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ST1000NX0423 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 61.4% (180th of 1015)

Based on 161 user benchmarks.  Model: ST1000NX0423
Poor: 35%Average: 61.4% Great: 75%

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Above average average bench

The Seagate ST1000NX0423 1TB averaged 38.5% 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 1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.88MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST1000NX0423 1TB is 40.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST1000NX0423 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 71.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 102MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 161 samples)
Rank 18061.4%
Min Avg Max
60.2 Read 110 132
55.2 Write 108 133
38.1 Mixed 71.2 103
60.5 SusWrite 102 132
72.1% 97.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.01 4K Read 1.88 2.3
1.8 4K Write 3.08 3.8
0.53 4K Mixed 1 1.2
247% 1.99 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
931GB free
Firmware: TN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 131 131 131 131 MB/s
75.2% Very good
Read 130
Write 130
Mixed 84.5
SusWrite 131
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 1
259% 2.2 MB/s
931GB free
Firmware: TN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 131 131 132 131 MB/s
75.1% Very good
Read 129
Write 126
Mixed 84.6
SusWrite 131
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 1.1
284% 2.37 MB/s
667GB free
Firmware: TN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 110 110 111 110 112 MB/s
68.8% Good
Read 128
Write 117
Mixed 78
SusWrite 111
80% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 1.1
263% 2.2 MB/s
134GB free
Firmware: TN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 109 112 111 112 111 MB/s
63.6% Good
Read 110
Write 86.7
Mixed 72.7
SusWrite 111
70% 95.1 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
254% 1.9 MB/s
633GB free
Firmware: TN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 95 94 76 75 MB/s
55.4% Above average
Read 104
Write 108
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 88.1
69% 93.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
251% 2.07 MB/s
784GB free (System drive)
Firmware: TN05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 56 60 56 65 65 MB/s
34% Below average
Read 59
Write 49.5
Mixed 43.2
SusWrite 58.8
39% 52.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.37 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,361,274 HDDs tested

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Typical ST1000NX0423 1TB Builds (Compare 787 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

Motherboard: OEM B75

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel  $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples228x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples160x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples70x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples88x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples78x
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples42x
SSD
KingFast 256GBBench 72%, 7,147 samples30x
SCORP SSD 256GBVenoBench 57%, 190 samples28x
256GB 256GBXstarBench 68%, 246 samples23x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples105x
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 2,722 samples100x
1600 8G 2x8GBDDR3Bench 50%, 377 samples40x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $246

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