Seagate ST4000DM005

Barracuda 4TB (2016)

▲ Barracuda 4TB (2016)
BENCHMARKS (34,353)
MKT (0.1%)
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€86

Effective Speed -7%Effective Speed -7%Average Score -27%Read -9%, Write -14%, 4K Read -97%, 4K Write -16%, Mixed -26%, 4K Mixed -19%, SusWrite -5%Peak Score -32%Read -7%, Write -11%, 4K Read -144%, 4K Write -14%, Mixed -27%, 4K Mixed -14%, SusWrite -5%Value & Sentiment -606%User Rating -5%, Market Share -2,418%, Price -21%, Value 18%Nice To Haves +28% Age 28%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Black 2TB (2013)

Black 6TB (2015)

Average Bench: 82.4% (64^th of 1014)

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

Poor: 52%Average: 82.4% Great: 105%

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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

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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

Average Bench

(Based on 34,353 samples)

Rank 6482.4%

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

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

BGR-User, 4 hrs ago.

2.5TB free

Firmware: 0001

SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 158 155 157 157 158 MB/s

87.7% Excellent

Write 119

Mixed 72

SusWrite 156

91% 124 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 2.1

4K Mixed 0.8

157% 1.2 MB/s

GBR-User, 6 hrs ago.

2TB free

Firmware: 0001

SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 185 172 157 182 163 MB/s

84.5% Excellent

Write 143

Mixed 61.1

SusWrite 171

91% 125 MB/s

4K Read 0.6

4K Write 1.9

4K Mixed 0.7

138% 1.07 MB/s

HKG-User, 2 hrs ago.

543GB free

Firmware: 0001

SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 140 144 143 144 143 MB/s

79.5% Very good

Write 120

Mixed 60.3

SusWrite 142

84% 114 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.9

4K Mixed 0.9

164% 1.17 MB/s

GBR-User, 25 mins ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 0001

SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 136 135 136 138 135 MB/s

64.4% Good

Write 103

Mixed 58

SusWrite 135

70% 96.4 MB/s

4K Read 0.6

4K Write 1.6

4K Mixed 0.8

144% 1 MB/s

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Gaming 128%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 129%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - €181

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD €257Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	3,877x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD €184Bench 98%, 148,645 samples	3,507x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD €134Bench 96%, 206,018 samples	2,843x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia €456Bench 148%, 562,666 samples	1,855x
RTX 3080Nvidia €632Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,756x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia €439Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,239x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung €47Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,541x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung €64Bench 386%, 206,100 samples	907x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung €152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	728x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair €37Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	636x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair €47Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	611x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair €171Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	554x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: €978

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

Added 6 years ago.

FIN-User

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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

12 months ago.

USA-User

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Good

2 years ago.

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

ViceCity

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118

Terrible

4 years ago.

slow

RustyRenesis

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8

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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060 $350	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Seagate ST4000DM005

Barracuda 4TB (2016)

Average Bench: 82.4% (64^th of 1014)

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Barracuda 4TB (2016)

Average Bench: 82.4% (64th of 1014)

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Average Bench: 82.4% (64^th of 1014)