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SeagateST3000DM008
Group Average(9 Highest-Voted)
▲ 84836 ▼

Release date: Q3 2016.

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Effective Speed 
+8%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 31,259 user samples
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Best Bench: 115% 3TB free
Worst Bench: 66% 3TB free (System drive)
Poor: 66% Great: 115%
SPEED RANK: 7th / 1010
Effective Speed
Effective HDD Speed 		97.6 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+8% 		90 %
Average User Bench 
+18%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		171 MB/s Slightly faster read speed.
+7% 		160 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		139 MB/s 147 MB/s Slightly faster write speed.
+6%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		0.69 MB/s 1.28 MB/s Hugely faster random read.
+86%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		1.62 MB/s 2.15 MB/s Much faster random write.
+32%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		78.1 MB/s 81.3 MB/s +4%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		0.77 MB/s 0.88 MB/s Slightly faster random mixed IO.
+15%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		169 MB/s Slightly faster sustained write speed.
+10% 		153 MB/s
Peak Lab Bench 
+26%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		203 MB/s +1% 200 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		179 MB/s 191 MB/s Slightly faster peak write speed.
+7%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		0.8 MB/s 1.75 MB/s Hugely faster peak random read.
+118%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		1.9 MB/s 2.54 MB/s Much faster peak random write.
+34%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		87 MB/s 97.9 MB/s Slightly faster peak mixed IO speed.
+13%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		0.9 MB/s 1.02 MB/s Slightly faster peak random mixed IO.
+14%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		202 MB/s +3% 196 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+108%
Market Share
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User Rating
UBM User Rating 		84 % Slightly more popular.
+6% 		79.4 %
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.47 % 2.89 % Hugely higher market share.
+514%
Price
Price (score) 		$85 Much cheaper.
+31% 		112 USD
Value
Value For Money 		98.8 % Much better value.
+46% 		67.7 %
Nice To Haves 
+74%
Age
Newest 		29 Months Much more recent.
+74% 		50.6 Months
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		3TB   —
Conclusion 
Average Bench 97.6%
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The new 3TB Seagate Barracuda 2016 (ST3000DM008) replaces its hugely successful predecessor, the 3TB Barracuda 7200.14 2011 (ST3000DM001). Comparing performance between the two models shows that the newer drive has 12% faster sequential speeds, comparable 4K speeds, improved mixed sequential speed and reduced mixed 4K speed. Overall, the effective speed is 12% faster on the 2016 model. Since there is normally little price difference between the two models the 2016 version is the clear winner especially for use as a backup drive with its impressive sequential read and write speeds of nearly 200 MBps. See the current value leaders here. [Feb '17 HDrivePro]

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