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Seagate ST3000VN007

IronWolf 3TB (2016)

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Release date: Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 84.1% (56th of 1015)

more Based on 3,036 user benchmarks.  Models: ST3000VN007-2E4166, ST3000VN007-2AH16M, ST3000VN 007-2AH16M, ST3000VN007-2AH1, ST3000VN 007-2E4166, ST3000VN007-2E41
Poor: 50%Average: 84.1% Great: 104%

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Very good average bench

The Seagate IronWolf 3TB (2016) averaged just 15.9% 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 147MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate IronWolf 3TB (2016) is 54.4%. 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 69.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.62MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,036 samples)
Rank 5684.1%
Min Avg Max
76.5 Read 146 183
83.4 Write 144 179
48.4 Mixed 69.7 82.1
82.2 SusWrite 147 183
92.7% 127 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 0.62 0.8
1.3 4K Write 1.68 2.1
0.6 4K Mixed 0.72 0.9
137% 1.01 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 163 164 166 165 165 MB/s
94% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 158
Mixed 79.6
SusWrite 164
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.87 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 148 114 123 154 155 MB/s
88.2% Excellent
Read 167
Write 149
Mixed 64.3
SusWrite 141
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 154 154 156 156 154 MB/s
86.2% Excellent
Read 146
Write 150
Mixed 75.6
SusWrite 154
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 145 145 145 147 147 MB/s
85.3% Excellent
Read 152
Write 154
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 146
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.03 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 71 73 74 75 MB/s
26.5% Poor
Read 18.8
Write 61
Mixed 29.3
SusWrite 73.3
34% 45.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.4
83% 0.7 MB/s
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $110 @ launch in Sep '16
AmazonUS $8020 hrs
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Workstation 107%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $190

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $269Bench 87%, 603,576 samples20,078x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $237Bench 84%, 955,105 samples10,512x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $420Bench 88%, 248,527 samples9,108x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 117%, 482,957 samples8,804x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 105%, 341,488 samples7,656x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 152%, 227,048 samples4,376x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $150Bench 322%, 272,555 samples3,983x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $169Bench 300%, 253,881 samples3,674x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $82Bench 285%, 288,759 samples3,318x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 86%, 496,234 samples2,967x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $98Bench 85%, 258,302 samples2,750x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $330Bench 88%, 107,270 samples2,644x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $1,197

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