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ST3000NM0033-9ZM178 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 84% (56th of 1015)

Based on 1,501 user benchmarks.  Models: ST3000NM0033-9ZM178, ST3000NM 0033-9ZM178, ST3000NM0033-9ZM, ST3000NM ST3000NM0033-9ZM
Poor: 55%Average: 84% Great: 102%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate ST3000NM0033-9ZM178 3TB averaged just 15.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST3000NM0033-9ZM178 3TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.98MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.38MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST3000NM0033-9ZM178 3TB is 47%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST3000NM0033-9ZM178 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 82MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 144MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,501 samples)
Rank 5684%
Min Avg Max
90.7 Read 149 182
91 Write 144 176
58.3 Mixed 82 97
89.5 SusWrite 144 178
95.1% 130 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1 4K Read 1.38 1.8
0.7 4K Write 2.2 3.1
0.8 4K Mixed 0.98 1.2
207% 1.52 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: GT02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 175 177 179 178 179 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 148
Mixed 73.9
SusWrite 175
104% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.07 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: SN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 172 171 168 171 173 MB/s
99.4% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 152
Mixed 90
SusWrite 171
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
214% 1.57 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 174 174 175 174 175 MB/s
99% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 155
Mixed 93.1
SusWrite 174
109% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.1
250% 2 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: SN07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 172 168 170 173 171 MB/s
96.6% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 170
Mixed 89.3
SusWrite 170
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
206% 1.5 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: SN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 137 139 138 139 139 MB/s
87.8% Excellent
Read 167
Write 167
Mixed 94.2
SusWrite 138
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
227% 1.63 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: SN06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 106 105 106 104 MB/s
74.9% Very good
Read 156
Write 152
Mixed 68.3
SusWrite 105
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
221% 1.6 MB/s
687GB free
Firmware: GA04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 96 97 98 96 MB/s
64.9% Good
Read 129
Write 127
Mixed 71.2
SusWrite 96.6
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
223% 1.63 MB/s
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Gaming 55%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 50%
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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples5,243x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples3,004x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples1,823x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,367x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia  $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples1,205x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples689x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples478x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples354x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples321x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $528

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