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ST360014A 60GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 21.1% (958th of 1015)

Based on 32 user benchmarks.  Model: ST360014A
Poor: 7%Average: 21.1% Great: 30%

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Very poor average bench

The Seagate ST360014A 60GB averaged 78.9% 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 0.53MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.51MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST360014A 60GB is 23.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Seagate ST360014A 60GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 25.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 32.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 32 samples)
Rank 95821.1%
Min Avg Max
2.99 Read 38 54.6
0.99 Write 38.9 55.5
0.66 Mixed 25.5 37.5
3 SusWrite 32.2 53.4
24.8% 33.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.08 4K Read 0.51 0.67
0.19 4K Write 1 1.34
0.1 4K Mixed 0.53 0.8
98.7% 0.68 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.76
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 45 43 42 42 43 MB/s
25% Poor
Read 44.1
Write 39.8
Mixed 32
SusWrite 42.8
29% 39.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.9 MB/s
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.76
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 42 42 42 43 MB/s
24.9% Poor
Read 44.2
Write 43.9
Mixed 32.2
SusWrite 42.1
30% 40.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
136% 0.87 MB/s
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 46 47 46 21 15 MB/s
23.6% Poor
Read 45.2
Write 43.9
Mixed 32.6
SusWrite 36.6
29% 39.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
125% 0.83 MB/s
18GB free
Firmware: 3.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 36 37 36 MB/s
21.8% Poor
Read 39.2
Write 37.5
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 36.6
26% 35.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
134% 0.83 MB/s
22GB free
Firmware: 3.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 31 34 34 34 33 MB/s
21% Poor
Read 39.5
Write 47
Mixed 30
SusWrite 33.2
28% 37.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
134% 0.83 MB/s
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.76
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 15 35 35 39 39 MB/s
20% Very poor
Read 40.5
Write 40.5
Mixed 30.2
SusWrite 28.9
26% 35 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.2
54% 0.43 MB/s
40GB free
Firmware: 3.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 12 12 12 12 MB/s
16.1% Very poor
Read 44.5
Write 10
Mixed 15
SusWrite 11.4
15% 20.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
103% 0.6 MB/s
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 27 34 26 13 20 MB/s
13.3% Very poor
Read 22.9
Write 36.5
Mixed 30.2
SusWrite 23
21% 28.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.8 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 37%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Biostar P4M89-M7B

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel  $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples4x
Core2 6600Intel  $90Bench 37%, 8,894 samples2x
Pentium Dual E2160Intel  $47Bench 32%, 4,697 samples1x
GPU
GeForce 8400 GSNvidiaBench 1%, 18,254 samples5x
GTX 650Nvidia  $112Bench 8%, 69,673 samples1x
Radeon HD 5450AMDBench 1%, 66,079 samples1x
SSD
P4 64GBSandiskBench 13%, 194 samples2x
256GB 256GBMllseBench 67%, 62 samples2x
A400 120GBKingston  $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples2x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples9x
2x1GBUnknownBench 14%, 68,489 samples1x
3GBUnknownBench 14%, 81,553 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $100

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