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ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

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Average Bench: 77.2% (100th of 1015)

Based on 16,378 user benchmarks.  Models: ST1000LM049-2GH172, ST1000LM 049-2GH172, ST1000LM049-2GH1
Poor: 42%Average: 77.2% Great: 96%

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Good average bench

The Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB averaged 22.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.67MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.46MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB is 53.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 65.9MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 121MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 16,378 samples)
Rank 10077.2%
Min Avg Max
54.4 Read 121 161
60.6 Write 139 173
44.6 Mixed 65.9 76.2
67.2 SusWrite 148 177
86.5% 118 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 1.46 2.2
0.8 4K Write 1.59 2.1
0.2 4K Mixed 0.67 1
165% 1.24 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
912GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 173 178 178 180 180 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 161
Mixed 77.2
SusWrite 178
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
229% 1.67 MB/s
895GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 175 178 172 171 179 MB/s
95.6% Outstanding
Read 159
Write 143
Mixed 74.7
SusWrite 174
100% 138 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
224% 1.67 MB/s
919GB free
Firmware: RXM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 174 169 173 171 172 MB/s
94.8% Outstanding
Read 159
Write 154
Mixed 75
SusWrite 171
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
229% 1.7 MB/s
821GB free
Firmware: RXM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 178 169 166 179 180 MB/s
83.5% Excellent
Read 118
Write 139
Mixed 68.2
SusWrite 173
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
182% 1.4 MB/s
75GB free
Firmware: RXM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 148 151 152 155 155 MB/s
78.7% Very good
Read 122
Write 149
Mixed 66
SusWrite 152
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
149% 1.13 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 17%
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Desktop
Desktop 66%
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Workstation
Workstation 47%
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System: Lenovo 81FV

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 84%, 107,232 samples2,285x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 75%, 37,467 samples1,724x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 8%, 79,909 samples2,447x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 36%, 36,348 samples913x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 57,081 samples649x
SSD
RPFTJ128PDD2EWX 128GBBench 73%, 1,205 samples655x
TOSHIBA 128GBKbg30zmt128gBench 103%, 1,244 samples459x
MZVLB256HAHQ-000L2 256GBSamsungBench 186%, 1,509 samples399x
RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 41%, 11,746 samples1,211x
RMSA3260MD78HAF-2666 1x8GBRamaxelBench 41%, 1,176 samples684x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 45%, 9,031 samples419x
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