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Seagate ST3000VN007

IronWolf 3TB (2016)

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Release date: Q3 2016.

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Average Bench: 84.4% (57th of 1010)

Based on 543 user benchmarks.  Models: ST3000VN007-2E4166, ST3000VN 007-2E4166, ST3000VN007-2E41
Poor: 60%Average: 84.4% Great: 99%

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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 0.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 150MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate IronWolf 3TB (2016) is 38.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Seagate IronWolf 3TB (2016) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 91.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 543 samples)
Rank 5784.4%
Min Avg Max
104 Read 150 175
101 Write 144 171
59 Mixed 91.2 147
88.2 SusWrite 148 175
97.9% 133 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.44 4K Read 0.6 0.7
1.14 4K Write 1.57 1.9
0.14 4K Mixed 0.5 0.8
109% 0.89 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: 170 166 171 174 173 174 MB/s
96.4% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 155
Mixed 72
SusWrite 171
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
113GB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 143 142 135 135 MB/s
89.2% Excellent
Read 171
Write 161
Mixed 76
SusWrite 140
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 92%
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Desktop
Desktop 85%
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Workstation
Workstation 64%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $157

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $310Bench 88%, 252,927 samples10,408x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $237Bench 85%, 176,089 samples7,440x
Core i7-6700Intel  $310Bench 76%, 98,533 samples1,446x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $330Bench 97%, 479,344 samples4,686x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 123%, 363,472 samples3,118x
GTX 970Nvidia  $374Bench 63%, 395,234 samples2,954x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $78Bench 105%, 359,537 samples2,972x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 113%, 300,271 samples2,271x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 199%, 111,013 samples636x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $110Bench 83%, 160,158 samples1,915x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX  $169Bench 84%, 16,229 samples1,233x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $186Bench 73%, 26,050 samples1,208x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $985

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