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ST3500312CS 500GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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Average Bench: 45.8% (390th of 1015)

Based on 31,857 user benchmarks.  Models: ST3500312CS, ST3500312CS-1CT162, ST350031 ST3500312CS, ST350031 2CS
Poor: 21%Average: 45.8% Great: 61%

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Below average average bench

The Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB averaged 54.1% 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 0.72MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.55MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB is 40.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 46.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 76.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 31,857 samples)
Rank 39045.8%
Min Avg Max
22.5 Read 83.4 109
33.6 Write 81.6 106
23.5 Mixed 46.1 57.4
26.9 SusWrite 76.2 108
52.7% 71.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.23 4K Read 0.52 0.6
0.93 4K Write 1.55 1.8
0.4 4K Mixed 0.72 0.9
130% 0.93 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
76GB free
Firmware: SC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 103 103 103 103 MB/s
57.6% Above average
Read 98.7
Write 98.2
Mixed 50.8
SusWrite 102
64% 87.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.03 MB/s
79GB free
Firmware: SC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 90 92 91 92 MB/s
55.2% Above average
Read 102
Write 103
Mixed 57.5
SusWrite 90.6
65% 88.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
156GB free
Firmware: CA12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 76 75 78 78 MB/s
52% Above average
Read 104
Write 104
Mixed 55.6
SusWrite 76.5
62% 85.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 1 MB/s
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Typical ST3500312CS 500GB Builds (Compare 41,958 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 57%
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Workstation
Workstation 22%
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CPU
Core i7-2600Intel  $292Bench 54%, 85,969 samples2,200x
Core i7-3770Intel  $266Bench 61%, 123,629 samples2,179x
Core i5-2400Intel  $95Bench 49%, 72,994 samples1,613x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $150Bench 31%, 399,276 samples1,872x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 70,210 samples1,662x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $270Bench 56%, 658,194 samples1,286x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $86Bench 106%, 458,148 samples1,021x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $102Bench 112%, 348,759 samples659x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $60Bench 54%, 198,640 samples640x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 248,234 samples1,963x
4x2GBUnknownBench 26%, 103,899 samples1,364x
1x4GBUnknownBench 25%, 75,883 samples608x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $527

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