Average Bench: 82.4% (64th of 1015)

more Based on 34,353 user benchmarks.  Models: ST4000DM005-2DP166, ST4000DM ST4000DM005-2DP, ST4000DM005-2ZD104, ST4000DM ST4000DM005-2DP1, ST4000DM005-2DP1, ST4000DM005-2CV104, ST4000DM 005-2DP166, ST4000DM 005-2CV104

Very good average bench

The Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016) averaged just 17.5% 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 0.73MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 145MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016) is 53.7%. 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 65.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.66MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 34,353 samples)
Min Avg Max
82.2 Read 143 187
66.6 Write 126 169
42.6 Mixed 65.1 77.2
86.3 SusWrite 145 187
87.4% 120 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.66 0.7
1.3 4K Write 1.85 2.2
0.5 4K Mixed 0.73 0.9
143% 1.08 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 192 185 184 184 185 MB/s
Read 196
Write 172
Mixed 61.2
SusWrite 185
112% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.2 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 187 189 190 191 190 MB/s
Read 188
Write 149
Mixed 66.7
SusWrite 189
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.27 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 164 161 161 167 MB/s
Read 106
Write 101
Mixed 63.6
SusWrite 161
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
149GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 126 128 126 127 MB/s
Read 140
Write 130
Mixed 55.8
SusWrite 126
82% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.93 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 124 142 129 143 151 MB/s
Read 123
Write 98.2
Mixed 60.4
SusWrite 138
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 1.1 MB/s
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Typical Barracuda 4TB (2016) Builds (Compare 21,917 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 129%
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Desktop
Desktop 94%
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Workstation
Workstation 130%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $190

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $1,000

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 Comments

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

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2 years ago.

Great for mass game storage for relatively cheap (when compared to SSDs and other forms of storage)


Terrible

4 years ago.

slow


Terrible

3 years ago.

Seagate's are trash. They don't last half of what WD's last and are slower.


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Intel Core i5-13600K $315Nvidia RTX 3060 $290Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $225Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $300Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $86
Intel Core i5-12400F $150Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $67G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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