Seagate ST4000DX001 STCL4000400

Desktop SSHD 4TB

▲ Desktop SSHD 4TB
BENCHMARKS (12,181)
MKT (0.1%)
BUILDS
(6)
BUY • $160

Effective Speed -23%Effective Speed -23%Average Score +7% Read -37%, Write -30%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write 130%, Mixed -92%, 4K Mixed 108%, SusWrite -13%Peak Score +23% Read -18%, Write -14%, 4K Read -22%, 4K Write 122%, Mixed -30%, 4K Mixed 135%, SusWrite -13%Value & Sentiment -1,531%User Rating -35%, Market Share -5,991%, Price -71%, Value -29%Nice To Haves -22%Age -22%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Barracuda 4TB (2016)

Black 2TB (2013)

Black 6TB (2015)

Average Bench: 72.2% (125^th of 1015)

Based on 12,181 user benchmarks. Models: ST4000DX001-1CE168, ST4000DX001-2AG166, ST4000DX ST4000DX001-1CE1, ST4000DX 001-1NS164, ST4000DX 001-1CE168, ST4000DX001-1CE1, ST4000DX001-1NS164, ST4000DX001-1F4168

Poor: 42%Average: 72.2% Great: 96%

Popular builds with this HDD

Good average bench

The Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB averaged 27.7% 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 Mixed IO Speed 1.83MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.92MB/s

See where your HDD ranks →

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB is 53.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 42.6MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 113MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 12,181 samples)

Rank 12572.2%

Min	Avg	Max
43.7	Read 116	170
53.3	Write 113	165
23.2	Mixed 42.6	75.6
74.5	SusWrite 134	174
73.8% 102 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.6	4K Read 1.08	1.4
2.3	4K Write 4.92	5.6
0.74	4K Mixed 1.83	2.4
340% 2.61 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

3.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: CC44

SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 173 177 178 178 166 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 188

Mixed 64.7

SusWrite 174

111% 153 MB/s

4K Read 1.3

4K Write 5

4K Mixed 2.3

402% 2.87 MB/s

NLD-User, 1 hr ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: CC45

SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 138 130 128 141 146 MB/s

80.3% Excellent

Write 106

Mixed 79.2

SusWrite 136

85% 116 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 5.4

4K Mixed 1.3

274% 2.47 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

461GB free

Firmware: CC44

SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 137 136 138 137 MB/s

73% Very good

Write 93.9

Mixed 56.9

SusWrite 137

74% 101 MB/s

4K Read 1.2

4K Write 5.2

4K Mixed 2.3

402% 2.9 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 hrs ago.

162GB free

Firmware: CC44

SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 80 79 79 79 MB/s

46.7% Average

Write 62.2

Mixed 53.7

SusWrite 79.6

51% 69.2 MB/s

4K Read 1.3

4K Write 4.9

4K Mixed 2.4

412% 2.87 MB/s

12,181 MORE »

Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 33,155,468 HDDs tested.

Custom PC Builder (Start a new build) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money.

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Desktop SSHD 4TB Builds (Compare 54,347 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 99%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $120

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $228Bench 84%, 582,867 samples	13,418x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $220Bench 82%, 394,055 samples	8,726x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $280Bench 87%, 368,763 samples	6,953x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 122%, 339,205 samples	4,885x
RX 5700-XTAMD $400Bench 107%, 273,482 samples	4,405x
RTX 2060Nvidia $338Bench 93%, 301,476 samples	3,958x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $53Bench 107%, 442,410 samples	2,622x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $80Bench 291%, 205,596 samples	1,965x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $60Bench 273%, 276,120 samples	1,734x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $78Bench 85%, 161,363 samples	4,470x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $64Bench 85%, 349,082 samples	4,360x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $71Bench 84%, 418,722 samples	3,280x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $989

Popular Desktop SSHD 4TB compatible motherboards:

How Fast Is Your HDD? (Bench your build) Size up your PC in less than a minute.

Welcome to our freeware PC speed test tool. UserBenchmark will test your PC and compare the results to other users with the same components. You can quickly size up your PC, identify hardware problems and explore the best upgrades.

UserBenchmark of the month

Gaming

Desktop

ProGaming

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

USB

How it works

- Download and run UserBenchMark.
- CPU tests include: integer, floating and string.
- GPU tests include: six 3D game simulations.
- Drive tests include: read, write, sustained write and mixed IO.
- RAM tests include: single/multi core bandwidth and latency.
- Reports are generated and presented on userbenchmark.com.
- Identify the strongest components in your PC.
- See speed test results from other users.
- Compare your components to the current market leaders.
- Explore your best upgrade options with a virtual PC build.
- Compare your in-game FPS to other users with your hardware.
- Share your opinion by voting.

Hard Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) November 2020 HDD Rankings.

We calculate effective speed which measures performance for typical consumers. Effective speed is adjusted by current cost per GB to yield value for money. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top HDDs. ^[HDrivePro]

Group Test Results

Best user rated - User sentiment trumps benchmarks for this comparison.
Best value for money - Value for money is based on real world performance.
Fastest real world speed - Real World Speed measures performance for typical consumers.

Comments

HDrivePro

level
1,391

Performance, capacity, affordable...

Added 6 years ago.

USA-User

level
7,166

Disliked (edit your comment) Add link

3 years ago.

AUS-User

level
3,024

Good

3 years ago.

I own one, complete rubbish crashes fails.... its going in the bin when i manage to recover my data. This has completely put me off buy any further seagate products

CZE-User

level
2,582

Poor

4 years ago.

after 1,5 year 1 of my 2 these disks have bad sectors

Buckshot26

level
8

Good

4 years ago.

i really like it

imverygay

level
8

Good

3 years ago.

Just storing, not loading OS.

Pichu0102

level
6

Poor

4 years ago.

Incredibly noisy.

Your
opinion?

▲Like ▼Dislike

Ready to retire
Age: 7 years

Speed Comparisons

vs Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)
vs WD Blue 1TB (2012)
vs Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)
vs Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)
vs WD Black 1TB (2013)
vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB
vs Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)
vs WD Black 2TB (2013)
vs WD Black 6TB (2015)

1015 Drives (Compared) Thousands of user benchmarks compiled into one comparison list.

See how consistently different HDDs perform with varying real world conditions. The charts also illustrate overall performance, popularity and rank.

Frequently Asked Questions

Storage Devices FAQ

What is sustained sequential write speed?

What’s the difference between SLC, MLC and TLC?

What is 3D XPoint and how fast is it?

What’s the difference between SATA, PCIe and NVMe?

What’s the difference between NAND and V-NAND?

What is sequential write speed?

What is sequential read speed?

What is incompressible data?

What is queue depth?

What is 4K random write speed?

What is 4K random read speed?

What is AS SSD real world copy speed?

How big is 16GB?

What does MBps mean?

Hard Drives

What is the Hard Drive value for money rating?

What is effective Hard Drive speed?

ALL FAQs »

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $187	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i5-9400F $153	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10600K $260	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $190	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $64	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Seagate ST4000DX001 STCL4000400

Desktop SSHD 4TB

Average Bench: 72.2% (125^th of 1015)

Popular builds with this HDD

Good average bench

Strengths

Below average consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

Prices

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $120

Popular Desktop SSHD 4TB compatible motherboards:

UserBenchmark of the month

How it works

Group Test Results

Comments

Official site www.seagate.com/...

Disliked (edit your comment) Add link

Good

Poor

Good

Good

Poor

Speed Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Best User Rated

Seagate ST4000DX001 STCL4000400

Desktop SSHD 4TB

Average Bench: 72.2% (125th of 1015)

Popular builds with this HDD

Good average bench

Strengths

Below average consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

Prices

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $120

Popular Desktop SSHD 4TB compatible motherboards:

UserBenchmark of the month

How it works

Group Test Results

Share a related link

Comments

Official site www.seagate.com/...

Disliked (edit your comment) Add link

Good

Poor

Good

Good

Poor

Speed Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Best User Rated

Feedback

Average Bench: 72.2% (125^th of 1015)