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ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 49.2% (321st of 1015)

Based on 66,182 user benchmarks.  Models: ST1000LM048-2E7172, ST1000LM ST1000LM048-2E71, ST1000LM048-2E71, ST1000LM048-2E7, ST1000LM 048-2E7172
Poor: 19%Average: 49.2% Great: 71%

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Below average average bench

The Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB averaged 50.7% 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 0.58MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.39MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB is 52.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 56.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 73.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 66,182 samples)
Rank 32149.2%
Min Avg Max
25.8 Read 73.5 119
28.8 Write 93.8 131
22.5 Mixed 56.7 69
31.4 SusWrite 97.4 132
59.1% 80.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 0.95 1.7
0.8 4K Write 2.39 4.67
0.1 4K Mixed 0.58 0.98
148% 1.31 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
772GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 118 121 122 121 125 MB/s
68.3% Good
Read 117
Write 128
Mixed 52.1
SusWrite 121
76% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
176% 1.33 MB/s
930GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 118 123 123 123 125 MB/s
68% Good
Read 116
Write 123
Mixed 56.6
SusWrite 121
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
206% 1.53 MB/s
903GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 108 114 116 116 116 MB/s
67.8% Good
Read 122
Write 120
Mixed 67.3
SusWrite 114
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
205% 1.43 MB/s
300GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 113 116 116 116 117 MB/s
62.5% Good
Read 103
Write 97.6
Mixed 67.6
SusWrite 115
70% 95.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
135% 1.1 MB/s
38GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 66 70 102 116 MB/s
44.5% Average
Read 58
Write 79.2
Mixed 63.7
SusWrite 97
55% 74.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
96% 0.73 MB/s
570GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 93 94 96 98 98 MB/s
42.9% Average
Read 54.2
Write 96.5
Mixed 54.9
SusWrite 94.4
55% 75 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 0.5
163% 1.73 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 38,273,074 HDDs tested.

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Gaming 7%
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Desktop
Desktop 63%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: MSI MS-16J9

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 68%, 416,069 samples3,640x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 67%, 136,724 samples1,890x
GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 228,187 samples3,080x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 25%, 138,681 samples1,594x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 31%, 99,468 samples852x
SSD
THNSNJ256G8NY 256GBToshibaBench 78%, 9,077 samples325x
RBU-SNS8152S3128GG6 128GBKingstonBench 73%, 1,828 samples196x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GBSamsungBench 173%, 8,473 samples173x
RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 98,086 samples1,454x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 124,823 samples521x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 46,216 samples332x
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