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Seagate ST3000VN007

IronWolf 3TB (2016)

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Release date: Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 84.4% (55th of 1015)

more Based on 2,516 user benchmarks.  Models: ST3000VN007-2E4166, ST3000VN007-2AH16M, ST3000VN 007-2AH16M, ST3000VN007-2AH1, ST3000VN 007-2E4166, ST3000VN007-2E41
Poor: 55%Average: 84.4% Great: 103%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate IronWolf 3TB (2016) averaged just 15.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Seagate IronWolf 3TB (2016) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.72MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 148MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate IronWolf 3TB (2016) is 48.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate IronWolf 3TB (2016) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 69.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.62MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,516 samples)
Rank 5584.4%
Min Avg Max
85.9 Read 146 181
92.1 Write 145 178
48.8 Mixed 69.3 81.2
90.5 SusWrite 148 183
92.8% 127 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.62 0.8
1.3 4K Write 1.68 2.1
0.5 4K Mixed 0.72 0.9
136% 1 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 185 184 186 186 176 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 176
Mixed 78.2
SusWrite 182
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 179 182 182 181 180 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 168
Mixed 82.7
SusWrite 180
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.2 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 165 167 169 170 168 MB/s
95.7% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 178
Mixed 71.7
SusWrite 160
106% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.27 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 131 130 131 131 129 MB/s
72.3% Very good
Read 123
Write 122
Mixed 67.2
SusWrite 129
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.93 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $110 @ launch in Sep '16
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Desktop 94%
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Workstation 108%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $189

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $329Bench 87%, 432,810 samples14,842x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $198Bench 84%, 703,010 samples7,837x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $526Bench 89%, 188,169 samples6,873x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 403,865 samples7,208x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 107%, 302,536 samples6,153x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia  $770Bench 138%, 146,703 samples2,804x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $150Bench 328%, 177,085 samples2,472x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $85Bench 289%, 222,396 samples2,449x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 310%, 189,476 samples2,370x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 85%, 377,979 samples2,132x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $214Bench 86%, 78,382 samples1,968x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $95Bench 85%, 179,799 samples1,907x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $1,257

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