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Seagate ST10000DM0004

Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)

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Release date: Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 66.2% (161st of 1015)

more Based on 202 user benchmarks.  Models: ST10000DM0004, ST10000DM0004-1ZC101, ST10000D M0004, ST10000DM0004-1Z, ST10000DM0004-2GR11L, ST10000DM0004-2G, ST10000D M0004-1ZC101, ST10000D ST10000DM0004-1Z, ST10000D M0004-2GR11L, ST10000D ST10000DM0004
Poor: 19%Average: 66.2% Great: 124%

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Above average average bench

The Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016) averaged 33.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 4.74MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.79MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016) is 105%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 61.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 102MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 202 samples)
Rank 16166.2%
Min Avg Max
15.5 Read 102 220
15 Write 105 201
9 Mixed 61.7 95.7
24 SusWrite 127 226
72.6% 99 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0 4K Read 4.74 7.9
0.1 4K Write 2.02 3.5
0.1 4K Mixed 0.79 1.2
322% 2.52 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
8.5TB free
Firmware: DN01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 130 130 131 131 124 MB/s
69.2% Good
Read 111
Write 108
Mixed 75
SusWrite 128
78% 105 MB/s
4K Read 6.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.2
444% 3.33 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $470 @ launch in Sep '16
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Gaming
Gaming 127%
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Desktop
Desktop 98%
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Workstation
Workstation 116%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING - $240

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $300Bench 92%, 573,344 samples8,289x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $220Bench 91%, 212,568 samples1,482x
Core i7-8700Intel  $330Bench 89%, 244,678 samples664x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 137%, 665,207 samples2,575x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $450Bench 106%, 799,418 samples1,892x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $330Bench 80%, 1,100,904 samples906x
SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 271%, 331,062 samples716x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $66Bench 107%, 556,834 samples624x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $95Bench 218%, 130,611 samples577x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $110Bench 86%, 188,965 samples862x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $73Bench 82%, 440,698 samples764x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $220Bench 94%, 56,725 samples597x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $1,538

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

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