Seagate ST3000VN007

IronWolf 3TB (2016)

▲ IronWolf 3TB (2016)
BENCHMARKS (4,022)
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Effective Speed -8%Effective Speed -8%Average Score -27%Read -9%, Write -2%, 4K Read -106%, 4K Write -26%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -22%, SusWrite -7%Peak Score -26%Read -9%, Write -6%, 4K Read -114%, 4K Write -14%, Mixed -17%, 4K Mixed -14%, SusWrite -7%Value & Sentiment -2,539%User Rating -17%, Market Share -10,144%, Price -2%, Value 8%Nice To Haves +30% Age 30%

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Average Bench: 81.7% (70^th of 1015)

Based on 4,022 user benchmarks. Models: ST3000VN007-2E4166, ST3000VN007-2AH16M, ST3000VN 007-2AH16M, ST3000VN007-2AH1, ST3000VN ST3000VN007-2E41, ST3000VN 007-2E4166, ST3000VN007-2E41

Poor: 51%Average: 81.7% Great: 104%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate IronWolf 3TB (2016) averaged just 18.2% 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 0.71MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 143MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate IronWolf 3TB (2016) is 53%. 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 69.2MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.63MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4,022 samples)

Rank 7081.7%

Min	Avg	Max
76.3	Read 143	183
78.3	Write 141	177
45.3	Mixed 69.2	83.7
77.7	SusWrite 142	183
90.5% 124 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.5	4K Read 0.63	0.8
1.4	4K Write 1.7	2.2
0.5	4K Mixed 0.71	0.9
137% 1.01 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 10 hrs ago.

333GB free

Firmware: SC60

SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 108 112 117 117 MB/s

70.7% Very good

Write 145

Mixed 72.8

SusWrite 114

85% 116 MB/s

4K Read 0.6

4K Write 1.7

4K Mixed 0.6

123% 0.97 MB/s

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 130%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $203

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $260Bench 81%, 453,232 samples	3,226x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $240Bench 96%, 131,597 samples	2,804x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $194Bench 94%, 249,573 samples	2,392x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 154%, 447,840 samples	1,538x
RTX 3080Nvidia $749Bench 206%, 353,788 samples	1,429x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $500Bench 118%, 569,107 samples	1,002x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 332%, 443,394 samples	1,281x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $140Bench 404%, 152,688 samples	739x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $169Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	608x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $54Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	527x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $76Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	526x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $174Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	469x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,121

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $450	Crucial MX500 250GB $38
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $399	Nvidia RTX 3050 $300	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $54	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $60	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $453	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $17

Seagate ST3000VN007

IronWolf 3TB (2016)

Average Bench: 81.7% (70^th of 1015)

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Seagate ST3000VN007

IronWolf 3TB (2016)

Average Bench: 81.7% (70th of 1015)

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