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ST1000LM035-1RK172 970GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 53% (270th of 1015)

Based on 2,641 user benchmarks.  Models: ST1000LM035-1RK172, ST1000LM 035-1RK172, ST1000LM035-1RK1
Poor: 26%Average: 53% Great: 74%

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Average average bench

The Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 970GB averaged 47.0% 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 0.59MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.27MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 970GB is 48%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 970GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 56.9MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 80.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,641 samples)
Rank 27053%
Min Avg Max
29.3 Read 80.6 133
39.6 Write 97.6 126
28.7 Mixed 56.9 70.3
41 SusWrite 103 128
62.1% 84.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 1.25 2.1
0.94 4K Write 3.27 5.1
0.1 4K Mixed 0.59 0.8
178% 1.7 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
601GB free
Firmware: MCC3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 119 114 113 112 108 MB/s
57.9% Above average
Read 87.4
Write 103
Mixed 60.4
SusWrite 114
67% 91.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 0.6
172% 1.8 MB/s
747GB free
Firmware: MCC3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 118 118 116 117 MB/s
53.3% Above average
Read 68.5
Write 108
Mixed 55.9
SusWrite 116
64% 87.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.7
187% 1.9 MB/s
665GB free
Firmware: MCC3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 111 110 111 110 111 MB/s
53.2% Above average
Read 73
Write 124
Mixed 60.3
SusWrite 111
68% 92.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.6
188% 2 MB/s
819GB free
Firmware: MCC3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 125 124 125 125 123 MB/s
49.7% Average
Read 48.7
Write 124
Mixed 74.2
SusWrite 124
68% 92.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.2
104% 1.2 MB/s
399GB free
Firmware: MCC3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 112 103 112 114 111 MB/s
47.6% Average
Read 53.7
Write 89.9
Mixed 68.8
SusWrite 111
60% 80.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.5
207% 2.27 MB/s
892GB free
Firmware: MCC3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 111 111 109 108 110 MB/s
41.6% Average
Read 34.5
Write 74.2
Mixed 48.7
SusWrite 109
49% 66.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.4
153% 1.8 MB/s
250GB free
Firmware: MCC3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 108 104 109 104 107 MB/s
41% Average
Read 36.1
Write 64.9
Mixed 49.2
SusWrite 105
47% 63.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 0.4
156% 1.9 MB/s
401GB free
Firmware: MCC3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 83 87 87 85 81 MB/s
37.1% Below average
Read 44.7
Write 84.3
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 83.6
50% 68.3 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.4
145% 1.53 MB/s
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Gaming 53%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 46%
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System: Lenovo 81SX

CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples2,842x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 65%, 116,682 samples1,205x
Core i5-9300HFIntelBench 73%, 6,965 samples683x
GPU
GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 65%, 82,746 samples2,524x
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples2,118x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples366x
SSD
PC SN520 SDAPMUW-512G-1101 512GBWDCBench 156%, 10,396 samples854x
MTFDHBA512TCK 512GBMicronBench 165%, 3,817 samples421x
MZVLB256HBHQ-000L2 256GBSamsungBench 198%, 9,460 samples406x
RAM
M471A1K43DB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 43,895 samples1,016x
HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 76%, 29,128 samples694x
RMSA3260ME78HAF-2666 2x8GBRamaxelBench 76%, 8,736 samples611x
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