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Seagate ST3000NC002

Constellation CS 3TB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 93.9% (10th of 1015)

Based on 667 user benchmarks.  Models: ST3000NC002-1DY166, ST3000NC002-1DY1, ST3000NC ST3000NC002-1DY1, ST3000NC 002-1DY166
Poor: 72%Average: 93.9% Great: 112%

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Excellent average bench

The Seagate Constellation CS 3TB averaged just 6.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate Constellation CS 3TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.77MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 167MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Constellation CS 3TB is 40%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate Constellation CS 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 80.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 667 samples)
Rank 1093.9%
Min Avg Max
115 Read 167 202
106 Write 161 193
63.8 Mixed 80.6 91.7
108 SusWrite 161 195
104% 142 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 0.7 0.8
1.7 4K Write 1.94 2.2
0.61 4K Mixed 0.77 0.9
151% 1.14 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: CN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 176 176 174 172 174 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 185
Mixed 85.6
SusWrite 174
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.17 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: CN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 178 180 181 181 180 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 181
Mixed 86.5
SusWrite 180
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 1.17 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: CN01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 174 174 176 174 174 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 163
Mixed 85.8
SusWrite 174
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.17 MB/s
2.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 167 172 161 171 171 MB/s
93.3% Outstanding
Read 159
Write 192
Mixed 88.1
SusWrite 166
111% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.2 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: CN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 151 148 153 153 153 MB/s
82.6% Excellent
Read 136
Write 146
Mixed 80.7
SusWrite 152
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
156% 1.07 MB/s
935GB free
Firmware: CN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 160 163 160 161 163 MB/s
69.8% Good
Read 82
Write 88.4
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 161
72% 98 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,328,229 HDDs tested

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Typical Constellation CS 3TB Builds (Compare 1,236 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus P8P67 LE - $113

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples309x
Core i7-2600Intel  $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples230x
Core i7-2600KIntel  $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples213x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples86x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples82x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples72x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples52x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples36x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples34x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples26x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples17x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GBKingstonBench 60%, 17,012 samples15x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $639

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