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HD D ST1000DM00 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 66.5% (149th of 1015)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: APPLE HD D ST1000DM00
Poor: 17%Average: 66.5% Great: 101%

Above average average bench

The Apple HD D ST1000DM00 1TB averaged 33.4% 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 0.64MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.87MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Apple HD D ST1000DM00 1TB is 83.6%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Apple HD D ST1000DM00 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 65.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 90.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Rank 14966.5%
Min Avg Max
37.5 Read 127 200
26.1 Write 112 177
23.4 Mixed 65.1 173
20.9 SusWrite 90.6 146
72.4% 98.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.79 4K Read 0.87 1
0.4 4K Write 1.42 2.1
0.22 4K Mixed 0.64 0.9
133% 0.98 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
881GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AP14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 148 134 138 165 162 MB/s
99.5% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 154
Mixed 68
SusWrite 146
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
150% 1.2 MB/s
271GB free
Firmware: AP15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 141 144 141 143 145 MB/s
80.3% Excellent
Read 138
Write 114
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 142
83% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.9
160% 0.97 MB/s
540GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AP15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 77 84 131 133 134 MB/s
78.8% Very good
Read 172
Write 169
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 103
87% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.3
78% 0.53 MB/s
472GB free
Firmware: AQ03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 41 40 41 41 41 MB/s
22.8% Poor
Read 38.7
Write 26.1
Mixed 23.4
SusWrite 40.3
24% 32.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
670GB free
Firmware: AQ04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s
17% Very poor
Read 37.5
Write 34.5
Mixed 29.8
SusWrite 20.9
23% 30.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
171% 1.2 MB/s

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