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Seagate ST2000DX002

FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)

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Release date: Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 84% (60th of 1015)

more Based on 103,645 user benchmarks.  Models: ST2000DX002-2DV164, ST2000DX002-2DM162, ST2000DX 002, ST2000DX002-2DV162, ST2000DX 002-2DV164, ST2000DX002-2DV1, Seagate ST2000DX002-2DV1, ST2000DX002-2DV1CC41, ST2000DX ST2000DX002-2DV1, ST2000DX002-1CT166, ST2000DX002-2DR166, ST2000DX002-2DV1264, ST2000DX002-2DV166
Poor: 51%Average: 84% Great: 110%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016) averaged just 16.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.81MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.87MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016) is 58.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 32.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 133MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 103,645 samples)
Rank 6084%
Min Avg Max
57.3 Read 133 191
64.7 Write 135 186
26.1 Mixed 32.2 77.5
96.6 SusWrite 158 202
82.9% 115 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 1.05 1.2
1.5 4K Write 4.87 5.4
0.7 4K Mixed 1.81 2.1
335% 2.58 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
797GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 183 184 183 183 184 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 164
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 182
101% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.9
353% 2.73 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 166 166 166 167 167 MB/s
98.5% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 123
Mixed 28.1
SusWrite 166
89% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2
362% 2.73 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 200 199 200 201 199 MB/s
95.9% Outstanding
Read 134
Write 131
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 200
89% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 2.1
372% 2.73 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $100 @ launch in Sep '16
OutletPCUS $9914 months
BHPhotoUS $1093 years
AmazonUS $21812 days
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

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Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $234Bench 84%, 753,232 samples19,548x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $290Bench 81%, 440,449 samples12,255x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $305Bench 87%, 532,317 samples10,374x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 432,191 samples6,354x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 105%, 313,119 samples5,938x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $338Bench 89%, 366,438 samples5,654x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $66Bench 107%, 556,834 samples3,680x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 284%, 282,296 samples2,860x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 271%, 331,062 samples2,628x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $120Bench 83%, 239,246 samples6,600x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 86%, 449,592 samples6,362x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $73Bench 82%, 440,698 samples4,366x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $1,065

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Good (edit your comment) Add link

2 months ago.

Doesn't show up in the Benchmark test, despite the system bios saying its in use. Regardless, I have had no issues apart from my product including no instruction manual, which for a first time build, made things a tad bit more difficult. It works though.

GBR-User
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Excellent

2 years ago.

Owned one for ~3 months. Average speeds are not what I expected. Performance has mostly been the same as an old samsung I had which achieved avg read speeds of 100MB/s. My most recent bench suggests it's not running at optimal performance. see below: http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/5513683 Interestingly the all time average is actually lower than the traditional 2TB Barracuda model which to me seems that in practice this SSHD does not live up to its theoretical speeds. I thought it would operate the same as the Barracuda with the added bonus of a 8BG SSD cache for regularly used data. I have not once witnessed speeds close to SSD speed, or above a fully mechanical drive for that matter. Save some coin and get the Barracuda.

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