Seagate ST3000VN007

IronWolf 3TB (2016)

▲ IronWolf 3TB (2016)
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Release date: Q3 2016.

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Effective Speed -7%Effective Speed -7%Average User Bench -30%Read -10%, Write -2%, 4K Read -111%, 4K Write -33%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -28%, SusWrite -5%Peak Lab Bench -38%Read -13%, Write -10%, 4K Read -144%, 4K Write -35%, Mixed -25%, 4K Mixed -28%, SusWrite -11%Value & Sentiment User Rating -51%, Market Share -28,022%, Price -6%, Value 13%Nice To Haves +62% Age 62%

Market Leaders

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 84.2% (59^th of 1015)

Based on 930 user benchmarks. Models: ST3000VN007-2E4166, ST3000VN007-2AH16M, ST3000VN 007-2AH16M, ST3000VN 007-2E4166, ST3000VN007-2E41

Poor: 55%Average: 84.2% Great: 102%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate IronWolf 3TB (2016) averaged just 15.8% 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 0.69MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 147MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate IronWolf 3TB (2016) is 46.8%. 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 68.9MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.61MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 930 samples)

Rank 5984.2%

Min	Avg	Max
91.3	Read 147	178
93.5	Write 145	173
54.4	Mixed 68.9	78.7
88.4	SusWrite 146	177
92.7% 127 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.5	4K Read 0.61	0.7
1.3	4K Write 1.61	1.9
0.51	4K Mixed 0.69	0.8
132% 0.97 MB/s

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

NOR-User, 5 hrs ago.

2TB free

Firmware: SC60

SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 169 169 170 169 170 MB/s

96.6% Outstanding

Write 149

Mixed 64.2

SusWrite 170

100% 138 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.5

4K Mixed 0.7

135% 0.97 MB/s

FRA-User, 7 hrs ago.

2TB free

Firmware: SC60

SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 147 147 147 149 148 MB/s

86.8% Excellent

Write 147

Mixed 64.8

SusWrite 147

94% 129 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.6

4K Mixed 0.7

137% 1 MB/s

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 30%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte AB350M-DS3H - $70

CPU
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD $80Bench 62%, 58,824 samples	1,369x
Ryzen 5 2400GAMD $120Bench 62%, 50,653 samples	718x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $133Bench 75%, 185,220 samples	667x

GPU
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen iGPU)AMDBench 10%, 35,345 samples	501x
RX 580AMD $173Bench 55%, 246,289 samples	483x
RX Vega 11 (Ryzen iGPU)AMDBench 16%, 22,599 samples	398x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $22Bench 60%, 52,432 samples	254x
A400 240GBKingston $30Bench 64%, 72,890 samples	161x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 106%, 158,043 samples	107x

RAM
BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 2x4GBCrucialBench 79%, 8,963 samples	175x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $75Bench 85%, 212,561 samples	146x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GBCorsair $40Bench 42%, 24,375 samples	130x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $172

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $143	Nvidia GTX 1660 $220	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $86
Intel Core i5-9600K $219	Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti $270	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $102
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 $198	AMD RX 580 $173	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $97

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $75	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $88
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $42	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $695	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $75	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24

Seagate ST3000VN007

IronWolf 3TB (2016)

Average Bench: 84.2% (59^th of 1015)

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IronWolf 3TB (2016)

Average Bench: 84.2% (59th of 1015)

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