Seagate Momentus ST950032-5AS

Capacity : 500GB
Family : Momentus 5400.6 500325
Number of Plates : 2
Number of Heads : 4
Rotation : 5400RPM
Interface : SATA-II 3Gbps
Form Factor : 2.5 SATA HDD
Buffer : 8192KB

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Thursday, 24 November 2022 09:14 | Update at 3 weeks ago

This page presents the specifications and synthetic benchmark results of the disks Seagate Momentus ST950032-5AS. The data provides an overview of the hardwares performance based on standardized testing.

Seagate Brand

HDD 2.5 Format

500GB Capacity

SATA-II 3Gbps Interface

About Seagate ST950032-5AS

The Seagate ST9500325AS is a 500GB hard disk drive (HDD) with a 2.5-inch form factor, designed specifically for laptops, notebooks and portable devices. Utilizing a SATA II interface (3.0 Gbps) and a rotation speed of 5400 RPM, this hard drive offers a combination of low power consumption and sufficient performance for everyday computing needs, such as document storage, media, and light operating system installations.

Equipped with 8MB of buffer cache, the Seagate ST9500325AS is capable of handling basic read/write activities steadily, though not as fast as modern solid-state drives (SSDs). Nevertheless, it remains a popular choice for budget-conscious systems, secondary data storage, or upgrading storage capacity without high costs. Compared to 7200 RPM HDDs, 5400 RPM models like these also generate less heat and noise, making them suitable for laptops that prioritize comfort and power efficiency.

Technically, this HDD has an average seek time of about 12ms and is designed to support daily workloads with a high level of reliability. In our data transfer speed benchmark tests, the Seagate ST9500325AS performed as follows:

Read Speed (Sequential Read): ~58 MB/s
Write Speed (Sequential Write): ~62 MB/s

While its performance is far below that of SSDs, it is still relevant for basic use, especially on older systems or when large capacity is more important than speed. The Seagate ST9500325AS is also commonly found as built-in storage on previous generation laptops, and is still widely used for backups, large media file storage, and as a portable storage solution with external enclosures.

Device Test:

Device: Lenovo Sabine B475
CPU: AMD A6-3400M
GPU: IGP Radeon HD 6520G
RAM: 2GB DDR3

Hardware Benchmark Record

This table displays the scores or sequential read & write speeds (for storage types) of various synthetic benchmark applications commonly used to test hardware performance. You can click on the score column to view the submissions page by ID. At that URL, you can browse the submitted results of each application, including viewing screenshots of the benchmark results. For screenshots of benchmark results, you can click the "View" button in the screenshot column.

In total, there are 2 submissions across 2 different benchmark applications, each testing the hardware from a unique angle. This variety allows you to draw a more comprehensive conclusion about the hardware's real-world performance.

No	Benchmark	SEQ Read	SEQ Write	Facebook/Benchmark URL	Screenshot
	ATTO Disk Benchmark - 64M	67.46 MB/s	69.85 MB/s	http://bit.ly/3um6NsF
	CrystalDiskMark	58.09 MB/s	62.91 MB/s	http://bit.ly/3um6NsF

Nearby Competitors

Shows two other devices with slightly higher scores and two others with slightly lower scores on the same benchmarks. Useful to see how competitive these devices are.

CrystalDiskMark

Rank	Hardware	Read	Write	Performance Percentage
Higher	WD Scorpio Blue WD5000BEVT	66.33 MB/s	66.58 MB/s	109.8%
Higher	Lexar High Performance 633X 64GB	87.70 MB/s	58.83 MB/s	121.1%
This Hardware	Seagate Momentus ST950032-5AS	58.09 MB/s	62.91 MB/s	100%
Lower	SanDisk Ultra MicroSDHC 32GB	94.71 MB/s	22.64 MB/s	97.0%
Lower	SanDisk Ultra SDHC 32GB	93.56 MB/s	22.42 MB/s	95.9%

ATTO Disk Benchmark - 64M

Rank	Hardware	Read	Write	Performance Percentage
Higher	Maestromemory MicroSDXC 128GB	92.09 MB/s	45.47 MB/s	100.2%
Higher	Hitachi HTS543232A7A384	72.93 MB/s	72.83 MB/s	106.2%
This Hardware	Seagate Momentus ST950032-5AS	67.46 MB/s	69.85 MB/s	100%
Lower	Hitachi HTS545050B9A300	59.40 MB/s	62.21 MB/s	88.6%
Lower	SanDisk Ultra SDHC 32GB	91.32 MB/s	21.96 MB/s	82.5%

Media Gallery

A collection of photos of tested hardware. These images can help you identify the physical form, model, and variant of the hardware in question. These photos are from our own documentation, and if they are not available we may not be able to document them.

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