TEST
YOUR HDD
ADD TO PC
BUILD

Seagate ST4000DX001 STCL4000400

Desktop SSHD 4TB

▲ 60418 ▼

Release date: Q3 2013.

VS

Average Bench: 73.3% (122nd of 1015)

more Based on 10,298 user benchmarks.  Models: ST4000DX001-1CE168, ST4000DX ST4000DX001-1CE1, ST4000DX 001-1NS164, ST4000DX 001-1CE168, ST4000DX001-1CE1, ST4000DX001-1NS164
Poor: 44%Average: 73.3% Great: 96%

Popular builds with this HDD

Good average bench

The Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB averaged 26.7% 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 1.84MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.95MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB is 52.1%. 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 42.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 112MB/s
ADVERTISEMENT

Average Bench

(Based on 10,298 samples)
Rank 12273.3%
Min Avg Max
53.1 Read 118 166
58 Write 112 165
22.6 Mixed 42.4 77.1
79.4 SusWrite 136 176
74.3% 102 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 1.09 1.3
4.08 4K Write 4.95 5.6
1.1 4K Mixed 1.84 2.3
341% 2.63 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 166 169 168 169 169 MB/s
92.1% Outstanding
Read 152
Write 114
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 168
83% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 1.7
329% 2.67 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 148 148 148 146 148 MB/s
81.8% Excellent
Read 137
Write 75.3
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 147
69% 96 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 1.7
329% 2.63 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 131 133 133 126 132 MB/s
64.1% Good
Read 92
Write 86.3
Mixed 27.5
SusWrite 130
61% 84 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 1.6
296% 2.33 MB/s
958GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 126 121 124 129 MB/s
39.7% Below average
Read 11
Write 82
Mixed 7.5
SusWrite 126
41% 56.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 2.6
448% 2.93 MB/s
10,298 MORE »

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 19,870,927 HDDs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $169 @ launch in Aug '13
AmazonUS $20019 months
Send price feedback
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 16,998 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO - $174

CPU
Ryzen 7 1800XAMD  $230Bench 76%, 47,039 samples4,960x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD  $155Bench 73%, 67,317 samples3,660x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $220Bench 69%, 126,039 samples3,458x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $799Bench 124%, 356,296 samples3,453x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 100%, 491,016 samples2,465x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $405Bench 79%, 656,806 samples1,812x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 199%, 134,885 samples2,065x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 220%, 85,522 samples1,779x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $105Bench 113%, 383,170 samples1,052x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $73Bench 86%, 121,281 samples1,267x
Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GBG.SKILL  $131Bench 98%, 24,919 samples1,182x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $105Bench 87%, 81,399 samples784x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 48% - Average Total price: $1,376

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 Workstation

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) September 2019 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]

ADVERTISEMENT

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
Avatar level
891

Official site www.seagate.com/...

Performance, capacity, affordable...

Added 4 years ago.
USA-User
Avatar level
5,562

Disliked (edit your comment) Add link

2 years ago.

AUS-User
Avatar level
2,442

Good

2 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
Avatar level
2,162

Poor

3 years ago.

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

Buckshot26
Avatar level
8

Good

3 years ago.

i really like it

imverygay
Avatar level
8

Good

24 months ago.

Just storing, not loading OS.

Pichu0102
Avatar level
6

Poor

3 years ago.

Incredibly noisy.

Your
opinion?
▲Like ▼Dislike
Ready to retire
Age: 6 years

Speed Comparisons

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

 Best User Rated
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $140Nvidia GTX 1660 $220Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $60
Intel Core i5-9600K $225Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti $278Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $105
Intel Core i7-9700K $350Nvidia RTX 2060 $340Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $211
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $70SanDisk Extreme 64GB $88
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $612SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $64Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $73SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24
Today's hottest
Amazon Ebay
deals
CPU GPU SSD HDD USB RAM MBD
Test your PC Build a PC
Can You Run It?
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer Feedback