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ST3120026AS 120GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 24.2% (892nd of 1014)

Based on 2,225 user benchmarks.  Models: ST3120026AS, ST3120026A, ST312002 ST3120026AS, ST312002 6A, ST312002 6AS
Poor: 12%Average: 24.2% Great: 31%

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Very poor average bench

The Seagate ST3120026AS 120GB averaged 75.8% 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 0.74MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.61MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST3120026AS 120GB is just 19%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Seagate ST3120026AS 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 31.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 38MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,225 samples)
Rank 89224.2%
Min Avg Max
20.8 Read 42.6 54.5
11.2 Write 38 54.8
15.3 Mixed 31.4 39.7
18.4 SusWrite 41.3 54.4
28.3% 38.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 0.61 0.7
0.4 4K Write 1.18 1.5
0.39 4K Mixed 0.74 0.9
130% 0.84 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
106GB free
Firmware: 3.42
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 56 57 57 57 MB/s
61.8% Good
Read 159
Write 13.9
Mixed 49.1
SusWrite 56.4
51% 69.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
24GB free
Firmware: 8.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s
41.4% Average
Read 108
Write 13.4
Mixed 30.8
SusWrite 36.7
35% 47.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 0.83 MB/s
110GB free
Firmware: 3.18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 55 53 53 53 MB/s
31.1% Below average
Read 54.3
Write 52.8
Mixed 39.3
SusWrite 53.9
37% 50.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.93 MB/s
110GB free
Firmware: 3.18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 55 53 53 53 MB/s
31.1% Below average
Read 54.1
Write 52.6
Mixed 38.9
SusWrite 53.9
37% 49.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.93 MB/s
110GB free
Firmware: 3.18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 54 53 52 52 52 MB/s
30.9% Below average
Read 54.9
Write 55.5
Mixed 36.5
SusWrite 52.4
37% 49.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.93 MB/s
65GB free
Firmware: 3.18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 44 44 44 44 MB/s
27.2% Poor
Read 50.3
Write 45.2
Mixed 34.3
SusWrite 44
32% 43.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.93 MB/s
62GB free
Firmware: 3.18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 50 54 55 53 55 MB/s
26.9% Poor
Read 41
Write 44.4
Mixed 27.2
SusWrite 52.5
30% 41.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
132% 0.83 MB/s
16GB free
Firmware: 3.05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 28 28 28 29 28 MB/s
18.8% Very poor
Read 36.6
Write 38.9
Mixed 29
SusWrite 28.6
25% 33.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 0.9 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 182%
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Desktop
Desktop 104%
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Workstation
Workstation 181%
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Motherboard: MSI MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7C84) - $220

CPU
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples1,728x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples1,601x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples1,385x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,078x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples746x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples519x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples618x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples515x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples264x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples343x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair  $95Bench 95%, 56,114 samples179x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 101%, 32,191 samples152x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $1,428

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