Real World Speed
Performance profile from 106,475 user samples
12,330 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 113% 2TB free
Worst Bench: 56% 1.5TB free
Poor: 56% Great: 113%
SPEED RANK: 29th / 1015
94,145 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 108% 2TB free
Worst Bench: 43% 1TB free
Poor: 43% Great: 108%
SPEED RANK: 62nd / 1015
Effective Speed
Effective HDD Speed
89 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+7%
83 %
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
159 MB/s Faster read speed.
+20%
133 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
153 MB/s Faster write speed.
+19%
129 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
0.75 MB/s 1.17 MB/s Much faster random read.
+56%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
1.28 MB/s 4.83 MB/s Hugely faster random write.
+277%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
73.3 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+70%
43 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
0.7 MB/s 1.97 MB/s Hugely faster random mixed IO.
+181%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
152 MB/s 155 MB/s +2%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
201 MB/s Slightly faster peak read speed.
+6%
190 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
196 MB/s Slightly faster peak write speed.
+6%
185 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
0.9 MB/s 1.5 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+67%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
1.7 MB/s 5.5 MB/s Hugely faster peak random write.
+224%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
88.6 MB/s Slightly faster peak mixed IO speed.
+9%
81.5 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
0.9 MB/s 2.5 MB/s Hugely faster peak random mixed IO.
+178%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
200 MB/s 202 MB/s +1%
Market Share
Based on 53,307,087 HDDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.12 % 0.36 % Hugely higher market share.
+200%
Value
Value For Money
29.4 % 44.3 % Much better value.
+50%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
52 % 54 % +4%
Price
Price (score)
$121 $75 Much cheaper.
+38%
Age
Newest
148 Months 128 Months More recent.
+14%
Capacity
Capacity
2TB 2TB
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In terms of specs, price and age the Video SV35.6 appears to be identical to its 2TB Barracuda 7200.14 sibling. We have only seen nine user samples for the SV35.6 so far so we don't have enough data to formulate a strong opinion as yet but based on the samples we have seen, this drive appears to underperform the barracuda. Peak sequential speeds are similar but random 4k speeds lag by around 15%. It's possible that these are just statistical discrepancies that will iron themselves out as we see more samples but in the mean time we would recommend the barracuda 7200.14 over this drive. [Jan '14 HDrivePro]

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The Seagate Desktop SSHD is a Solid State Hard Drive (SSHD). The 8GBs of MLC NAND flash built into this model help facilitate better performance than a purely mechanical drive. Peak sequential read/write speeds are above average at 190 MB/s. The 2TB SSHD has consistently demonstrated class leading 4k random write speeds in the region of 5.0 MB/s. 4K read speeds are in the region of 0.7-0.9 MB/s which is well above average, but not record breaking. Overall the performance increases attributable to the NAND flash are very noticeable in the area of small file 4K performance where the SSHD dominates the competition. In terms of sequential speeds, the Seagate also offers better average sequential performance than most mechanical 2TB hard drives. From a value for money perspective, the 2TB SSHD is well above average, it has a brilliant 4k performance profile, strong sequential speeds and only a slightly above average price. [Dec '13 HDrivePro]

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Hard Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) April 2024 HDD Rankings

We calculate effective speed which measures performance for typical consumers. Effective speed is adjusted by current cost per GB to yield value for money. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top HDDs. [HDrivePro]

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