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ST31500524AS 1.5TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 56.8% (225th of 1014)

Based on 130 user benchmarks.  Models: ST31500524AS, ST315005 24AS
Poor: 33%Average: 56.8% Great: 72%

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Average average bench

The Seagate ST31500524AS 1.5TB averaged 43.1% 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 0.78MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.78MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST31500524AS 1.5TB is 39.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST31500524AS 1.5TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 65.4MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 94.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 130 samples)
Rank 22556.8%
Min Avg Max
53.4 Read 103 130
41.6 Write 97.6 124
32 Mixed 65.4 102
45.4 SusWrite 94.2 124
66.4% 90.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.21 4K Read 0.78 1
0.7 4K Write 1.33 1.7
0.28 4K Mixed 0.78 1.1
144% 0.96 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 129 131 130 131 130 MB/s
74.6% Very good
Read 130
Write 126
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 130
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
178% 1.17 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: CC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 117 115 117 115 MB/s
67.3% Good
Read 118
Write 114
Mixed 63.2
SusWrite 116
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
178% 1.17 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: CC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 105 104 105 105 MB/s
60.7% Good
Read 106
Write 103
Mixed 72.3
SusWrite 105
71% 96.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1
173% 1.07 MB/s
356GB free
Firmware: CC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 100 103 102 102 MB/s
56.5% Above average
Read 95.3
Write 91.6
Mixed 61.9
SusWrite 102
64% 87.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1
168% 1.03 MB/s
146GB free
Firmware: CC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 87 86 88 88 MB/s
53.6% Above average
Read 101
Write 98.8
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 85.7
66% 89 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.03 MB/s
977GB free
Firmware: CC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 78 76 77 77 MB/s
53.3% Above average
Read 108
Write 106
Mixed 72.9
SusWrite 77.3
67% 91.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
168% 1.07 MB/s
176GB free
Firmware: CC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 63 63 63 63 MB/s
39.2% Below average
Read 74.5
Write 67.1
Mixed 60.4
SusWrite 62
49% 66 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
160% 1 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,311,294 HDDs tested

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Typical ST31500524AS 1.5TB Builds (Compare 194 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
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Desktop
Desktop 50%
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Workstation
Workstation 6%
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Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 (MS-7721) - $63

CPU
A8-6600K APUAMD  $88Bench 50%, 21,890 samples31x
Athlon II X4 860KAMD  $51Bench 45%, 29,887 samples21x
Athlon II X4 760K (2013 D.Ri)AMD  $59Bench 51%, 6,408 samples14x
GPU
Radeon HD 8570DAMDBench 4%, 8,328 samples15x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples13x
Radeon HD 8470DAMDBench 3%, 8,268 samples11x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples7x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples5x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples4x
RAM
BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 8GBUnknownBench 38%, 2,343 samples9x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples6x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples4x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $179

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