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ST10000NM0086-2AA101 10TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 111% (1st of 1015)

Based on 462 user benchmarks.  Models: ST10000NM0086-2AA101, ST10000NM0086-2A, ST10000N M0086-2AA101
Poor: 68%Average: 111% Great: 138%

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Outstanding average bench

The Seagate ST10000NM0086-2AA101 10TB averaged 10.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST10000NM0086-2AA101 10TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.95MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.91MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST10000NM0086-2AA101 10TB is 69.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST10000NM0086-2AA101 10TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 96.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 184MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 462 samples)
Rank 1111%
Min Avg Max
116 Read 194 241
110 Write 184 237
70.2 Mixed 96.3 121
109 SusWrite 191 240
122% 166 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.6 4K Read 2.43 2.9
2.81 4K Write 5.95 7.9
0.4 4K Mixed 0.91 1.2
313% 3.1 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5.5TB free
Firmware: SN05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 201 203 200 203 200 MB/s
124% Outstanding
Read 229
Write 217
Mixed 106
SusWrite 201
138% 188 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 0.9
294% 2.83 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: SN05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 205 207 205 207 202 MB/s
119% Outstanding
Read 210
Write 194
Mixed 88.6
SusWrite 204
127% 174 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 6.1
4K Mixed 1
332% 3.23 MB/s
7TB free
Firmware: SN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 211 223 224 223 224 MB/s
119% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 175
Mixed 102
SusWrite 216
126% 173 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 0.6
278% 2.97 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: SN05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 191 195 189 184 192 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 168
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 190
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 0.4
246% 2.77 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 179 181 183 180 180 MB/s
98.9% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 164
Mixed 89.6
SusWrite 180
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 6.8
4K Mixed 1.1
356% 3.5 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 83%
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Desktop
Desktop 85%
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Workstation
Workstation 81%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X470-PRO - $139

CPU
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples1,949x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples436x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples403x
GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples285x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples283x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples247x
SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples285x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples228x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples213x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples278x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples231x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples222x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $635

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