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Ultra Slim PL 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 43.5% (435th of 1015)

Based on 1,166 user benchmarks.  Model: Seagate Ultra Slim PL
Poor: 16%Average: 43.5% Great: 68%

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Below average average bench

The Seagate Ultra Slim PL 2TB averaged 56.4% 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 0.58MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.23MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Ultra Slim PL 2TB is 52.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate Ultra Slim PL 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 66.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 71.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,166 samples)
Rank 43543.5%
Min Avg Max
25.1 Read 66.6 115
24.2 Write 90.9 138
20.1 Mixed 71.3 108
25.8 SusWrite 84.4 127
58.1% 78.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 1.23 1.9
1 4K Write 2.56 3.5
0.2 4K Mixed 0.58 0.8
163% 1.46 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
624GB free
Firmware: 0108
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 96 109 94 98 100 MB/s
49.6% Average
Read 73.4
Write 99.6
Mixed 62.4
SusWrite 98.3
61% 83.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.5
179% 1.77 MB/s
956GB free
Firmware: 0109
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 103 102 104 104 MB/s
49.5% Average
Read 68.7
Write 123
Mixed 108
SusWrite 103
75% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.6
156% 1.4 MB/s
753GB free
Firmware: 0108
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 85 84 82 88 80 MB/s
49.3% Average
Read 87.9
Write 144
Mixed 82.3
SusWrite 83
73% 99.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.7
188% 1.67 MB/s
34GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 53 54 54 55 67 MB/s
47% Average
Read 108
Write 99.9
Mixed 88.9
SusWrite 55.7
66% 88.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.8 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0109
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 89 94 91 92 91 MB/s
45.6% Average
Read 66.3
Write 91.6
Mixed 84.8
SusWrite 91.6
62% 83.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.6
199% 1.83 MB/s
34GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 62 60 62 61 62 MB/s
33.5% Below average
Read 53.4
Write 69
Mixed 93.6
SusWrite 62.2
52% 69.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.9
211% 1.8 MB/s
106GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 57 64 63 62 62 MB/s
26.4% Poor
Read 30.8
Write 75.3
Mixed 70.1
SusWrite 60.2
44% 59.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.4
120% 1.33 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
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Workstation
Workstation 12%
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System: Asus ZenBook Pro Duo UX581GV_UX581GV

CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples320x
Core i9-9980HKIntelBench 82%, 8,965 samples274x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples308x
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples280x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples3x
SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsungBench 239%, 34,988 samples409x
HFM512GDJTNG-8310A 512GBBench 132%, 8,930 samples75x
HFM512GDJTNG-831 512GBNvmeBench 145%, 404 samples19x
RAM
M471A2G44AM0-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 74%, 4,312 samples349x
HMAA1GS6CMR6N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 76%, 2,000 samples154x
4ATS1G64HZ-2G6E1 2x8GBMicronBench 75%, 6,362 samples86x
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