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Seagate

M3 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 41.9% (466th of 1015)

Based on 1,454 user benchmarks.  Model: Seagate M3
Poor: 14%Average: 41.9% Great: 67%

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Below average average bench

The Seagate M3 2TB averaged 58.1% 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 1.24MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate M3 2TB is 53%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate M3 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 65.9MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 79.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,454 samples)
Rank 46641.9%
Min Avg Max
23 Read 65.9 116
24 Write 87.1 135
21.8 Mixed 70.8 106
21.1 SusWrite 79.1 126
56.2% 75.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 1.24 2.1
1.1 4K Write 2.74 3.5
0.2 4K Mixed 0.58 0.8
167% 1.52 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1TB free
Firmware: 9300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 114 115 113 115 111 MB/s
58% Above average
Read 88
Write 122
Mixed 89.4
SusWrite 113
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.7
181% 1.63 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0707
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 119 121 118 122 127 MB/s
57% Above average
Read 83
Write 136
Mixed 110
SusWrite 115
83% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 0.9
243% 2.17 MB/s
419GB free
Firmware: 0707
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 65 75 72 67 MB/s
44.8% Average
Read 85.9
Write 59.9
Mixed 56.4
SusWrite 69.3
50% 67.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 0.4
128% 1.47 MB/s
716GB free
Firmware: 0707
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 91 87 91 81 MB/s
39.9% Below average
Read 48.9
Write 104
Mixed 94.2
SusWrite 89.2
63% 84.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.6
170% 1.6 MB/s
358GB free
Firmware: 0707
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 97 95 93 96 95 MB/s
38.3% Below average
Read 39.7
Write 133
Mixed 80.9
SusWrite 93.7
64% 86.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
118% 0.83 MB/s
552GB free
Firmware: 0707
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 75 68 67 69 73 MB/s
33.4% Below average
Read 48.2
Write 85.4
Mixed 53.9
SusWrite 67.2
47% 63.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.5
176% 1.7 MB/s
314GB free
Firmware: 0707
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 62 58 58 73 MB/s
32.1% Below average
Read 48.1
Write 69.2
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 62.9
50% 65.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.4
132% 1.37 MB/s
371GB free
Firmware: 0707
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 61 47 49 38 51 MB/s
30% Below average
Read 53.9
Write 82.7
Mixed 78.8
SusWrite 50.3
50% 66.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.4
100% 0.93 MB/s
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Typical M3 2TB Builds (Compare 2,479 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 184%
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Desktop
Desktop 104%
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Workstation
Workstation 201%
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Motherboard: MSI MEG X570 UNIFY (MS-7C35) - $225

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples682x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD  $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples382x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples355x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples255x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples232x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples220x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples241x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples194x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples103x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples131x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 101%, 32,191 samples66x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 110%, 12,538 samples55x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $1,482

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