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Maxtor

7Y250M0 250GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 25.9% (844th of 1015)

Based on 301 user benchmarks.  Model: Maxtor 7Y250M0
Poor: 13%Average: 25.9% Great: 33%

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Very poor average bench

The Maxtor 7Y250M0 250GB averaged 74.1% 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 0.66MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.89MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Maxtor 7Y250M0 250GB is just 19.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Maxtor 7Y250M0 250GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 42.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 37.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 301 samples)
Rank 84425.9%
Min Avg Max
15.2 Read 44.8 56.8
21.3 Write 46.5 59.5
19.8 Mixed 37.8 56
17 SusWrite 42.2 57.3
31.7% 42.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.12 4K Read 0.53 0.7
0.35 4K Write 1.89 2.51
0.12 4K Mixed 0.66 1.1
130% 1.03 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
192GB free
Firmware: YAR51HW0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 47 42 45 52 56 MB/s
29.7% Poor
Read 53.7
Write 59.9
Mixed 41.4
SusWrite 49.4
38% 51.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.13 MB/s
26GB free
Firmware: YAR51HW0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 49 49 51 52 52 MB/s
29.1% Poor
Read 50.1
Write 51.8
Mixed 39.5
SusWrite 50.7
36% 48 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
177% 1.27 MB/s
94GB free
Firmware: YAR51HW0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 42 43 43 44 42 MB/s
28.3% Poor
Read 54.9
Write 36.6
Mixed 35.2
SusWrite 43.5
31% 42.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
160% 1 MB/s
226GB free
Firmware: YAR511W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 51 50 50 51 50 MB/s
28.2% Poor
Read 47.4
Write 53.2
Mixed 35
SusWrite 50.3
34% 46.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.13 MB/s
164GB free
Firmware: YAR51HW0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 50 49 47 46 42 MB/s
27.8% Poor
Read 48.3
Write 55.1
Mixed 40.1
SusWrite 47.9
35% 47.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
179% 1.27 MB/s
210GB free
Firmware: YAR51HW0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 49 49 46 47 MB/s
25.9% Poor
Read 41.7
Write 48.5
Mixed 38.8
SusWrite 48
33% 44.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
179% 1.27 MB/s
234GB free
Firmware: YAR51HW0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 44 44 43 43 43 MB/s
23.9% Poor
Read 39.3
Write 47
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 43.4
30% 41 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
155% 1.03 MB/s
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Typical 7Y250M0 250GB Builds (Compare 1,653 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 35%
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Desktop 73%
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Workstation 28%
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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X58

CPU
Core i7-950Intel  $100Bench 66%, 36,389 samples604x
Core i7 960Intel  $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples291x
Xeon X5675IntelBench 75%, 8,072 samples87x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples116x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples88x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples79x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples67x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples55x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples47x
RAM
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples308x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples253x
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples184x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $380

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