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Seagate ST3500418AS

Barracuda 7200.12 500GB

Barracuda 7200.12 500GB
BENCHMARKS (203,102)
MKT (0.4%)
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Effective Speed -63%Effective Speed -63%Average Score -34%Read -64%, Write -45%, 4K Read -28%, 4K Write -18%, Mixed -37%, 4K Mixed 13%, SusWrite -63%Peak Score -34%Read -60%, Write -46%, 4K Read -29%, 4K Write -23%, Mixed -35%, 4K Mixed 10%, SusWrite -54%Value & Sentiment -289%User Rating -19%, Market Share -835%, Price 44%, Value -346%Nice To Haves -5%Age -5%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Black 1TB (2013)

Black 2TB (2013)

Barracuda 4TB (2016)

Barracuda 7200.14 3TB

Average Bench: 53.8% (263^rd of 1015)

Based on 203,102 user benchmarks. Models: ST3500418AS, ST3500418AS-9YP142, ST350041 8AS, ST350041 ST3500418AS

Poor: 28%Average: 53.8% Great: 70%

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Average average bench

The Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB averaged 46.1% 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 0.94MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.68MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB is 42.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 57.8MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 92.5MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 203,102 samples)

Rank 26353.8%

Min	Avg	Max
45.9	Read 95	124
46.4	Write 94.2	124
36.6	Mixed 57.8	69.5
39.1	SusWrite 92.5	126
62.3% 84.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.4	4K Read 0.67	0.8
1.2	4K Write 1.68	2
0.59	4K Mixed 0.94	1.1
163% 1.1 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

BGD-User, 1 day ago.

258GB free

Firmware: CC46

SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 126 126 125 126 MB/s

71.2% Very good

Write 121

Mixed 67.3

SusWrite 126

80% 109 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.9

4K Mixed 1

176% 1.2 MB/s

DEU-User, 22 hrs ago.

466GB free

Firmware: CC44

SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 128 129 129 128 MB/s

70.6% Very good

Write 118

Mixed 65.3

SusWrite 128

78% 107 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 2

4K Mixed 1

177% 1.23 MB/s

USA-User, 8 hrs ago.

301GB free

Firmware: CC49

SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 107 105 107 106 MB/s

63.9% Good

Write 115

Mixed 66.2

SusWrite 106

74% 101 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.9

4K Mixed 1

176% 1.2 MB/s

GBR-User, 17 hrs ago.

272GB free

Firmware: CC44

SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 90 90 91 90 MB/s

60.5% Good

Write 120

Mixed 64.8

SusWrite 90.2

73% 99 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.7

4K Mixed 1

172% 1.13 MB/s

AUS-User, 1 day ago.

418GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CC35

SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 97 80 93 103 94 MB/s

58% Above average

Write 85.7

Mixed 47.4

SusWrite 90

61% 83.8 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.3

4K Mixed 0.9

153% 0.97 MB/s

AUS-User, 4 hrs ago.

459GB free

Firmware: AP73

SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 126 125 126 127 MB/s

53.7% Above average

Write 65.7

Mixed 50

SusWrite 126

56% 75.7 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.4

4K Mixed 1

166% 1.03 MB/s

POL-User, 18 hrs ago.

253GB free

Firmware: CC34

SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 70 70 70 69 MB/s

52.3% Above average

Write 112

Mixed 66.4

SusWrite 69.6

66% 90.1 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.6

4K Mixed 1

170% 1.1 MB/s

DEU-User, 10 hrs ago.

89GB free

Firmware: CC38

SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 102 100 96 100 MB/s

50.7% Above average

Write 84.8

Mixed 57.7

SusWrite 100

59% 79.8 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.6

4K Mixed 1

170% 1.1 MB/s

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Gaming 2%

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 2%

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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	2,090x
Core i7-2600Intel $133Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,618x
Core i5-3470Intel $69Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	957x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples	1,154x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1,088x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	846x
Virtual NVMe Disk 64GBVmwareBench 62%, 2,103 samples	459x
A400 480GBKingston $35Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	440x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	525x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	383x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	304x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $322

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Intel Core i5-12600K $155	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
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