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ST3000DM002-1BJ1 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 91.5% (16th of 1015)

Based on 186 user benchmarks.  Models: ST3000DM002-1BJ1, ST3000DM 002-1BJ166, ST3000DM002-1BJ166
Poor: 60%Average: 91.5% Great: 115%

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Excellent average bench

The Seagate ST3000DM002-1BJ1 3TB averaged just 8.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST3000DM002-1BJ1 3TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.64MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 165MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST3000DM002-1BJ1 3TB is 54.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST3000DM002-1BJ1 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 85.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.67MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 186 samples)
Rank 1691.5%
Min Avg Max
104 Read 165 204
72.1 Write 135 181
33.4 Mixed 85.7 164
92.7 SusWrite 155 205
99.2% 135 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.45 4K Read 0.67 0.8
0.6 4K Write 1.53 1.8
0.19 4K Mixed 0.64 0.9
127% 0.95 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: CS41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 186 189 188 187 189 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 139
Mixed 78.7
SusWrite 187
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: CS41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 167 168 168 168 169 MB/s
94.5% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 131
Mixed 76.5
SusWrite 167
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: CS41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 116 117 115 117 119 MB/s
64.5% Good
Read 109
Write 73.1
Mixed 71.5
SusWrite 115
68% 92.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.03 MB/s
15GB free
Firmware: CS41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 103 113 116 117 MB/s
60.7% Good
Read 98
Write 104
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 114
71% 96.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
15GB free
Firmware: CS41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 119 104 111 114 114 MB/s
60.2% Good
Read 97.5
Write 69.5
Mixed 69.2
SusWrite 112
64% 87.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
244GB free
Firmware: CS41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 69 71 73 73 73 MB/s
45% Average
Read 85.8
Write 58.7
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 71
51% 69 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.9 MB/s
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Typical ST3000DM002-1BJ1 3TB Builds (Compare 16 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
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Desktop
Desktop 62%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: Intel DZ68DB

CPU
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples5x
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples4x
Core i7-2600KIntel  $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples3x
GPU
HD 3000 (Desktop V1 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 8,807 samples3x
GTX 650-TiNvidia  $152Bench 14%, 36,698 samples3x
GeForce GTS 450NvidiaBench 7%, 25,436 samples2x
SSD
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel  $74Bench 191%, 163,917 samples1x
CS1311 240GBPNY  $78Bench 81%, 26,547 samples1x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples1x
RAM
99U5471-012.A00LF 2x4GBKingstonBench 48%, 7,477 samples4x
XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 47%, 1,560 samples3x
99U5471-040.A00LF 2x8GBKingstonBench 48%, 1,305 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $74

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