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ST250DM001 HD256GJ 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 58.1% (206th of 1015)

Based on 225 user benchmarks.  Model: ST250DM001 HD256GJ
Poor: 33%Average: 58.1% Great: 75%

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Average average bench

The Seagate ST250DM001 HD256GJ 250GB averaged 41.8% 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 0.75MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.28MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST250DM001 HD256GJ 250GB is 42.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST250DM001 HD256GJ 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 69.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 91MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 225 samples)
Rank 20658.1%
Min Avg Max
46.1 Read 105 135
26.3 Write 91 132
34.1 Mixed 69.3 113
40.2 SusWrite 93.7 133
66.1% 89.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.24 4K Read 0.57 0.7
1 4K Write 2.28 3.1
0.26 4K Mixed 0.75 1.2
150% 1.2 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
26GB free
Firmware: 1AR10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 113 111 118 117 117 MB/s
62% Good
Read 104
Write 111
Mixed 67.7
SusWrite 112
72% 98.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.9
181% 1.47 MB/s
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AR10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 104 86 107 111 107 MB/s
59.7% Above average
Read 110
Write 109
Mixed 65.9
SusWrite 97.2
70% 95.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.43 MB/s
9GB free
Firmware: 1AR10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 89 86 101 95 MB/s
55.6% Above average
Read 101
Write 104
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 91.8
64% 87.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
209% 1.47 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,321,086 HDDs tested

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Typical ST250DM001 HD256GJ 250GB Builds (Compare 1,067 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 150%
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Desktop
Desktop 99%
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Workstation
Workstation 138%
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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390M MORTAR (MS-7C00)

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples290x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples200x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples169x
GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples133x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples96x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia  $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples81x
SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsungBench 239%, 34,988 samples47x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples40x
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples38x
RAM
M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 87%, 6,612 samples69x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples58x
M378A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 47%, 6,582 samples40x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $693

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