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STM3500418AS 500GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 55.5% (243rd of 1015)

Based on 8,252 user benchmarks.  Models: STM3500418AS, STM35004 STM3500418AS, STM35004 18AS
Poor: 33%Average: 55.5% Great: 71%

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Average average bench

The Seagate STM3500418AS 500GB averaged 44.4% 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 0.95MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.66MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate STM3500418AS 500GB is 37.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate STM3500418AS 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 58.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 94.5MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 8,252 samples)
Rank 24355.5%
Min Avg Max
52.4 Read 98.8 126
55.6 Write 96.9 124
39.2 Mixed 58.7 68.8
43.6 SusWrite 94.5 126
64% 87.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.68 0.8
1.23 4K Write 1.66 2
0.7 4K Mixed 0.95 1.1
164% 1.09 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
16GB free
Firmware: CC34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 114 104 108 105 98 MB/s
62.4% Good
Read 111
Write 106
Mixed 60.9
SusWrite 106
70% 96 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.13 MB/s
127GB free
Firmware: CC34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 73 74 75 71 MB/s
46.3% Average
Read 87.7
Write 80.7
Mixed 55.6
SusWrite 73.5
55% 74.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
151% 0.97 MB/s
105GB free
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 94 93 93 94 MB/s
38.5% Below average
Read 40.4
Write 65.1
Mixed 39.7
SusWrite 93.4
44% 59.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1.03 MB/s
277GB free
Firmware: CC35
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 107 82 78 56 55 MB/s
37.8% Below average
Read 57.5
Write 35.2
Mixed 32.6
SusWrite 74
37% 49.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.2
82% 0.8 MB/s
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Gaming 78%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 73%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF B450-PLUS GAMING

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples1,450x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $120Bench 73%, 179,588 samples838x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $150Bench 76%, 159,077 samples487x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples446x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $234Bench 71%, 428,800 samples304x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples301x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples157x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples133x
A400 480GBKingston  $35Bench 74%, 237,487 samples132x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples403x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples249x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples213x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 133% - Outstanding Total price: $293

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