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ST1000NM0023 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 76% (99th of 1015)

Based on 46 user benchmarks.  Model: SEAGATE ST1000NM0023
Poor: 48%Average: 76% Great: 106%

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Good average bench

The Seagate ST1000NM0023 1TB averaged 24.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST1000NM0023 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.93MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.7MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST1000NM0023 1TB is 57.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST1000NM0023 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 70.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 96.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 46 samples)
Rank 9976%
Min Avg Max
47.5 Read 162 247
7 Write 103 187
9.8 Mixed 70.7 169
26.1 SusWrite 96.8 183
79.3% 108 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 1.7 3.5
0.1 4K Write 1.59 2.7
0.3 4K Mixed 0.93 1.2
204% 1.41 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
931GB free
Firmware: 0003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 179 180 178 176 179 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 162
Mixed 74.2
SusWrite 179
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
256% 1.9 MB/s
318GB free
Firmware: GS0F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 50 50 50 50 50 MB/s
85.4% Excellent
Read 247
Write 48.8
Mixed 59.3
SusWrite 49.9
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 3.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 1.2
301% 1.97 MB/s
151GB free
Firmware: 0003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 104 107 109 114 113 MB/s
74% Very good
Read 149
Write 134
Mixed 75.1
SusWrite 109
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
192% 1.33 MB/s
606GB free
Firmware: GS09
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 42 43 44 44 MB/s
61.1% Good
Read 170
Write 39.5
Mixed 49.4
SusWrite 43.1
55% 75.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.8
173% 1.07 MB/s
907GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GS13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 33 32 35 33 34 MB/s
47.7% Average
Read 133
Write 40.7
Mixed 45
SusWrite 32.7
46% 62.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.77 MB/s
807GB free
Firmware: GS10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 45 45 45 45 MB/s
40.3% Average
Read 95.7
Write 27.8
Mixed 39.6
SusWrite 44.7
38% 52 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.77 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,353,050 HDDs tested

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Gaming 10%
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Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 10%
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System: HP Z800 Workstation

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon X56501stBench 64%, 7,756 samples318x
CPU: Intel Xeon X56751stBench 68%, 4,275 samples189x
CPU: Intel Xeon X56701stBench 67%, 4,676 samples180x
GPU
Quadro 4000NvidiaBench 7%, 8,609 samples161x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples88x
Quadro 5000NvidiaBench 10%, 751 samples68x
SSD
WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TBWDCBench 98%, 74,123 samples38x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples34x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples34x
RAM
ID:80 CE M393B5170FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M393B5170FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M393B5170FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M393B5170FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M393B5170FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M393B5170FH0-CH9 58GBUnknownBench 50%, 261 samples23x
ID:80 2C 36JSZF51272PZ1G4F1 ID:80 2C 36JSZF51272PZ1G4F1 ID:80 2C 36JSZF51272PZ1G4F1 ID:80 2C 36JSZF51272PZ1G4F1 ID:80 2C 36JSZF51272PZ1G4F1 ID:80 2C 36JSZF51272PZ1G4F1 ID:80 2C 36JSZF51272PZ1G4F1 JE... 82GBUnknownBench 53%, 67 samples19x
ID:80 AD HMT31GR7BFR4C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT31GR7BFR4C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT31GR7BFR4C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT31GR7BFR4C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT31GR7BFR4C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT31GR7BFR4C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT31GR7BFR4C-H9 ID:80 AD H... 130GBUnknownBench 53%, 67 samples16x
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