Seagate ST3250318AS

Barracuda 7200.12 250GB

Barracuda 7200.12 250GB
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Effective Speed -79%Effective Speed -79%Average Score -62%Read -74%, Write -73%, 4K Read -117%, 4K Write -29%, Mixed -56%, 4K Mixed 1%, SusWrite -85%Peak Score -58%Read -64%, Write -57%, 4K Read -144%, 4K Write -26%, Mixed -52%, 4K Mixed -2%, SusWrite -61%Value & Sentiment -1,231%User Rating -19%, Market Share -4,452%, Price 143%, Value -596%Nice To Haves -11%Age -11%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Barracuda 4TB (2016)

Black 2TB (2013)

Black 6TB (2015)

Average Bench: 49.2% (316^th of 1015)

Based on 44,469 user benchmarks. Models: ST3250318AS, ST325031 8AS, ST325031 ST3250318AS, Seagate ST3250318AS

Poor: 19%Average: 49.2% Great: 68%

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Below average average bench

The Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB averaged 50.8% 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 0.87MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.67MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB is 48.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 52.9MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 81.9MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 44,469 samples)

Rank 31649.2%

Min	Avg	Max
27.6	Read 89.3	122
20	Write 83.5	120
23.2	Mixed 52.9	64.5
20.7	SusWrite 81.9	122
56.5% 76.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.3	4K Read 0.6	0.7
1	4K Write 1.67	2
0.4	4K Mixed 0.87	1
153% 1.05 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

RUS-User, 1 day ago.

95GB free

Firmware: CC38

SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 103 103 102 102 MB/s

57.2% Above average

Write 100

Mixed 60.3

SusWrite 102

66% 90 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.7

4K Mixed 1

172% 1.13 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

103GB free

Firmware: CC38

SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 90 104 105 104 MB/s

57% Above average

Write 98.9

Mixed 60.3

SusWrite 102

66% 89.4 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.7

4K Mixed 1

172% 1.13 MB/s

PAK-User, 1 day ago.

69GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HP34

SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 91 59 74 106 111 MB/s

56% Above average

Write 111

Mixed 52

SusWrite 84.1

65% 89.5 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.5

4K Mixed 0.9

157% 1.03 MB/s

UKR-User, 14 hrs ago.

88GB free

Firmware: CC35

SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 96 96 100 103 101 MB/s

54.9% Above average

Write 88.1

Mixed 53.5

SusWrite 97.7

61% 83.2 MB/s

4K Read 0.6

4K Write 1.9

4K Mixed 1

171% 1.17 MB/s

FRA-User, 3 hrs ago.

53GB free

Firmware: HP34

SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 86 88 83 89 MB/s

48.7% Average

Write 98.1

Mixed 61.9

SusWrite 85.3

61% 82.4 MB/s

4K Read 0.6

4K Write 1.8

4K Mixed 0.9

158% 1.1 MB/s

FRA-User, 20 hrs ago.

34GB free

Firmware: CC38

SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 78 80 79 80 MB/s

46.1% Average

Write 76.7

Mixed 51.9

SusWrite 79.3

53% 72.3 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.8

4K Mixed 1

174% 1.17 MB/s

IND-User, 1 day ago.

54GB free

Firmware: CC6B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 80 80 80 79 80 MB/s

44.8% Average

Write 77.3

Mixed 50.2

SusWrite 79.4

52% 70.9 MB/s

4K Read 0.6

4K Write 1.7

4K Mixed 0.9

156% 1.07 MB/s

POL-User, 49 mins ago.

60GB free

Firmware: CC38

SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 75 76 75 76 MB/s

43.4% Average

Write 70.5

Mixed 50

SusWrite 75.6

50% 67.9 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.7

4K Mixed 1

172% 1.13 MB/s

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 2%

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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,899x
Core i7-2600Intel $174Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,456x
Core i5-3470Intel $149Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	873x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,294x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples	1,106x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $100Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	963x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $24Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	786x
Virtual NVMe Disk 64GBVmwareBench 62%, 2,103 samples	447x
A400 480GBKingston $31Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	401x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	507x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	366x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	286x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $322

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Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $32
Intel Core i5-12400F $148	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $360	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $93	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $265	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Seagate ST3250318AS

Barracuda 7200.12 250GB

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