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Seagate ST4000DM005

Barracuda 4TB (2016)

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Release date: Q3 2016.

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Average Bench: 86.7% (45th of 1010)

Based on 10,740 user benchmarks.  Models: ST4000DM005-2DP166, ST4000DM ST4000DM005-2DP1, ST4000DM005-2DP1, ST4000DM 005-2DP166
Poor: 57%Average: 86.7% Great: 106%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016) averaged just 13.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.75MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 152MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016) is 49.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 65.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.66MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10,740 samples)
Rank 4586.7%
Min Avg Max
96.2 Read 150 189
77.2 Write 131 169
48.2 Mixed 65.9 78.5
95.4 SusWrite 152 188
91.1% 125 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.66 0.7
1.33 4K Write 1.85 2.3
0.6 4K Mixed 0.75 0.9
146% 1.09 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 155 147 162 164 MB/s
94% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 140
Mixed 70
SusWrite 153
98% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 186 186 186 185 190 MB/s
93.9% Outstanding
Read 144
Write 113
Mixed 66.6
SusWrite 184
92% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
147% 1.07 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 136 137 142 141 142 MB/s
87.1% Excellent
Read 166
Write 160
Mixed 72
SusWrite 138
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 123 131 121 129 134 MB/s
72.7% Very good
Read 126
Write 85.2
Mixed 64.5
SusWrite 127
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
167% 1.17 MB/s
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 Prices

Approx. $130 @ launch in Sep '16
AmazonUS $1092 days
BHPhotoUS $11416 months
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Gaming 107%
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Desktop 100%
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Workstation
Workstation 104%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO - $148

CPU
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $160Bench 85%, 79,589 samples4,574x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD  $180Bench 89%, 49,030 samples3,517x
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $149Bench 81%, 127,726 samples1,995x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $498Bench 122%, 359,442 samples2,153x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $350Bench 98%, 465,493 samples2,058x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $250Bench 71%, 459,273 samples1,642x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 200%, 111,914 samples1,871x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $63Bench 105%, 350,190 samples1,310x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 114%, 291,972 samples1,154x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $115Bench 87%, 145,991 samples1,547x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $125Bench 94%, 72,616 samples1,204x
Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GBG.SKILL  $190Bench 105%, 13,930 samples567x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $1,021

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Versatile, fast, dependable. The fiercest drive you've ever met...

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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

10 months ago.

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Terrible

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