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ST31000524NS 45W0490 59Y1812IBM 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 62.5% (176th of 1015)

Based on 119 user benchmarks.  Model: ST31000524NS 45W0490 59Y1812IBM
Poor: 26%Average: 62.5% Great: 75%

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Above average average bench

The Seagate ST31000524NS 45W0490 59Y1812IBM 1TB averaged 37.5% 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 0.84MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.98MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST31000524NS 45W0490 59Y1812IBM 1TB is 48.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST31000524NS 45W0490 59Y1812IBM 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 63.9MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 106MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 119 samples)
Rank 17662.5%
Min Avg Max
21 Read 111 134
37.7 Write 107 132
23.1 Mixed 63.9 110
57.5 SusWrite 106 131
71.2% 97.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 0.79 1
1.2 4K Write 1.98 2.3
0.32 4K Mixed 0.84 1.1
163% 1.2 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
931GB free
Firmware: BB26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 128 128 127 130 MB/s
72.7% Very good
Read 125
Write 123
Mixed 62.9
SusWrite 128
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
186% 1.3 MB/s
931GB free
Firmware: BB26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 127 128 128 127 128 MB/s
69.3% Good
Read 116
Write 128
Mixed 63.3
SusWrite 125
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
178% 1.2 MB/s
591GB free
Firmware: BB26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 102 95 108 115 80 MB/s
57.2% Above average
Read 104
Write 96.7
Mixed 59.2
SusWrite 94.6
65% 88.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.3 MB/s
234GB free
Firmware: BB26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 87 87 88 87 MB/s
55.4% Above average
Read 106
Write 110
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 86.8
67% 91.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
167% 1.17 MB/s
685GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BB26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 89 93 64 84 63 MB/s
48.2% Average
Read 88.9
Write 63.1
Mixed 58.8
SusWrite 78.6
53% 72.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.1 MB/s
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Gaming 45%
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Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 42%
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Motherboard: MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples69x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples24x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples22x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples31x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples27x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples15x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples10x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $66Bench 224%, 92,081 samples8x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples6x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples16x
Vengeance LPX 2x8GBCorsairBench 74%, 8,261 samples9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples8x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $299

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