Seagate

ST300MM0048 300GB

ST300MM0048 300GB
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Effective Speed -1%Effective Speed -1%Average Score +46% Read 2%, Write 9%, 4K Read 105%, 4K Write 96%, Mixed 14%, 4K Mixed 100%, SusWrite -6%Peak Score +49% Read 4%, Write 8%, 4K Read 105%, 4K Write 111%, Mixed 19%, 4K Mixed 96%, SusWrite 0%Value & Sentiment User Rating -19%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +77% Age 77%

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Average Bench: 87.2% (36^th of 1015)

Based on 16 user benchmarks. Model: SEAGATE ST300MM0048

Poor: 54%Average: 87.2% Great: 111%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate ST300MM0048 300GB averaged just 12.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST300MM0048 300GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.73MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 2.67MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST300MM0048 300GB is 57.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST300MM0048 300GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 93.9MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 143MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 16 samples)

Rank 3687.2%

Min	Avg	Max
65.6	Read 159	208
57.2	Write 157	204
46	Mixed 93.9	117
51.1	SusWrite 143	197
102% 138 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
1.3	4K Read 2.67	3.5
0.9	4K Write 4.21	5.3
0.8	4K Mixed 1.73	2
381% 2.87 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 3 months ago.

274GB free

Firmware: HPS0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 170 169 167 167 166 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 198

Mixed 114

SusWrite 168

124% 169 MB/s

4K Read 3.1

4K Write 4.9

4K Mixed 2

442% 3.33 MB/s

AUS-User, 13 months ago.

173GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 160 159 172 170 169 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 185

Mixed 111

SusWrite 166

120% 163 MB/s

4K Read 3

4K Write 4.8

4K Mixed 2

436% 3.27 MB/s

DZA-User, 5 months ago.

131GB free

Firmware: HPS0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 140 164 162 163 166 MB/s

94.2% Outstanding

Write 151

Mixed 97.4

SusWrite 159

106% 144 MB/s

4K Read 3.1

4K Write 4.9

4K Mixed 1.9

431% 3.3 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

106GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 135 137 98 54 95 MB/s

63.3% Good

Write 120

Mixed 94

SusWrite 111

80% 108 MB/s

4K Read 2.9

4K Write 4.2

4K Mixed 1.8

399% 2.97 MB/s

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Gaming 32%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 41%

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System: HP Z840 Workstation

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v41stBench 66%, 1,252 samples	132x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v31stBench 63%, 2,624 samples	117x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v41stBench 72%, 529 samples	101x

GPU
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples	150x
Quadro K4200Nvidia $820Bench 21%, 7,330 samples	103x
Quadro K2200Nvidia $440Bench 16%, 13,860 samples	94x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	53x
MTFDDAK512MBF-1A 512GBCrucialBench 89%, 258 samples	48x
SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $69Bench 205%, 12,601 samples	38x

RAM
M393A2K40BB1-CRC 8x16GBSamsungBench 113%, 218 samples	44x
M393A2G40DB0-CPB 8x16GBSamsungBench 112%, 591 samples	39x
M393A1G40DB0-CPB 4x8GBSamsungBench 93%, 970 samples	39x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $96

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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ST300MM0048 300GB

Average Bench: 87.2% (36^th of 1015)

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Average Bench: 87.2% (36th of 1015)

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