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ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 64.2% (166th of 1015)

more Based on 18,723 user benchmarks.  Models: ST2000DM005-2CW102, ST2000DM005-2CW1, ST2000DM005-2U91, ST2000DM 005-2CW102, ST2000DM 005-2U9102, ST2000DM005-2U9102, ST2000DM ST2000DM005-2CW1
Poor: 38%Average: 64.2% Great: 88%

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Above average average bench

The Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB averaged 35.8% 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 Read Speed 1.47MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 135MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB is 50.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 0.74MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 18,723 samples)
Rank 16664.2%
Min Avg Max
48.5 Read 88.9 140
64.2 Write 115 152
37.1 Mixed 66.6 77.3
73.9 SusWrite 135 176
74.4% 101 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 1.47 2.17
0.5 4K Write 0.74 1.8
0 4K Mixed 0.1 0.7
86.2% 0.77 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 147 152 149 148 141 MB/s
80.1% Excellent
Read 131
Write 148
Mixed 71.7
SusWrite 148
91% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
84% 0.77 MB/s
557GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 149 144 148 142 151 MB/s
71.4% Very good
Read 103
Write 122
Mixed 67.8
SusWrite 146
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
51% 0.5 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 146 144 145 139 MB/s
64.8% Good
Read 82.1
Write 134
Mixed 72
SusWrite 144
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
80% 0.73 MB/s
335GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 130 125 127 123 MB/s
63.9% Good
Read 97.3
Write 117
Mixed 69.2
SusWrite 126
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
63% 0.6 MB/s
524GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 120 120 122 131 MB/s
60.3% Good
Read 86.4
Write 89.8
Mixed 67.4
SusWrite 124
68% 91.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
76% 0.7 MB/s
430GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 104 105 108 103 MB/s
57.2% Above average
Read 95.4
Write 100
Mixed 65.8
SusWrite 104
67% 91.4 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
51% 0.5 MB/s
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Desktop 86%
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Workstation 46%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B450M DS3H WIFI-CF

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples1,329x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples652x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $155Bench 96%, 383,420 samples237x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples528x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples337x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples290x
SSD
Green 240GB (2018)WD  $42Bench 45%, 156,194 samples377x
SU630 240GBAdataBench 64%, 60,212 samples100x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBWD  $68Bench 204%, 97,624 samples100x
RAM
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples142x
CL16-18-18 D4-3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 40,300 samples128x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples115x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $254

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for the price it is ok .., 5400rpm ,slow read , write speeds , do not recommended , however good for keep large files

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