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ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 51.4% (283rd of 1015)

Based on 39,476 user benchmarks.  Models: ST2000LM015-2E8174, ST2000LM ST2000LM015-2E81, ST2000LM 015-2E8174, ST2000LM015-2E81
Poor: 31%Average: 51.4% Great: 70%

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Average average bench

The Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB averaged 48.6% 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 0.62MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.01MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB is 39.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 59.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 73.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 39,476 samples)
Rank 28351.4%
Min Avg Max
40.2 Read 73.3 118
54.9 Write 99.1 130
38 Mixed 59.5 70
61.9 SusWrite 105 132
62% 84.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 1.01 1.6
1.3 4K Write 2.24 4.7
0.3 4K Mixed 0.62 0.9
153% 1.29 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
977GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 126 123 124 125 118 MB/s
57.2% Above average
Read 77.6
Write 99.5
Mixed 67.3
SusWrite 122
67% 91.5 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
132% 0.97 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 116 112 113 113 MB/s
55% Above average
Read 77.3
Write 106
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 114
68% 91.9 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 107 109 113 114 111 MB/s
54.1% Above average
Read 82.3
Write 112
Mixed 68.2
SusWrite 106
68% 92.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
128% 0.93 MB/s
633GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 120 122 120 118 117 MB/s
46.1% Average
Read 42.2
Write 113
Mixed 52.9
SusWrite 119
60% 81.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.3
82% 0.6 MB/s
404GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 85 86 88 84 89 MB/s
41.3% Average
Read 56.7
Write 71.9
Mixed 63.4
SusWrite 87.1
52% 69.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.1
62% 0.67 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 110 107 110 112 MB/s
39.6% Below average
Read 28
Write 67.8
Mixed 64.5
SusWrite 108
50% 67.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 0.7
211% 2.17 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 49 25 51 18 MB/s
18.3% Very poor
Read 21.2
Write 68.7
Mixed 5.2
SusWrite 42.6
25% 34.4 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
13% 0.07 MB/s
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Typical ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB Builds (Compare 1,459 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 146%
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Desktop
Desktop 97%
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Workstation
Workstation 134%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390I GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7C04)

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples364x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples306x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples234x
GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples195x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia  $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples144x
RTX 2080Nvidia  $394Bench 124%, 316,424 samples133x
SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples157x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples60x
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsungBench 239%, 34,988 samples51x
RAM
M378A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 47%, 6,582 samples178x
M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 87%, 6,612 samples109x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples65x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $693

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