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Seagate ST4000DM005

Barracuda 4TB (2016)

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Release date: Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 81.6% (72nd of 1015)

more Based on 29,415 user benchmarks.  Models: ST4000DM005-2DP166, ST4000DM ST4000DM005-2DP, ST4000DM ST4000DM005-2DP1, ST4000DM005-2DP1, ST4000DM005-2CV104, ST4000DM 005-2DP166
Poor: 52%Average: 81.6% Great: 105%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016) averaged just 18.4% 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 0.72MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 142MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016) is 53%. 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 63.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.65MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 29,415 samples)
Rank 7281.6%
Min Avg Max
83.1 Read 142 187
64.7 Write 123 166
37.9 Mixed 63.4 79
83.6 SusWrite 142 187
85.9% 118 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.65 0.7
0.6 4K Write 1.78 2.3
0.4 4K Mixed 0.72 0.9
140% 1.05 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: 168 180 192 186 188 190 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 116
Mixed 72.3
SusWrite 184
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 164 165 165 166 167 MB/s
96.1% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 145
Mixed 70.9
SusWrite 165
100% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.27 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 163 164 166 163 166 MB/s
86.4% Excellent
Read 140
Write 163
Mixed 68.8
SusWrite 162
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 1.07 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 122 123 124 123 MB/s
66.6% Good
Read 110
Write 110
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 122
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 1 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $130 @ launch in Sep '16
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Gaming 101%
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Desktop 88%
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Workstation 95%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $215Bench 84%, 871,255 samples21,068x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $263Bench 81%, 479,643 samples13,132x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $280Bench 86%, 591,493 samples11,217x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 117%, 483,896 samples6,706x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 104%, 345,322 samples6,271x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $390Bench 88%, 456,761 samples6,107x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 106%, 605,938 samples3,916x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $85Bench 287%, 287,087 samples3,072x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $85Bench 270%, 348,027 samples2,837x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $100Bench 84%, 243,416 samples7,104x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 84%, 477,694 samples6,756x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $94Bench 81%, 510,924 samples4,635x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $1,030

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HDrivePro
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Official site www.seagate.com/...

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

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Good (edit your comment) Add link

6 months ago.

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

ViceCity
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Terrible

3 years ago.

slow

RustyRenesis
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Terrible

18 months ago.

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

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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $94SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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