Seagate

500x2 999GB

500x2 999GB
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Effective Speed +6% Effective Speed 6%Average Score -5%Read 8%, Write 14%, 4K Read -94%, 4K Write 48%, Mixed 14%, 4K Mixed -4%, SusWrite -19%Peak Score +8% Read 8%, Write 11%, 4K Read -104%, 4K Write 60%, Mixed 54%, 4K Mixed 27%, SusWrite -0%Value & Sentiment -19%User Rating -19%Nice To Haves +29% Age 29%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 93.5% (10^th of 1015)

Based on 4 user benchmarks. Model: Seagate 500x2

Poor: 27%Average: 93.5% Great: 117%

Popular builds with this HDD

MSI X58 Pro-E (MS-7522) (3)

Excellent average bench

The Seagate 500x2 999GB averaged just 6.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate 500x2 999GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.83MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.18MB/s

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Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this HDD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 94MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.67MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4 samples)

Rank 1093.5%

Min	Avg	Max
37.9	Read 168	216
69.5	Write 164	209
37	Mixed 94	151
56.7	SusWrite 127	196
101% 138 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.3	4K Read 0.67	0.84
1.9	4K Write 3.18	4.02
0.52	4K Mixed 0.83	1.3
179% 1.56 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

RUS-User, 7 years ago.

889GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s

117% Outstanding

Write 192

Mixed 151

139% 186 MB/s

4K Read 0.84

4K Write 4.02

4K Mixed 0.9

209% 1.92 MB/s

RUS-User, 6 years ago.

617GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: n/a

115% Outstanding

Write 187

Mixed 122

129% 174 MB/s

4K Read 0.74

4K Write 2.9

4K Mixed 0.52

142% 1.38 MB/s

RUS-User, 5 years ago.

503GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.0.

SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 175 195 204 211 216 MB/s

114% Outstanding

Write 209

Mixed 66.6

SusWrite 196

122% 169 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 3.9

4K Mixed 1.3

250% 2 MB/s

RUS-User, 5 years ago.

506GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.0.

SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 52 33 42 79 68 MB/s

27.3% Poor

Write 69.5

Mixed 37

SusWrite 56.7

37% 50.3 MB/s

4K Read 0.3

4K Write 1.9

4K Mixed 0.6

114% 0.93 MB/s

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Typical 500x2 999GB Builds (Compare 859 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 24%

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Desktop 70%

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Workstation 20%

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Motherboard: MSI X58 Pro-E (MS-7522)

CPU
Core i7-920Intel $90Bench 62%, 69,074 samples	188x
Core i7-950Intel $100Bench 66%, 36,389 samples	124x
Core i7 930Intel $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples	87x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	65x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	63x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	56x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	24x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	22x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	21x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	116x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	75x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	69x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $244

Popular 500x2 999GB compatible motherboards:

MSI X58 Pro-E (MS-7522) (3)

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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500x2 999GB

Average Bench: 93.5% (10^th of 1015)

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500x2 999GB

Average Bench: 93.5% (10th of 1015)

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Unknown consistency

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Motherboard: MSI X58 Pro-E (MS-7522)

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