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Seagate ST2000NM0033

Constellation ES.3 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 84.2% (53rd of 1015)

Based on 5,099 user benchmarks.  Models: ST2000NM0033-9ZM175, ST2000NM ST2000NM0033-9ZM, ST2000NM0033-9ZM
Poor: 56%Average: 84.2% Great: 104%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate Constellation ES.3 2TB averaged just 15.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate Constellation ES.3 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.98MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.36MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Constellation ES.3 2TB is 48.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate Constellation ES.3 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 82.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 142MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,099 samples)
Rank 5384.2%
Min Avg Max
99.4 Read 151 185
93.2 Write 145 179
59.6 Mixed 82.1 95.8
88.4 SusWrite 142 180
95.3% 130 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1 4K Read 1.36 1.7
1.2 4K Write 2.33 3.2
0.8 4K Mixed 0.98 1.2
209% 1.56 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: SN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 179 178 180 182 180 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 179
Mixed 90.2
SusWrite 180
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
223% 1.77 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: SN06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 172 171 172 172 172 MB/s
97.9% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 172
Mixed 89.5
SusWrite 171
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
219% 1.7 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: GA6C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 145 147 149 145 144 MB/s
92.3% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 149
Mixed 92
SusWrite 146
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
217% 1.7 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: SN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 165 165 164 166 164 MB/s
92.1% Outstanding
Read 156
Write 151
Mixed 82.7
SusWrite 165
101% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
247% 1.9 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 143 143 158 164 160 MB/s
89.1% Excellent
Read 160
Write 164
Mixed 89
SusWrite 150
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
208% 1.53 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: SN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 45 45 45 45 MB/s
73.2% Very good
Read 211
Write 41.6
Mixed 46.2
SusWrite 44.5
63% 85.7 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.9
199% 1.2 MB/s
689GB free
Firmware: SN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 2.5 6.3 149 152 MB/s
24.4% Poor
Read 32.6
Write 150
Mixed 49.4
SusWrite 51.5
52% 70.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
218% 1.63 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 20 29 15 20 37 MB/s
14.6% Very poor
Read 17.4
Write 22.8
Mixed 72.8
SusWrite 33.1
28% 36.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
114% 0.77 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 183%
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Desktop
Desktop 103%
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Workstation
Workstation 196%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) - $530

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel  $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples1,717x
Core i9-10850KIntel  $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples750x
Core i7-10700KIntel  $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples718x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples791x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples608x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples373x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples617x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples353x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples241x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples134x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples120x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples100x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $2,090

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