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Seagate ST3000VN007

IronWolf 3TB (2016)

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Release date: Q3 2016.

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Average Bench: 84.2% (59th of 1015)

Based on 635 user benchmarks.  Models: ST3000VN007-2E4166, ST3000VN 007-2E4166, ST3000VN007-2E41
Poor: 57%Average: 84.2% Great: 100%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate IronWolf 3TB (2016) averaged just 15.7% 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 0.64MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 148MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate IronWolf 3TB (2016) is 42.8%. 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 73.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 635 samples)
Rank 5984.2%
Min Avg Max
92 Read 148 178
93.9 Write 145 172
53.8 Mixed 73.4 126
87.5 SusWrite 147 175
93.7% 128 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.6 0.7
1.2 4K Write 1.59 1.9
0.19 4K Mixed 0.64 0.8
125% 0.94 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 147 145 146 144 144 MB/s
79.5% Very good
Read 138
Write 144
Mixed 72
SusWrite 140
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
128% 0.93 MB/s
546GB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 113 114 114 115 112 MB/s
72.2% Very good
Read 139
Write 140
Mixed 62
SusWrite 113
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
557GB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 121 120 121 121 120 MB/s
57.9% Above average
Read 81.8
Write 80.2
Mixed 57.7
SusWrite 120
62% 84.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.83 MB/s
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Typical IronWolf 3TB (2016) Builds (Compare 14,463 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 127%
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Desktop
Desktop 123%
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Workstation
Workstation 112%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING - $921

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $366Bench 107%, 275,275 samples9,957x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $260Bench 102%, 98,745 samples2,429x
Core i7-8700Intel  $295Bench 102%, 75,075 samples671x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 151%, 310,584 samples3,556x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 122%, 465,183 samples2,675x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $379Bench 98%, 545,643 samples1,540x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 200%, 123,965 samples1,643x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 218%, 76,035 samples1,106x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $107Bench 112%, 308,458 samples1,018x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $129Bench 91%, 56,839 samples1,306x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $95Bench 86%, 177,637 samples1,119x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $96Bench 91%, 50,612 samples749x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $2,323

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