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Seagate

ST1000NM0033 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 73.4% (115th of 1015)

Based on 32 user benchmarks.  Model: SEAGATE ST1000NM0033
Poor: 27%Average: 73.4% Great: 99%

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Good average bench

The Seagate ST1000NM0033 1TB averaged 26.6% 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 0.87MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.13MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST1000NM0033 1TB is 72%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST1000NM0033 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 76MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 120MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 32 samples)
Rank 11573.4%
Min Avg Max
5.5 Read 134 179
18.5 Write 130 177
13.4 Mixed 76 154
21.6 SusWrite 120 173
84.3% 115 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 1.13 1.6
0.3 4K Write 2.15 3.2
0.2 4K Mixed 0.87 1.2
184% 1.38 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
931GB free
Firmware: NS01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 179 178 182 181 182 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 181
Mixed 89.4
SusWrite 180
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
223% 1.8 MB/s
930GB free
Firmware: NS01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 175 176 176 176 177 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 179
Mixed 88.9
SusWrite 176
114% 155 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.9
210% 1.73 MB/s
927GB free
Firmware: NS01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 166 164 164 167 167 MB/s
96.6% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 175
Mixed 89.9
SusWrite 165
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
215% 1.7 MB/s
903GB free (System drive)
Firmware: NS01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 151 162 121 141 154 MB/s
89.5% Excellent
Read 172
Write 150
Mixed 42.5
SusWrite 139
91% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
206% 1.53 MB/s
899GB free (System drive)
Firmware: NS01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 161 165 166 153 166 MB/s
83.4% Excellent
Read 128
Write 165
Mixed 39.2
SusWrite 162
90% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.2
206% 1.37 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 6%
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Desktop
Desktop 59%
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Workstation
Workstation 6%
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Motherboard: Asus P8H61-MX R2.0

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples110x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples108x
Core i5-3330IntelBench 61%, 51,926 samples54x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples65x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples54x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples33x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples32x
A400 120GBKingston  $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples23x
BX500 240GBCrucial  $28Bench 56%, 142,801 samples20x
RAM
ST51264BA1339.16FM 2x4GBCrucialBench 49%, 1,344 samples28x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples18x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples13x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $87

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