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Seagate ST1000NC001

Constellation CS 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 88.5% (30th of 1015)

Based on 852 user benchmarks.  Models: ST1000NC001-1DY162, ST1000NC ST1000NC001-1DY1, ST1000NC001-1DY1, ST1000NC 001-1DY162
Poor: 56%Average: 88.5% Great: 113%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate Constellation CS 1TB averaged just 11.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate Constellation CS 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.88MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.1MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Constellation CS 1TB is 56.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate Constellation CS 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 79.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.78MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 852 samples)
Rank 3088.5%
Min Avg Max
88.3 Read 159 199
94.1 Write 154 194
38.1 Mixed 79.8 97.2
93.8 SusWrite 150 197
99.3% 136 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.54 4K Read 0.78 0.9
0.5 4K Write 2.1 2.6
0.4 4K Mixed 0.88 1
170% 1.25 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
239GB free
Firmware: CN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 188 190 188 188 187 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 179
Mixed 91.3
SusWrite 188
119% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
191% 1.43 MB/s
348GB free
Firmware: CN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 190 189 186 187 187 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 174
Mixed 84.6
SusWrite 188
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.23 MB/s
348GB free
Firmware: CN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 189 181 186 185 188 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 177
Mixed 89.3
SusWrite 186
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
311GB free
Firmware: CN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 165 166 163 166 165 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 184
Mixed 93
SusWrite 164
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.53 MB/s
931GB free
Firmware: CN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 174 178 191 191 181 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 167
Mixed 85.6
SusWrite 181
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.13 MB/s
259GB free
Firmware: CN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 97 93 93 95 MB/s
80.4% Excellent
Read 184
Write 183
Mixed 88.9
SusWrite 96.2
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.27 MB/s
166GB free
Firmware: CN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 113 107 110 110 MB/s
78.4% Very good
Read 163
Write 150
Mixed 90.2
SusWrite 110
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.33 MB/s
364GB free
Firmware: CN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 89 90 90 89 MB/s
53.5% Above average
Read 97.1
Write 101
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 89.2
66% 89.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.2 MB/s
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Typical Constellation CS 1TB Builds (Compare 4,473 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 80%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B450 AORUS PRO-CF

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples885x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples631x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples461x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples285x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples254x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples241x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples157x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples106x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples106x
RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples241x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples222x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples218x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $451

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