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ST2000DX001-SSHD-8GB 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 83.5% (59th of 1015)

Based on 1,580 user benchmarks.  Models: ST2000DX001-SSHD-8GB, ST2000DX 001-SSHD-8GB
Poor: 43%Average: 83.5% Great: 113%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate ST2000DX001-SSHD-8GB 2TB averaged just 16.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate ST2000DX001-SSHD-8GB 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.76MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.73MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST2000DX001-SSHD-8GB 2TB is 70%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST2000DX001-SSHD-8GB 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 35.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 132MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,580 samples)
Rank 5983.5%
Min Avg Max
43.9 Read 132 196
61.1 Write 166 210
25.3 Mixed 35.2 81.3
60.7 SusWrite 158 206
88.7% 123 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 1.03 1.3
1.3 4K Write 4.73 5.6
0.5 4K Mixed 1.76 2.2
326% 2.51 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 201 200 202 202 201 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 182
Mixed 29
SusWrite 201
105% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 1.9
342% 2.57 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: CC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 182 178 181 182 181 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 185
Mixed 28.1
SusWrite 181
102% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 2
366% 2.8 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: CC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 170 169 169 171 170 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 195
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 170
103% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2
364% 2.77 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: CC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 180 179 180 176 176 MB/s
94.3% Outstanding
Read 150
Write 164
Mixed 25.9
SusWrite 178
93% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 1.8
329% 2.5 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: CC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 171 172 172 171 169 MB/s
87% Excellent
Read 131
Write 188
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 171
93% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.9
353% 2.73 MB/s
911GB free
Firmware: CC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 125 134 165 169 170 MB/s
81.8% Excellent
Read 129
Write 141
Mixed 27.9
SusWrite 155
82% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.9
349% 2.7 MB/s
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Typical ST2000DX001-SSHD-8GB 2TB Builds (Compare 23 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 29%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
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System: Lenovo 90DF0023AU

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples23x
GPU
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples11x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples2x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples2x
SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial  $54Bench 106%, 237,241 samples3x
Raid 0 Volume 2TBIntelBench 307%, 9,880 samples2x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples2x
RAM
M378A1K43BB1-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 67%, 6,881 samples12x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair  $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples3x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 86%, 424 samples2x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $432

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