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ST3750526AS 750GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 56.9% (222nd of 1015)

Based on 110 user benchmarks.  Model: ST3750526AS
Poor: 34%Average: 56.9% Great: 73%

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Average average bench

The Seagate ST3750526AS 750GB averaged 43.0% 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 0.79MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.74MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST3750526AS 750GB is 38.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST3750526AS 750GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 67.3MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 95.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 110 samples)
Rank 22256.9%
Min Avg Max
30.7 Read 101 129
50.9 Write 99 127
26.9 Mixed 67.3 109
44.2 SusWrite 95.2 130
66.7% 90.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.32 4K Read 0.74 0.9
0.94 4K Write 1.61 2.09
0.3 4K Mixed 0.79 1.1
148% 1.05 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
486GB free
Firmware: CC14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 131 131 131 131 MB/s
71.3% Very good
Read 118
Write 113
Mixed 76.6
SusWrite 131
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
182% 1.23 MB/s
226GB free
Firmware: CC14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 94 96 96 96 96 MB/s
61.7% Good
Read 118
Write 113
Mixed 63.3
SusWrite 96.2
72% 97.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.1
197% 1.33 MB/s
390GB free
Firmware: CC14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 109 110 111 110 110 MB/s
59.7% Above average
Read 98.6
Write 100
Mixed 64.3
SusWrite 109
68% 93.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1.1
191% 1.23 MB/s
17GB free
Firmware: CC14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 115 104 99 113 117 MB/s
58.2% Above average
Read 91.6
Write 94.1
Mixed 59.1
SusWrite 111
65% 89 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1.1
183% 1.13 MB/s
171GB free
Firmware: CC14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 91 90 91 91 MB/s
58% Above average
Read 111
Write 113
Mixed 74.9
SusWrite 90.5
72% 97.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
194% 1.33 MB/s
316GB free
Firmware: CC14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 99 99 100 100 MB/s
51.2% Above average
Read 79.2
Write 79.7
Mixed 59.8
SusWrite 99
58% 79.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
298GB free
Firmware: CC14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 17 29 29 50 58 MB/s
18% Very poor
Read 27.4
Write 50.4
Mixed 55.6
SusWrite 34.5
32% 42 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 6%
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Desktop
Desktop 64%
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Workstation
Workstation 5%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H - $112

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples206x
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples203x
Core i5-4440Intel  $128Bench 61%, 81,111 samples105x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples252x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples143x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples76x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples110x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples63x
A400 120GBKingston  $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples53x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples26x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples26x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples22x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $290

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