Seagate ST4000DM005

Barracuda 4TB (2016)

Barracuda 4TB (2016)
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Effective Speed -7%Effective Speed -7%Average Score -27%Read -9%, Write -14%, 4K Read -97%, 4K Write -16%, Mixed -26%, 4K Mixed -19%, SusWrite -5%Peak Score -32%Read -7%, Write -11%, 4K Read -144%, 4K Write -14%, Mixed -27%, 4K Mixed -14%, SusWrite -5%Value & Sentiment -502%User Rating -4%, Market Share -1,973%, Price -38%, Value 6%Nice To Haves +24% Age 24%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Black 1TB (2013)

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Average Bench: 82.4% (64^th of 1015)

Based on 34,353 user benchmarks. Models: ST4000DM005-2DP166, ST4000DM ST4000DM005-2DP, ST4000DM005-2ZD104, ST4000DM ST4000DM005-2DP1, ST4000DM005-2DP1, ST4000DM005-2CV104, ST4000DM 005-2DP166, ST4000DM 005-2CV104

Poor: 52%Average: 82.4% Great: 105%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016) averaged just 17.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.73MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 145MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016) is 53.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 65.1MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.66MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 34,353 samples)

Rank 6482.4%

Min	Avg	Max
82.2	Read 143	187
66.6	Write 126	169
42.6	Mixed 65.1	77.2
86.3	SusWrite 145	187
87.4% 120 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.5	4K Read 0.66	0.7
1.3	4K Write 1.85	2.2
0.5	4K Mixed 0.73	0.9
143% 1.08 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

DNK-User, 1 day ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 0001

SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 186 184 180 185 188 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 125

Mixed 70.9

SusWrite 183

103% 141 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 2.2

4K Mixed 0.8

159% 1.23 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 hrs ago.

2.5TB free

Firmware: 0001

SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 173 175 162 164 175 MB/s

92.4% Outstanding

Write 154

Mixed 76.3

SusWrite 170

101% 138 MB/s

4K Read 0.6

4K Write 1.9

4K Mixed 0.8

149% 1.1 MB/s

NLD-User, 2 days ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 0001

SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 160 155 147 152 161 MB/s

86.7% Excellent

Write 136

Mixed 60.1

SusWrite 155

91% 125 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.8

4K Mixed 0.7

140% 1.07 MB/s

CAN-User, 20 hrs ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 0001

SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 139 141 142 140 140 MB/s

80.9% Excellent

Write 103

Mixed 65.4

SusWrite 140

82% 112 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.7

4K Mixed 0.7

138% 1.03 MB/s

AUS-User, 18 hrs ago.

612GB free

Firmware: 0001

SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 161 159 160 161 161 MB/s

80.5% Excellent

Write 111

Mixed 77

SusWrite 159

86% 117 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.8

4K Mixed 0.8

151% 1.1 MB/s

CAN-User, 23 hrs ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 0001

SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 145 139 134 141 147 MB/s

73.8% Very good

Write 99.2

Mixed 60.4

SusWrite 139

76% 104 MB/s

4K Read 0.6

4K Write 1.7

4K Mixed 0.8

145% 1.03 MB/s

GBR-User, 23 hrs ago.

294GB free

Firmware: 0001

SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 91 94 93 90 85 MB/s

52.7% Above average

Write 92

Mixed 58.5

SusWrite 88.8

61% 83.6 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.5

4K Mixed 0.7

135% 0.97 MB/s

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Gaming 129%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 130%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $192

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	4,643x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	4,263x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $149Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,411x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,235x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,073x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,467x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,835x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,106x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	866x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	770x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	724x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	646x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $932

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Versatile, fast, dependable. The fiercest drive you've ever met...

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3 years ago.

Great for mass game storage for relatively cheap (when compared to SSDs and other forms of storage)

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Terrible

5 years ago.

slow

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Terrible

4 years ago.

Seagate's are trash. They don't last half of what WD's last and are slower.

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Seagate ST4000DM005

Barracuda 4TB (2016)

Average Bench: 82.4% (64^th of 1015)

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Seagate ST4000DM005

Barracuda 4TB (2016)

Average Bench: 82.4% (64th of 1015)

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Average Bench: 82.4% (64^th of 1015)