TEST
YOUR HDD
ADD TO PC
BUILD

Seagate ST250DM000

Barracuda 7200.14 250GB

▲ 507 ▼

Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 54.3% (254th 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%

Popular builds with this HDD

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
ADVERTISEMENT

Average Bench

(Based on 32,491 samples)
Rank 25454.3%
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 Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
230GB free
Firmware: KC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 117 120 119 119 MB/s
64.6% Good
Read 106
Write 115
Mixed 63.7
SusWrite 119
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.8 MB/s
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 105 106 110 110 109 MB/s
64.1% Good
Read 116
Write 123
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 108
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.87 MB/s
116GB free
Firmware: KC65
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 92 85 75 96 89 MB/s
50.6% Above average
Read 90.6
Write 106
Mixed 40.8
SusWrite 85.9
59% 80.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
95% 0.67 MB/s
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP73
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 59 78 59 78 82 MB/s
49.2% Average
Read 105
Write 108
Mixed 58.7
SusWrite 66
62% 84.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
91% 0.63 MB/s
58GB free
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 70 79 77 81 MB/s
42.9% Average
Read 71.5
Write 70.5
Mixed 43.7
SusWrite 78
48% 65.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.7 MB/s
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 36 73 89 94 99 MB/s
42.9% Average
Read 76.5
Write 88.5
Mixed 49.2
SusWrite 73
53% 71.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.8
129% 0.73 MB/s
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 49 16 62 73 47 MB/s
42.4% Average
Read 99.1
Write 108
Mixed 53.5
SusWrite 48.5
57% 77.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
125% 0.83 MB/s
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 19 16 23 25 35 MB/s
7.88% Terrible
Read 4.2
Write 26.4
Mixed 9.5
SusWrite 23.3
12% 15.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.1
19% 0.1 MB/s
32,491 MORE »

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 49,497,065 HDDs tested.

 Prices

If you buy via one of these links, our site may earn a commission.

AmazonUS $234 years
EbayUS $359 mins
Send price feedback
Custom PC Builder (Start a new build) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money.

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

CPU GPU SSD HDD RAM MBD
Typical Barracuda 7200.14 250GB Builds (Compare 8,295 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $50Bench 63%, 223,595 samples2,863x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples2,424x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples1,181x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples1,625x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples684x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 29%, 946,701 samples667x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $17Bench 66%, 424,288 samples335x
A400 480GBKingston  $26Bench 74%, 237,487 samples138x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples133x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples142x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples116x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples110x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $67

Popular Barracuda 7200.14 250GB compatible motherboards:

How Fast Is Your HDD? (Bench your build) Size up your PC in less than a minute.

Welcome to our freeware PC speed test tool. UserBenchmark will test your PC and compare the results to other users with the same components. You can quickly size up your PC, identify hardware problems and explore the best upgrades.

UserBenchmark of the month

Gaming Desktop ProGaming

How it works

  • - Download and run UserBenchmark.
  • - CPU tests include: integer, floating and string.
  • - GPU tests include: six 3D game simulations.
  • - Drive tests include: read, write, sustained write and mixed IO.
  • - RAM tests include: single/multi core bandwidth and latency.
  • - SkillBench (space shooter) tests user input accuracy.
  • - Reports are generated and presented on userbenchmark.com.
  • - Identify the strongest components in your PC.
  • - See speed test results from other users.
  • - Compare your components to the current market leaders.
  • - Explore your best upgrade options with a virtual PC build.
  • - Compare your in-game FPS to other users with your hardware.
Hard Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) April 2023 HDD Rankings.

We calculate effective speed which measures performance for typical consumers. Effective speed is adjusted by current cost per GB to yield value for money. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top HDDs. [HDrivePro]

ADVERTISEMENT

Group Test Results

  • Best user rated - User sentiment trumps benchmarks for this comparison.
  • Best value for money - Value for money is based on real world performance.
  • Fastest real world speed - Real World Speed measures performance for typical consumers.

 Comments

Added n/a ago.
USA-User
Avatar level
9,316

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

21 months ago.

kuroiikaze
Avatar level
42

Average

2 years ago.

cheap old stuff

Your
opinion?
▲Like ▼Dislike
Ready to retire
Age: 9 years

Speed Comparisons

vs Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)
vs WD Blue 1TB (2012)
vs Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)
vs Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)
vs WD Black 1TB (2013)
vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB
vs Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)
vs WD Black 2TB (2013)
vs WD Black 6TB (2015)

1015 Drives (Compared) Thousands of user benchmarks compiled into one comparison list.

See how consistently different HDDs perform with varying real world conditions. The charts also illustrate overall performance, popularity and rank.

 Frequently Asked Questions

Storage Devices FAQ
What is sustained sequential write speed?
What’s the difference between SLC, MLC and TLC?
What is 3D XPoint and how fast is it?
What’s the difference between SATA, PCIe and NVMe?
What’s the difference between NAND and V-NAND?
What is sequential write speed?
What is sequential read speed?
What is incompressible data?
What is queue depth?
What is 4K random write speed?
What is 4K random read speed?
What is AS SSD real world copy speed?
How big is 16GB?
What does MBps mean?
Hard Drives
What is the Hard Drive value for money rating?
What is effective Hard Drive speed?
ALL FAQs »

 Best User Rated
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $309Nvidia RTX 3060 $330Crucial MX500 250GB $31
Intel Core i5-12600K $227Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $153Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $36Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
Today's hottest
Amazon Ebay
deals
CPU GPU SSD HDD USB RAM MBD
Build Test EFps
Can You Run It?
►
YouTube
*NEW*
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback