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ST6000VN0021-1ZA17Z 6TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 90.5% (18th of 1015)

more Based on 129 user benchmarks.  Models: ST6000VN0021-1ZA17Z, ST6000VN0021-1Z8, ST6000VN0021-1Z811C, ST6000VN 0021-1Z811C, ST6000VN0021-1ZA, ST6000VN 0021-1ZA17Z
Poor: 52%Average: 90.5% Great: 117%

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Excellent average bench

The Seagate ST6000VN0021-1ZA17Z 6TB averaged just 9.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST6000VN0021-1ZA17Z 6TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.75MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.48MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST6000VN0021-1ZA17Z 6TB is 64.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST6000VN0021-1ZA17Z 6TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 96.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 139MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 129 samples)
Rank 1890.5%
Min Avg Max
96.5 Read 162 208
31.6 Write 139 196
28 Mixed 96.7 158
44.3 SusWrite 150 204
101% 137 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.61 4K Read 1.48 1.6
0.95 4K Write 2.22 3
0.3 4K Mixed 0.75 1.1
186% 1.48 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5.5TB free
Firmware: SC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 207 208 207 209 207 MB/s
120% Outstanding
Read 210
Write 165
Mixed 100
SusWrite 207
125% 171 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
242% 1.77 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: SC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 200 198 203 204 205 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 207
Write 149
Mixed 97.2
SusWrite 202
120% 164 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
225% 1.63 MB/s
5.5TB free
Firmware: SC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 198 190 195 197 198 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 209
Write 201
Mixed 87
SusWrite 196
126% 173 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
227% 1.83 MB/s
5.5TB free
Firmware: SC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 202 202 203 204 203 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 197
Mixed 98.8
SusWrite 203
127% 174 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
226% 1.77 MB/s
5.5TB free
Firmware: SC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 198 197 197 200 200 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 170
Mixed 99.5
SusWrite 198
121% 165 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
223% 1.77 MB/s
5.5TB free
Firmware: SC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 200 198 197 198 194 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 185
Mixed 92.5
SusWrite 197
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
199% 1.53 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 25%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
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Workstation
Workstation 21%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H77-DS3H

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples288x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples141x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples97x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples87x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples57x
GTX 660Nvidia  $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples33x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples31x
MX500 500GBCrucial  $55Bench 106%, 237,241 samples24x
A400 120GBKingston  $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples20x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples29x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples27x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples18x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $384

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