Average Bench: 78.6% (509th of 1072)

Based on 16 user benchmarks.  Model: ST1000DM003-1CH162
Poor: 68%Average: 78.6% Great: 95%

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Good average bench

The ST1000DM003-1CH162 480GB averaged 21.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the ST1000DM003-1CH162 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 67.6MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ST1000DM003-1CH162 480GB is 27.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the ST1000DM003-1CH162 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 170MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 42.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 16 samples)
Min Avg Max
394 Read 481 512
163 Write 393 472
199 Mixed 406 500
147 SusWrite 170 193
81.1% 363 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.2 4K Read 25.3 32
8.47 4K Write 67.6 100
4.27 4K Mixed 19 38.8
98.5% 37.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.1 DQ Read 167 317
44.7 DQ Write 157 341
0.28 DQ Mixed 42.2 193
64.5% 122 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,791,886 SSDs tested

Typical ST1000DM003-1CH162 480GB Builds (Compare 13,442 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 113%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING - $309

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $978

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