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ST4000DM000-1F2168 2TB

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Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 73.8% (114th of 1014)

more Based on 167 user benchmarks.  Models: ST4000DM000-1F2168, ST4000DM 000-1F2168, ST4000DM000-1CD168, ST4000DM ST4000DM000-1F21, ST4000DM000-1F21, ST4000DM000-2AE166
Poor: 44%Average: 73.8% Great: 97%

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Good average bench

The Seagate ST4000DM000-1F2168 2TB averaged 26.2% 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 Mixed IO Speed 0.49MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 142MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST4000DM000-1F2168 2TB is 53.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST4000DM000-1F2168 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 81.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.28MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 167 samples)
Rank 11473.8%
Min Avg Max
86.5 Read 142 176
82.9 Write 127 157
28.2 Mixed 81.9 140
49.6 SusWrite 108 177
84.4% 115 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.39 4K Read 0.59 0.72
0.48 4K Write 1.28 1.8
0.14 4K Mixed 0.49 0.8
103% 0.79 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC52
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 144 145 159 164 163 MB/s
88.6% Excellent
Read 156
Write 160
Mixed 72.1
SusWrite 153
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
125% 0.83 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: CC52
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 114 115 114 112 MB/s
76.9% Very good
Read 155
Write 156
Mixed 77
SusWrite 114
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
125% 0.83 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 104 105 108 106 MB/s
74.8% Very good
Read 156
Write 149
Mixed 69.4
SusWrite 105
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
116% 0.8 MB/s
399GB free
Firmware: CC52
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 102 101 101 103 104 MB/s
69.9% Good
Read 141
Write 107
Mixed 68
SusWrite 102
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.8 MB/s
716GB free
Firmware: CC54
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 117 112 115 112 MB/s
67.8% Good
Read 124
Write 123
Mixed 72.9
SusWrite 113
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
654GB free
Firmware: CC54
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 94 90 87 92 90 MB/s
64.1% Good
Read 132
Write 123
Mixed 50.3
SusWrite 91.5
72% 99.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
110% 0.9 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,309,513 HDDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples777x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples283x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples117x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples362x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples167x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples142x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples80x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples74x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples45x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples65x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples61x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples34x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $461

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