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Seagate

ST3500320NS 500GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 48.4% (329th of 1015)

Based on 96 user benchmarks.  Model: Seagate ST3500320NS
Poor: 25%Average: 48.4% Great: 61%

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Below average average bench

The Seagate ST3500320NS 500GB averaged 51.5% 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 0.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.68MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST3500320NS 500GB is 35.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST3500320NS 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 54.4MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 79.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 96 samples)
Rank 32948.4%
Min Avg Max
38.2 Read 88 110
26.6 Write 83.7 106
24.6 Mixed 54.4 84.4
23.1 SusWrite 79.8 109
56.3% 76.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.37 4K Read 0.68 0.8
0.58 4K Write 1.43 1.7
0.24 4K Mixed 0.6 0.8
121% 0.9 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
306GB free
Firmware: XR38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 103 99 103 104 102 MB/s
59.6% Above average
Read 106
Write 100
Mixed 54.8
SusWrite 101
66% 90.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.1 MB/s
465GB free
Firmware: XR3A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 102 103 104 104 104 MB/s
58.6% Above average
Read 102
Write 100
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 102
66% 89.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.1 MB/s
464GB free
Firmware: XR38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 92 100 96 99 100 MB/s
57.2% Above average
Read 102
Write 94.1
Mixed 50.3
SusWrite 97.3
63% 85.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
254GB free
Firmware: NA06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 101 101 102 100 MB/s
54.9% Above average
Read 90.7
Write 95.2
Mixed 51.6
SusWrite 100
62% 84.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
163% 1.1 MB/s
466GB free
Firmware: XR36
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 94 95 98 94 MB/s
54% Above average
Read 92.8
Write 92
Mixed 49.2
SusWrite 95.2
60% 82.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: XR38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 53 63 62 59 67 MB/s
39.3% Below average
Read 76.1
Write 76.3
Mixed 44.2
SusWrite 60.4
47% 64.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
118% 0.97 MB/s
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: NA02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 40 43 38 41 MB/s
25.2% Poor
Read 47.5
Write 40.9
Mixed 27.4
SusWrite 40
29% 39 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
131% 0.9 MB/s
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Gaming 49%
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 46%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples2,270x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples1,970x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples737x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples1,080x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples649x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples596x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples342x
Green 240GB (2018)WD  $52Bench 45%, 156,194 samples274x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples217x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples568x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples442x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples253x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $359

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