Based on 226 user benchmarks.  Model: ST500LM023-1RR152
Poor: 25%Average: 59.3% Great: 77%

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Average average bench

The Seagate ST500LM023-1RR152 500GB averaged 40.7% 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 0.62MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.65MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST500LM023-1RR152 500GB is 52.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST500LM023-1RR152 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 0.83MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 62.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 226 samples)
Rank 19559.3%
Min Avg Max
17.3 Read 109 138
31.7 Write 105 136
22.6 Mixed 62.9 110
36.4 SusWrite 96.1 137
68.3% 93.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.29 4K Read 0.65 1
0.5 4K Write 0.83 1
0.18 4K Mixed 0.62 0.8
111% 0.7 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
414GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0003LIM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 129 132 128 132 130 MB/s
75.7% Very good
Read 137
Write 125
Mixed 63.2
SusWrite 127
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.8
131% 0.77 MB/s
395GB free
Firmware: 0003LIM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 134 131 134 133 MB/s
75.7% Very good
Read 132
Write 119
Mixed 61.8
SusWrite 132
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
124% 0.77 MB/s
113GB free
Firmware: 0004LIM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 109 111 112 110 112 MB/s
67% Good
Read 125
Write 120
Mixed 63.5
SusWrite 109
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.8
135% 0.8 MB/s
264GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0004LIM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 80 65 112 113 101 MB/s
59.6% Above average
Read 119
Write 113
Mixed 54.7
SusWrite 88.5
69% 94 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
119% 0.73 MB/s
399GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001SDM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 108 92 75 88 121 MB/s
56.7% Above average
Read 107
Write 114
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 90.6
67% 91.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.8
126% 0.73 MB/s
118GB free
Firmware: 0002LIM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 102 97 106 103 MB/s
53.4% Above average
Read 86.3
Write 100
Mixed 48.4
SusWrite 99.8
61% 83.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.7 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,329,107 HDDs tested

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Typical ST500LM023-1RR152 500GB Builds (Compare 1,115 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
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Desktop
Desktop 48%
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Workstation
Workstation 5%
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System: Dell Latitude E6520

CPU
Core i5-2520MIntel  $34Bench 48%, 45,308 samples315x
Core i7-2760QMIntel  $130Bench 60%, 10,423 samples184x
Core i5-2540MIntel  $315Bench 52%, 16,964 samples144x
GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples715x
NVS 4200MNvidiaBench 2%, 6,825 samples298x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples96x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples40x
MX500 500GBCrucial  $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples21x
RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples54x
HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 43%, 6,386 samples41x
M471B5273CH0-YK0 M471B5173QH0-YK0 8GBSamsungBench 46%, 268 samples39x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $62

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