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ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 49.8% (305th of 1015)

Based on 89,596 user benchmarks.  Models: ST1000LM048-2E7172, ST1000LM ST1000LM048-2E71, ST1000LM048-2E71, ST1000LM048-2E7, ST1000LM 048-2E7172
Poor: 29%Average: 49.8% Great: 71%

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Below average average bench

The Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB averaged 50.1% 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 0.61MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.37MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB is 42.1%. 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 58.9MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 71.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 89,596 samples)
Rank 30549.8%
Min Avg Max
34 Read 71.7 118
49.4 Write 97.3 130
37.3 Mixed 58.9 72.2
50.1 SusWrite 101 131
60.6% 82.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 1 1.62
1.3 4K Write 2.37 4.62
0.2 4K Mixed 0.61 0.9
153% 1.32 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
866GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 121 122 121 124 120 MB/s
58.7% Above average
Read 82.2
Write 118
Mixed 54.8
SusWrite 121
69% 94 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.7
212% 2.2 MB/s
78GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 74 71 74 67 76 MB/s
50.7% Above average
Read 107
Write 22.2
Mixed 60.1
SusWrite 68.4
48% 64.4 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 0.4
173% 2.03 MB/s
336GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 77 82 79 87 87 MB/s
47.8% Average
Read 84.1
Write 105
Mixed 59.2
SusWrite 82.2
61% 82.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
186% 1.27 MB/s
264GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 88 87 88 88 MB/s
41.1% Average
Read 54.4
Write 93.9
Mixed 50.8
SusWrite 87.5
53% 71.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 0.5
170% 1.9 MB/s
23GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 70 67 67 68 69 MB/s
32.9% Below average
Read 46.3
Write 65
Mixed 54.9
SusWrite 68
44% 58.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.3
91% 0.8 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,603,001 HDDs tested

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Typical ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB Builds (Compare 3,811 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
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Desktop
Desktop 59%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16J9

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples2,494x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples1,317x
GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples2,274x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples1,031x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples505x
SSD
THNSNJ256G8NY 256GBToshibaBench 76%, 12,683 samples214x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GBSamsungBench 176%, 11,069 samples128x
THNSNJ128G8NY 128GBToshibaBench 73%, 7,789 samples110x
RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples769x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples312x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples216x
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