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Seagate ST250DM000

Barracuda 7200.14 250GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 54.3% (255th of 1015)

more Based on 32,491 user benchmarks.  Models: ST250DM000-1BD141, ST250DM000-1BD14, ST250DM000-1SB10, ST250DM000-1BC141, ST250DM000-1BC14, ST250DM0 ST250DM000-1BC14, ST250DM0 ST250DM000-1BD14, ST250DM0 00-1BD141, ST250DM0 00-1BC141, ST250DM000-1SB10B
Poor: 18%Average: 54.3% Great: 74%

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Average average bench

The Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB averaged 45.6% 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 0.71MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.6MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB is 56.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 53.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.16MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 32,491 samples)
Rank 25554.3%
Min Avg Max
19.4 Read 97.3 129
27 Write 94.6 129
20.1 Mixed 53.2 66.2
33.4 SusWrite 92 133
61.8% 84.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.6 0.7
0.7 4K Write 1.16 1.7
0.3 4K Mixed 0.71 0.9
126% 0.83 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
154GB free
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 132 133 131 133 132 MB/s
76% Very good
Read 133
Write 131
Mixed 63.6
SusWrite 133
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
233GB free
Firmware: KC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 130 129 130 129 129 MB/s
74% Very good
Read 129
Write 130
Mixed 65.4
SusWrite 129
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.93 MB/s
171GB free
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 126 124 123 124 MB/s
71.3% Very good
Read 125
Write 118
Mixed 63.4
SusWrite 124
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
68GB free
Firmware: FJK3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 123 125 124 124 MB/s
67.4% Good
Read 112
Write 112
Mixed 63.3
SusWrite 123
75% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
137% 0.83 MB/s
109GB free
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 104 106 108 106 104 MB/s
63.4% Good
Read 116
Write 113
Mixed 45.5
SusWrite 106
69% 94.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.8
135% 0.8 MB/s
32GB free
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 115 111 108 115 117 MB/s
62% Good
Read 102
Write 99.3
Mixed 67.3
SusWrite 114
70% 95.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 69 73 89 97 92 MB/s
49.6% Average
Read 88.8
Write 67.5
Mixed 56.9
SusWrite 84.2
55% 74.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.8
131% 0.77 MB/s
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Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $99Bench 63%, 223,595 samples4,004x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples3,627x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples1,639x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples2,220x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples1,007x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples952x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples472x
A400 480GBKingston  $34Bench 74%, 237,487 samples187x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples184x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples238x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples162x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples152x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $127

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