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Seagate ST10000DM0004

Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)

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Release date: Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 64.9% (168th of 1015)

more Based on 203 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: 31%Average: 64.9% Great: 120%

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Above average average bench

The Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016) averaged 35.1% 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 4.71MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.87MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016) is 89.1%. 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 65.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 105MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 203 samples)
Rank 16864.9%
Min Avg Max
29.6 Read 105 225
35.5 Write 124 205
17.3 Mixed 65.3 105
31.4 SusWrite 119 224
75.7% 103 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 4.71 8
0.3 4K Write 2.72 4.5
0.1 4K Mixed 0.87 1.5
343% 2.76 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $470 @ launch in Sep '16
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Gaming
Gaming 126%
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Desktop
Desktop 97%
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Workstation
Workstation 116%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING - $330

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $320Bench 91%, 684,305 samples10,690x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $235Bench 91%, 240,055 samples1,885x
Core i7-8700Intel  $312Bench 88%, 293,730 samples856x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $861Bench 137%, 751,808 samples3,233x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 105%, 962,548 samples2,311x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $138Bench 80%, 1,258,356 samples1,076x
SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $72Bench 273%, 374,578 samples936x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 696,984 samples792x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $72Bench 212%, 135,689 samples721x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $83Bench 85%, 242,389 samples1,074x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $74Bench 82%, 538,292 samples958x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $169Bench 94%, 77,860 samples748x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $1,666

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

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Intel Core i5-12600K $300Nvidia RTX 3070 $500Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11600K $220Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $74SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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