Average Bench: 30.9% (700th of 1015)

Based on 314 user benchmarks.  Models: ST9320325ASG, ST932032 5ASG

Poor average bench

The Seagate ST9320325ASG 320GB averaged 69.1% 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 0.49MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.41MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST9320325ASG 320GB is 25.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Seagate ST9320325ASG 320GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 35.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 51.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 314 samples)
Min Avg Max
19.3 Read 55.3 70
26.8 Write 53.7 68.3
14.9 Mixed 35.6 60.4
21.6 SusWrite 51.3 69.8
36% 49 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.13 4K Read 0.41 0.5
0.53 4K Write 0.91 1.3
0.2 4K Mixed 0.49 0.7
87.9% 0.6 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
0GB free
Firmware: 0009APM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 60 66 67 69 68 MB/s
Read 68.7
Write 69.2
Mixed 32.5
SusWrite 65.9
43% 59.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.83 MB/s
298GB free
Firmware: 0009APM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 57 65 66 67 66 MB/s
Read 67.8
Write 67.6
Mixed 32.5
SusWrite 64.3
42% 58 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.5
87% 0.57 MB/s
200GB free
Firmware: 0009APM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 68 68 68 68 68 MB/s
Read 55.2
Write 37.7
Mixed 28.7
SusWrite 67.6
35% 47.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.73 MB/s
200GB free
Firmware: 0009APM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 67 68 68 69 MB/s
Read 52.9
Write 36.8
Mixed 29.2
SusWrite 67.6
34% 46.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.77 MB/s
200GB free
Firmware: 0009APM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 63 67 68 68 69 MB/s
Read 52.2
Write 39.2
Mixed 29.4
SusWrite 67
34% 47 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
124% 0.77 MB/s
148GB free
Firmware: 0008APM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 36 37 28 35 26 MB/s
Read 57.5
Write 59
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 35.4
35% 47.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
112% 0.8 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,328,915 HDDs tested

Typical ST9320325ASG 320GB Builds (Compare 1,412 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO - $374

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $881

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