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Seagate ST10000DM0004

Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)

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Release date: Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 70.9% (124th of 1015)

more Based on 301 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: 32%Average: 70.9% Great: 106%

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Good average bench

The Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016) averaged 29.0% 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 0.86MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016) is 73.8%. 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 72.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 119MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 301 samples)
Rank 12470.9%
Min Avg Max
44.7 Read 119 215
40.7 Write 121 192
11.4 Mixed 72.4 133
39.7 SusWrite 126 219
80.6% 110 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 4.71 8
1 4K Write 2.68 3.7
0.3 4K Mixed 0.86 1.3
342% 2.75 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
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MSRP ≈ $470 @ launch in Sep '16
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Gaming
Gaming 124%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 114%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING - $170

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $300Bench 90%, 713,475 samples12,567x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $235Bench 91%, 254,647 samples2,196x
Core i7-8700Intel  $320Bench 87%, 345,082 samples990x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $861Bench 136%, 796,429 samples3,706x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 106%, 1,055,851 samples2,643x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $138Bench 80%, 1,295,591 samples1,235x
SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 267%, 367,775 samples1,065x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 770,272 samples897x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $64Bench 217%, 155,925 samples832x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $78Bench 85%, 226,492 samples1,226x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $67Bench 80%, 558,010 samples1,092x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $192Bench 92%, 81,855 samples873x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $1,499

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

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Intel Core i5-12600K $280Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400Crucial MX500 250GB $45
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $67SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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