Seagate

ST32000645NS 2TB

ST32000645NS 2TB
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Effective Speed -23%Effective Speed -23%Average Score -16%Read -21%, Write -17%, 4K Read -53%, 4K Write 10%, Mixed -22%, 4K Mixed 17%, SusWrite -24%Peak Score -25%Read -28%, Write -25%, 4K Read -90%, 4K Write 8%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed 8%, SusWrite -29%Value & Sentiment -4,093%User Rating -19%, Market Share -15,644%, Price -250%, Value -458%Nice To Haves -7%Age -7%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 71.8% (121^st of 1015)

Based on 1,052 user benchmarks. Models: Seagate ST32000645NS, ST320006 ST32000645NS, ST320006 45NS, ST32000645NS

Poor: 49%Average: 71.8% Great: 88%

Popular builds with this HDD

Good average bench

The Seagate ST32000645NS 2TB averaged 28.1% 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 1.01MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.37MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate ST32000645NS 2TB is 39.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate ST32000645NS 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 67.6MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 122MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,052 samples)

Rank 12171.8%

Min	Avg	Max
80.1	Read 128	156
76.7	Write 123	151
48.7	Mixed 67.6	82.6
73.6	SusWrite 122	152
80.8% 110 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.7	4K Read 0.85	0.9
1.83	4K Write 2.37	2.7
0.7	4K Mixed 1.01	1.1
192% 1.41 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

NOR-User, 15 days ago.

2TB free

Firmware: 0004

SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 146 142 149 143 149 MB/s

84.7% Excellent

Write 147

Mixed 79

SusWrite 146

95% 130 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 2.6

4K Mixed 1.1

212% 1.57 MB/s

NZL-User, 24 days ago.

2TB free

Firmware: 0004

SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 138 138 133 133 133 MB/s

79.8% Very good

Write 139

Mixed 71.7

SusWrite 135

89% 122 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2.7

4K Mixed 1

199% 1.53 MB/s

EGY-User, 23 days ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 0004

SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 137 140 136 138 MB/s

77.9% Very good

Write 130

Mixed 73.2

SusWrite 137

87% 119 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2.5

4K Mixed 1

195% 1.47 MB/s

RUS-User, 15 hrs ago.

1TB free

Firmware: 0004

SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 129 129 130 127 MB/s

73.8% Very good

Write 122

Mixed 70.6

SusWrite 128

82% 112 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 2.4

4K Mixed 1

189% 1.4 MB/s

USA-User, 24 days ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: RA07

SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 111 113 110 112 MB/s

70.8% Very good

Write 131

Mixed 66.6

SusWrite 111

81% 111 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2.6

4K Mixed 1.1

208% 1.53 MB/s

USA-User, 24 days ago.

1TB free

Firmware: 0004

SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 130 131 131 130 131 MB/s

69.2% Good

Write 119

Mixed 60.6

SusWrite 131

77% 105 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2.4

4K Mixed 1.1

204% 1.47 MB/s

USA-User, 6 days ago.

463GB free

Firmware: 0004

SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 102 97 94 88 MB/s

67.9% Good

Write 136

Mixed 72.6

SusWrite 97.8

82% 111 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 2.6

4K Mixed 1

193% 1.47 MB/s

RUS-User, 1 month ago.

1TB free

Firmware: 0004

SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 121 126 130 127 MB/s

60.3% Good

Write 80.5

Mixed 57.3

SusWrite 126

64% 86.9 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 2.2

4K Mixed 0.9

174% 1.3 MB/s

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Gaming 153%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 152%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z390 Taichi - $277

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	492x
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	238x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	122x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	98x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	80x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	77x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	78x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	65x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	56x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3733 C19 2x16GBKingstonBench 103%, 1,906 samples	33x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	30x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	30x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,222

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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ST32000645NS 2TB

Average Bench: 71.8% (121^st of 1015)

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ST32000645NS 2TB

Average Bench: 71.8% (121st of 1015)

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