Average Bench: 60.6% (185th of 1015)

Based on 4 user benchmarks.  Model: 160g
Poor: 34%Average: 60.6% Great: 73%

Above average average bench

The 160g 160GB averaged 39.4% 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 0.84MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.47MB/s

Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this HDD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 69.3MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 93.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4 samples)
Min Avg Max
65.7 Read 108 126
73.5 Write 113 131
49.4 Mixed 69.3 88.3
53 SusWrite 93.2 114
70.6% 96 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 0.65 0.7
2.2 4K Write 2.47 2.7
0.47 4K Mixed 0.84 1
166% 1.32 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.0AG.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Read 120
Write 130
Mixed 85.7
83% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 2.58
4K Mixed 0.42
125% 1.25 MB/s
109GB free
Firmware: 05.0AG.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 114 112 115 116 116 MB/s
Read 126
Write 126
Mixed 75.8
SusWrite 114
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
190% 1.47 MB/s
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.0AG.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 111 118 121 126 129 MB/s
Read 118
Write 122
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 113
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
184% 1.4 MB/s
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.0AG.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 47 59 60 57 55 MB/s
Read 65.7
Write 73.5
Mixed 49.4
SusWrite 53
45% 60.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.23 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,308,219 HDDs tested

Typical 160g 160GB Builds (Compare 87 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 40%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P5KPL/1600

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 33% - Below average Total price: $185

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