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ST250LM0 04 HN-M250MBB 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 36.8% (559th of 1014)

Based on 54 user benchmarks.  Model: ST250LM0 04 HN-M250MBB
Poor: 15%Average: 36.8% Great: 56%

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Poor average bench

The Seagate ST250LM0 04 HN-M250MBB 250GB averaged 63.2% 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 0.51MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.34MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST250LM0 04 HN-M250MBB 250GB is 40.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST250LM0 04 HN-M250MBB 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 45.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 60.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 54 samples)
Rank 55936.8%
Min Avg Max
7.57 Read 64.1 107
10.5 Write 61.4 109
8.2 Mixed 45.5 82.7
9.84 SusWrite 60.1 96.9
42.6% 57.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.08 4K Read 0.37 0.6
0.17 4K Write 1.34 2.2
0.08 4K Mixed 0.51 0.9
96.9% 0.74 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AR1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 86 75 84 76 87 MB/s
49.1% Average
Read 91
Write 47
Mixed 40.1
SusWrite 79.9
47% 64.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
131% 0.9 MB/s
164GB free
Firmware: 8101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 87 87 87 87 MB/s
48.8% Average
Read 83.2
Write 13.7
Mixed 49.3
SusWrite 86.7
43% 58.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
128% 0.93 MB/s
207GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AR1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 86 84 86 92 88 MB/s
47.4% Average
Read 79.1
Write 98.2
Mixed 50.1
SusWrite 85.9
57% 78.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 1 MB/s
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AR1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 60 55 62 63 67 MB/s
46% Average
Read 100
Write 100
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 59.6
59% 79.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.2 MB/s
229GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 85 84 84 83 83 MB/s
45.1% Average
Read 73.4
Write 67.2
Mixed 46.4
SusWrite 83.5
50% 67.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
154% 1.07 MB/s
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AR1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 66 46 55 62 55 MB/s
40.2% Average
Read 81.9
Write 79.3
Mixed 45.9
SusWrite 57.7
49% 66.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.07 MB/s
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AR1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 64 70 45 72 71 MB/s
39.1% Below average
Read 76
Write 76.5
Mixed 49.5
SusWrite 60.1
48% 65.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
139% 0.97 MB/s
215GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AR1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 62 63 76 76 78 MB/s
32.9% Below average
Read 45.7
Write 66.6
Mixed 18.3
SusWrite 69
36% 49.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.3
59% 0.43 MB/s
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AR1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 39 38 19 34 16 MB/s
25.8% Poor
Read 58.8
Write 55.9
Mixed 33.5
SusWrite 31
33% 44.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
103% 0.73 MB/s
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Gaming 5%
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Desktop 50%
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Workstation 5%
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System: Positivo POS-EIH61CE

CPU
Core i3-2100Intel  $49Bench 51%, 63,701 samples46x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples35x
Core i3-3220Intel  $79Bench 52%, 71,790 samples33x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples117x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples38x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples14x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples27x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples10x
A400 120GBKingston  $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples10x
RAM
SH564128FH8N0QHSCR 2x4GBSmartBench 47%, 391 samples12x
SH564128FH8N0QHSCR 1x4GBSmartBench 26%, 348 samples10x
76.B146G.C340C 2x4GBUnknownBench 46%, 100 samples7x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $77

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