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Ultra Slim GD 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 44.3% (418th of 1015)

Based on 488 user benchmarks.  Model: Seagate Ultra Slim GD
Poor: 15%Average: 44.3% Great: 68%

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Below average average bench

The Seagate Ultra Slim GD 2TB averaged 55.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.54MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.18MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Ultra Slim GD 2TB is 52.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate Ultra Slim GD 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 70.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 67.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 488 samples)
Rank 41844.3%
Min Avg Max
24.9 Read 70.5 117
22.2 Write 89.1 140
22.4 Mixed 67.8 106
21 SusWrite 83.7 128
57.6% 77.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 1.18 2
0.5 4K Write 2.38 3.7
0.13 4K Mixed 0.54 0.8
154% 1.37 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 123 118 120 113 123 MB/s
63.5% Good
Read 103
Write 85.6
Mixed 42.5
SusWrite 118
64% 87.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.4
140% 1.4 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 127 123 120 122 119 MB/s
62.8% Good
Read 96.1
Write 120
Mixed 97.5
SusWrite 123
81% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
182% 1.2 MB/s
240GB free
Firmware: 0108
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 68 68 68 71 70 MB/s
46.1% Average
Read 93.8
Write 132
Mixed 107
SusWrite 66.1
74% 99.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.7
176% 1.53 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 0108
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 95 95 94 92 90 MB/s
45.3% Average
Read 65.3
Write 78.7
Mixed 36.5
SusWrite 92.2
50% 68.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.2
87% 0.9 MB/s
429GB free
Firmware: 0108
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 77 60 69 80 67 MB/s
42.3% Average
Read 77.1
Write 85.8
Mixed 89
SusWrite 69.8
60% 80.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
176% 1.37 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 11%
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Desktop
Desktop 61%
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Workstation
Workstation 10%
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System: Dell XPS 15 9560 - $1,300

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples3,707x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples301x
Core i3-7100HIntelBench 56%, 141 samples13x
GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples2,581x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples1,410x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples6x
SSD
THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 122%, 19,561 samples490x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba  $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples476x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 196%, 44,403 samples278x
RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples1,169x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBHynixBench 73%, 6,356 samples264x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 2x8GBMicronBench 67%, 2,004 samples235x
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