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ST320VT000-1BS14C 320GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 34.6% (602nd of 1015)

more Based on 525 user benchmarks.  Models: ST320VT000-1BS14C, ST320VT0 00-1DK14C-160, ST320VT000-1DK14C, ST320VT000-1BS14, ST320VT0 00-1DK14C, ST320VT0 ST320VT000-1BS14, ST320VT0 00-1BS14C
Poor: 11%Average: 34.6% Great: 49%

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Poor average bench

The Seagate ST320VT000-1BS14C 320GB averaged 65.3% 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 0.49MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.38MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST320VT000-1BS14C 320GB is 38.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST320VT000-1BS14C 320GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 33MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 0.67MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 525 samples)
Rank 60234.6%
Min Avg Max
9.42 Read 63.4 88.3
19.7 Write 61.9 85.6
11.6 Mixed 33 60.3
17.4 SusWrite 56.5 86.6
39.3% 53.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 0.38 0.5
0.4 4K Write 0.67 0.9
0.12 4K Mixed 0.49 0.7
82.3% 0.51 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
241GB free
Firmware: 0001PTC1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 80 79 77 80 MB/s
45.2% Average
Read 79.2
Write 74.8
Mixed 37.5
SusWrite 78.6
49% 67.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.5
89% 0.57 MB/s
12GB free
Firmware: 0001PTC1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 76 62 67 80 MB/s
45.2% Average
Read 86.2
Write 84.3
Mixed 37.7
SusWrite 71.4
51% 69.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.5
89% 0.57 MB/s
280GB free
Firmware: 0001SDC1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 80 79 79 81 79 MB/s
44.7% Average
Read 79.2
Write 79
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 76.8
50% 67.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
88% 0.53 MB/s
173GB free
Firmware: 0001SDC1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 72 72 73 73 72 MB/s
41% Average
Read 70.9
Write 72
Mixed 33.3
SusWrite 72
45% 62 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
88% 0.53 MB/s
94GB free
Firmware: 0001SDC1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 63 64 66 67 66 MB/s
34.9% Below average
Read 57.3
Write 66.9
Mixed 19.5
SusWrite 64.5
38% 52 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.5
84% 0.47 MB/s
230GB free
Firmware: 0001SDC1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 24 23 24 24 MB/s
30.3% Below average
Read 81.7
Write 25.6
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 23.8
29% 39 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.2
55% 0.37 MB/s
24GB free
Firmware: 0001SDC1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 51 51 51 51 51 MB/s
29% Poor
Read 50
Write 49.8
Mixed 25.7
SusWrite 51
32% 44.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.4
74% 0.5 MB/s
27GB free
Firmware: 0001SDC1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 38 44 51 61 MB/s
26.3% Poor
Read 45.1
Write 46.5
Mixed 25.7
SusWrite 46.6
30% 41 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.5
82% 0.47 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,956,070 HDDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 5%
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Desktop
Desktop 47%
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Workstation
Workstation 5%
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System: HP EliteBook 8460p

CPU
Core i5-2520MIntel  $34Bench 48%, 45,308 samples522x
Core i5-2540MIntel  $315Bench 52%, 16,964 samples256x
Core i7-2620MIntelBench 52%, 16,111 samples112x
GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples813x
Radeon HD 6470MAMDBench 2%, 4,805 samples123x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples61x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples40x
320 Series 160GBIntel  $149Bench 42%, 13,029 samples24x
A400 480GBKingston  $35Bench 74%, 237,487 samples16x
RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples452x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples213x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples120x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $59

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