Seagate ST4000DM005

Barracuda 4TB (2016)

▲ Barracuda 4TB (2016)
BENCHMARKS (12,418)
MKT (0.1%)
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BUY • $86

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Release date: Q3 2016.

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Effective Speed -6%Effective Speed -6%Average User Bench -26%Read -8%, Write -15%, 4K Read -95%, 4K Write -18%, Mixed -26%, 4K Mixed -20%, SusWrite -3%Peak Lab Bench -31%Read -7%, Write -12%, 4K Read -146%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed -25%, 4K Mixed -14%, SusWrite -4%Value & Sentiment -498%User Rating -10%, Market Share -2,050%, Price 5%, Value 63%Nice To Haves +72% Age 72%

Market Leaders

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Black 1TB (2013)

Barracuda 4TB (2016)

Black 2TB (2013)

Black 6TB (2015)

Average Bench: 85.7% (49^th of 1010)

Based on 12,418 user benchmarks. Models: ST4000DM005-2DP166, ST4000DM ST4000DM005-2DP1, ST4000DM005-2DP1, ST4000DM 005-2DP166

Poor: 52%Average: 85.7% Great: 107%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016) averaged just 14.3% 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 0.74MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 150MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016) is 54.9%. 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 64.8MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.66MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 12,418 samples)

Rank 4985.7%

Min	Avg	Max
87.1	Read 149	189
72.5	Write 128	170
42.7	Mixed 64.8	78.8
89.2	SusWrite 150	189
89.8% 123 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.5	4K Read 0.66	0.7
1	4K Write 1.82	2.3
0.45	4K Mixed 0.74	0.9
144% 1.08 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

BRN-User, 5 hrs ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 0001

SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 180 180 180 179 182 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 143

Mixed 77.1

SusWrite 180

107% 147 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.9

4K Mixed 0.7

142% 1.1 MB/s

USA-User, 9 hrs ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 0001

SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 186 181 188 189 189 MB/s

98.9% Outstanding

Write 141

Mixed 69.5

SusWrite 184

101% 139 MB/s

4K Read 0.6

4K Write 2

4K Mixed 0.7

140% 1.1 MB/s

LVA-User, 3 hrs ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 0001

SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 176 173 165 179 173 MB/s

94.6% Outstanding

Write 136

Mixed 79.2

SusWrite 173

100% 136 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 2.1

4K Mixed 0.9

168% 1.23 MB/s

IND-User, 8 hrs ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 0001

SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 151 150 151 148 151 MB/s

88.9% Excellent

Write 136

Mixed 67.7

SusWrite 150

94% 128 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 2

4K Mixed 0.7

144% 1.13 MB/s

AUS-User, 2 hrs ago.

679GB free

Firmware: 0001

SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 124 124 125 123 MB/s

67% Good

Write 109

Mixed 60.5

SusWrite 123

74% 101 MB/s

4K Read 0.6

4K Write 1.5

4K Mixed 0.8

142% 0.97 MB/s

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Gaming 108%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO - $144

CPU
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $147Bench 85%, 98,183 samples	4,912x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD $186Bench 89%, 52,286 samples	3,800x
Ryzen 7 1800XAMD $230Bench 93%, 37,519 samples	2,172x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $528Bench 123%, 459,370 samples	2,313x
GTX 1070Nvidia $364Bench 98%, 535,855 samples	2,216x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $230Bench 71%, 516,221 samples	1,785x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $100Bench 201%, 127,835 samples	1,938x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $65Bench 105%, 411,158 samples	1,387x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $105Bench 112%, 348,851 samples	1,251x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $105Bench 87%, 168,565 samples	1,682x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $110Bench 91%, 82,671 samples	1,294x
Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GBG.SKILL $200Bench 105%, 15,148 samples	617x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,024

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

Added 2 years ago.

USA-User

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8 days ago.

SMR(shingled). moves your data (that you aren't even writing to) around, increases chances of data loss several times over. Drive may be busy WHILE idle. Writing lots of data may result in extended poor performance (while looking above average on a quick benchmark).

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Terrible

8 months ago.

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Speed Comparisons

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $365	Nvidia GTX 1070 $364	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $65
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $120	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $230	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $105
Intel Core i5-8600K $260	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $808	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $97

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $105	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $43
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $761	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $110	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12

Seagate ST4000DM005

Barracuda 4TB (2016)

Average Bench: 85.7% (49^th of 1010)

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Seagate ST4000DM005

Barracuda 4TB (2016)

Average Bench: 85.7% (49th of 1010)

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Average Bench: 85.7% (49^th of 1010)