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Seagate

ST1000DX001-SSHD-8GB 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 81.1% (70th of 1015)

Based on 7,180 user benchmarks.  Model: ST1000DX001-SSHD-8GB
Poor: 40%Average: 81.1% Great: 114%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate ST1000DX001-SSHD-8GB 1TB averaged just 18.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST1000DX001-SSHD-8GB 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.92MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.76MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST1000DX001-SSHD-8GB 1TB is 73.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST1000DX001-SSHD-8GB 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 34.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 132MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,180 samples)
Rank 7081.1%
Min Avg Max
44.7 Read 132 196
56.8 Write 165 212
26.3 Mixed 34.2 78.1
59.9 SusWrite 150 208
86.9% 120 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 1.17 1.4
1.6 4K Write 4.76 5.5
0.6 4K Mixed 1.92 2.3
350% 2.62 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
899GB free
Firmware: CC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 204 215 214 214 212 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 204
Mixed 28.9
SusWrite 209
112% 155 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2.1
382% 2.83 MB/s
870GB free
Firmware: CC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 210 207 209 211 210 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 153
Write 213
Mixed 31.2
SusWrite 209
109% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 2.2
401% 2.97 MB/s
748GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 176 174 179 182 177 MB/s
95.7% Outstanding
Read 156
Write 190
Mixed 33.3
SusWrite 176
100% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 1.9
363% 2.83 MB/s
899GB free
Firmware: CC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 208 205 209 207 210 MB/s
92.8% Outstanding
Read 115
Write 181
Mixed 29.3
SusWrite 207
96% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 1.9
364% 2.8 MB/s
419GB free
Firmware: CC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 153 153 151 152 156 MB/s
87.5% Excellent
Read 151
Write 188
Mixed 26.2
SusWrite 153
93% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 1.7
318% 2.47 MB/s
490GB free
Firmware: CC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 169 171 170 170 171 MB/s
86.1% Excellent
Read 129
Write 160
Mixed 30.7
SusWrite 170
88% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2.2
385% 2.8 MB/s
351GB free
Firmware: CC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 165 163 165 165 164 MB/s
70.8% Very good
Read 80.7
Write 152
Mixed 34.1
SusWrite 165
78% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 2.2
395% 2.87 MB/s
598GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 79 96 96 110 113 MB/s
69.6% Good
Read 147
Write 185
Mixed 31.3
SusWrite 93.8
83% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2.2
399% 2.93 MB/s
632GB free
Firmware: CC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 104 124 122 120 111 MB/s
46.9% Average
Read 47.7
Write 104
Mixed 22.7
SusWrite 115
52% 72.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.2
234% 1.83 MB/s
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Gaming 10%
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Desktop 62%
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Workstation 10%
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System: Lenovo 90FB0001US

CPU
Core i5-6400Intel  $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples125x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples8x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples3x
GPU
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples68x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples14x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples7x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples5x
MX500 250GBCrucial  $40Bench 101%, 77,177 samples5x
WDBNCE5000PNC 500GBWDCBench 94%, 17,781 samples4x
RAM
RMUA5090KE68H9F2133 2x4GBRamaxelBench 69%, 469 samples15x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 68%, 8,569 samples13x
M378A5143EB1-CPB 2x4GBSamsungBench 68%, 4,308 samples10x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $159

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