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BUP Slim Mac SL 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 44.1% (427th of 1015)

Based on 313 user benchmarks.  Model: Seagate BUP Slim Mac SL
Poor: 15%Average: 44.1% Great: 69%

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Below average average bench

The Seagate BUP Slim Mac SL 2TB averaged 55.9% 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 0.64MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.58MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate BUP Slim Mac SL 2TB is 53.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate BUP Slim Mac SL 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 61.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 73.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 313 samples)
Rank 42744.1%
Min Avg Max
25.7 Read 73.9 119
23.5 Write 77 132
24.2 Mixed 61.2 111
18.6 SusWrite 75.7 127
53.2% 72 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 0.88 1.9
0.5 4K Write 2.58 4.6
0.18 4K Mixed 0.64 1.1
156% 1.37 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 136 117 116 117 118 MB/s
68.6% Good
Read 116
Write 130
Mixed 74.9
SusWrite 124
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
163% 1.1 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0302
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 116 116 116 115 117 MB/s
64.6% Good
Read 110
Write 81.5
Mixed 65.6
SusWrite 115
68% 93 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
173% 1.2 MB/s
949GB free
Firmware: 0302
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 104 103 104 103 106 MB/s
55.2% Above average
Read 90
Write 62.9
Mixed 54.4
SusWrite 101
57% 77.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 1.1
226% 2.03 MB/s
576GB free
Firmware: 0302
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 78 77 76 77 74 MB/s
55.1% Above average
Read 116
Write 89.2
Mixed 66.3
SusWrite 75.8
64% 86.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
214% 1.57 MB/s
594GB free
Firmware: 0302
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s
22.5% Poor
Read 37
Write 40.5
Mixed 36
SusWrite 40.8
29% 38.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.1 MB/s
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Typical BUP Slim Mac SL 2TB Builds (Compare 4,524 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 142%
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Desktop
Desktop 103%
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Workstation
Workstation 130%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS (WI-FI)

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples1,300x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples615x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples582x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples466x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples381x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples355x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples186x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples151x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples144x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples152x
Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 88%, 35,395 samples116x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples106x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $685

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