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ST160NM0011 39M4507 42C0462IBM 160GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 72.2% (118th of 1015)

Based on 11 user benchmarks.  Model: ST160NM0011 39M4507 42C0462IBM
Poor: 52%Average: 72.2% Great: 82%

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Good average bench

The Seagate ST160NM0011 39M4507 42C0462IBM 160GB averaged 27.7% 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 0.99MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.02MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST160NM0011 39M4507 42C0462IBM 160GB is 29.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Seagate ST160NM0011 39M4507 42C0462IBM 160GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 73.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 122MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 11 samples)
Rank 11872.2%
Min Avg Max
41.6 Read 122 144
87.8 Write 128 143
46.7 Mixed 73.3 126
97.8 SusWrite 131 142
83.2% 113 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.43 4K Read 0.86 1
1.48 4K Write 2.02 2.3
0.42 4K Mixed 0.99 1.1
183% 1.29 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
149GB free
Firmware: BB45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 136 137 137 137 137 MB/s
77.8% Very good
Read 135
Write 126
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 136
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
203% 1.4 MB/s
20GB free
Firmware: BB45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 127 130 129 129 131 MB/s
74.1% Very good
Read 128
Write 123
Mixed 67.2
SusWrite 130
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
186% 1.3 MB/s
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BB45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 128 130 125 133 125 MB/s
73% Very good
Read 128
Write 129
Mixed 70.6
SusWrite 126
83% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
189% 1.37 MB/s
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BB45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 110 111 112 114 131 MB/s
70.5% Very good
Read 133
Write 132
Mixed 70.8
SusWrite 112
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
205% 1.43 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 22%
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Desktop
Desktop 67%
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Workstation
Workstation 18%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples157x
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples46x
FX-8320AMD  $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples24x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples32x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples25x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples15x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples10x
A400 120GBKingston  $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples8x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples8x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples32x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 43%, 4,751 samples12x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2x8GBCorsairBench 46%, 237 samples9x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $217

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